A pictorial and descriptive journey through the history and beauty of the Greek paradise islands of Crete and Santorini which are set in the warm blue Mediterranean Sea. Explore the pretty beaches, villages and towns of these two picture perfect island of Greece. The Islands of Crete and Santorini are part of Greece which is a country in south-east Europe located between the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. In this book we will visit the great beaches, towns and the villages on the lovely Greek Islands of Crete and Santorini. Crete is the largest Island in Greece and the fifth largest Island in the Mediterranean. Crete is an Island with an exquisite 1,000 kilometre-long coastline dotted with numerous coves, bays and peninsulas, which afford a multitude of soft, sandy beaches along the beautifully blue Mediterranean Sea. Crete as one of Europe's most popular holiday destinations. The Island of Santorini is classically known as Thera, and officially Thira, is an Island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km southeast of Greece's mainland. It is the largest Island of a small, circular archipelago which bears the same name and is the remnant of a volcanic caldera. The Minoan civilisation was an Aegean Bronze Age civilisation that arose on the Islands of Crete, Santorini and other Aegean Islands and flourished from approximately 3650 to 1400 BC. I hope you enjoy reading about these two beautiful Greek Islands.