Where do you want to go?

Perched on the rim of a submerged ancient volcano, Santorini is the most dramatic of the Greek Cyclades. Whitewashed cube houses spill down cliffs into the deep-blue caldera, and each evening the village of Oia dissolves into one of the world's most photographed sunsets. Beyond the postcard views lie 3,500-year-old ruins at Akrotiri, black-sand beaches at Perissa, and a growing wine trail through sun-baked vineyards of Assyrtiko grapes.

The Amalfi Coast stretches for 50km along the Sorrentine Peninsula in southern Italy — a UNESCO World Heritage landscape of sheer limestone cliffs, pastel-coloured villages, and terraced lemon groves plunging to a sapphire sea. Each village has its own character: Positano is glamorous and fashion-forward; Ravello is artistic and elevated; tiny Atrani hides the most authentic daily life. The coast road (SS163) is one of the world's great drives, best done in a convertible with a playlist of Italian classics.