The most beautiful islands on Earth 🧵 1. Bora Bora, French Polynesia

The most beautiful islands on Earth 🧵 1. Bora Bora, French Polynesia

2. Mykonos, Greece

3. Santorini, Greece Located in the southern Aegean Sea, it is the largest island of an archipelago formed by the Santorini caldera. Named by the Latin Empire in the 13th century, it takes its name from the Church of Saint Irene located in the village of Perissa.

4. Sardinia, Italy This is Tavolara, a small island situated off the northeast coast of Sardinia. Its highest point, Monte Cannone, is 565 metres (1,854 feet) above sea level.

5. Faroe Islands These typical grass roofs provide insulation, weather resistance, and sustainability while blending into the landscape. Used for over 1,000 years, they require minimal maintenance and endure harsh climates (an average of 210 rainy or snowy days per year).

6. Zakynthos, Greece

7. Mauritius, Indian Ocean This is the stunning "underwater waterfall", an incredible optical illusion only visible from above. It occurs due to the movement of sand and silt on the ocean floor, which creates the appearance of the island being drawn into a giant whirlpool.

8. Saint Lucia, Caribbean

9. Paros, Greece This gem combines classic Cycladic architecture, winding cobblestone lanes, and panoramic vistas that will leave you speechless. Part of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos in the central Aegean Sea.

10. The surreal beauty of Iceland

11. Maldives As the smallest country in Asia, it is made up of 1,192 coral islands, arranged in a double chain of 26 atolls that span 871 kilometers. According to legends, the first settlers of the Maldives were people known as Dheyvis.

12. Capri, Italy

13. Whitsunday Islands, Australia On Sunday, June 3, 1770, which coincided with the Christian holiday of Whitsun, Captain James Cook sailed his ship through a wide stretch of islands, discovering a clear route to the north. He named the passage "Whitsundays' Passage".

14. Palawan, Philippines x.com/AsurOfficial_/…

15. Seychelles These spectacular islands were uninhabited before being encountered by Europeans in the 16th century. The first to discover the Seychelles were the 4th Portuguese India Armada, led by Vasco da Gama.

16. Madagascar

17. The Azores, Portugal Fun fact: if measured from their base at the bottom of the ocean to their peaks, these islands are among the tallest mountains on the planet.

18. Bali, Indonesia

19. Kauai, Hawaii Hawaiian legend links the name to Hawaiʻiloa, the Polynesian navigator believed to have discovered the islands. The story suggests he named Kauai after his son, with Kauaʻi possibly meaning "place around the neck," symbolizing how a father carries his child.

20. Sicily, Italy Sicily is named after the Sicels, who inhabited its eastern part during the Iron Age. The island has a rich culture in arts, music, literature, cuisine and architecture, with evidence of human activity dating back to around 14,000 BC.

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