(Alamy Stock Photo via CNN)Wild and rugged, Aliduci is the least inhabited of the seven islands in the Aeolian chain off Sicily’s northern coast. (Andrea Ricordi/Moment Open/Getty Images)Fasta Åland is the largest island in this archipelago and home to Mariehamn, the administrative capital of the Åland Islands. (Tuukka/Adobe Stock via CNN)From legendary nightlife hotspots to volcanic outposts far off the continent’s mainland, Europe has islands in spades. Here are some of the best islands in Europe for getting away from almost everyone:Schiermonnikoog, the NetherlandsThe Netherlands is better known for canals, dikes and tropical Dutch Caribbean Islands like Bonaire and Curaçao than the sandspun isles along the country’s North Sea coast. Flores Island, Azores, PortugalOne of the most remote islands in an already remote archipelago, Flores Island in the westernmost stretches of the Azores is a nature lover’s dream.

Source: CNN January 13, 2023 19:32 UTC