Renowned for its distinctly Mediterranean look, Santorini also benefits from an attractive regional climate with warm summers and mild, rainy winters.

Visitors can soak up sunny days and temperatures averaging 21C from May and find higher temperatures of 25C well into September, dropping to a lower 21C average again in October.

But it means crowds are harder to dodge even outside of the peak summer months. According to Skyscanner, direct flights also remain expensive at around £128 from…