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Three of the 25 hotels in the world that are most suitable for romantic trips are in Greece and a tourist site in Santorini holds the lead in the ranking of Europe, as shown by the results of a study conducted by international travel site Tripadvisor among its users worldwide.

In particular, "Anastasis" complex of flats for rent in Imerovigli, Santorini, comes third in the world ranking whereas "Astra Suites" complex in the same area is in fifth place, followed by "Lindos Blu" complex in Lindos in Rhodes.

"Anastasis Apartments", Santorini

Furthermore, "Anastasis Apartments" complex ranks first in terms of places for romantic weekends and holidays in Europe. In this ranking, "Astra Suites" ranks third, "Lindos Blu" fourth and hotel "Zorzis" in Perissa, again in Santorini, ranks 14^th.

The hotels on the island, which is world-famous for the sunset, are the absolute favourites in the ranking of the 25 best hotels in Greece. 11 of them, starting with "Anastasis Apartments" are in Santorini, 4 in Crete, 3 in Mykonos, 2 on the island of Rhodes, 2 in Kefalonia and 1 in Corfu, Skiathos and Nafplio.

"Anastasis Apartments", Santorini

A survey conducted by Response Tap agency among 2,000 people from the UK shows that short vacations or several-day trips are some of the most popular gifts for Valentine's Day. It is expected that £986 million will be spend in the UK during this holiday.

Another study published by Expedia.com shows that the happiest memories of 9 out of 10 Americans are associated with a past holiday they have been on. 94% of the 2,000 respondents state their willingness to give up at least one of their daily habits for a week with the sole purpose of adding another day to their vacation. 50% say they are ready to give up chocolate, 42% TV watching, 41% to stop drinking coffee and 35% to avoid using their mobile phone.

"Astra Suites", Santorini

"Lindos Blu", Rhodes

New investments
 
At the same time, a large hotel company plans new investments in the southwestern Peloponnese, near Kalamata. The project of "Grace Hotels Group" provides for the construction of a hotel with a capacity of 125 luxury rooms and suites and 40 villas with 3, 4 and 5 rooms that will be available for sale. The area where they will be built is owned by the company and is located about 20 km west of Kalamata and 13 km away from the airport. It is expected that the hotel will become operational in 2017. It will be called "Grace Kalamata" and will have different rooms for work and leisure such as conference rooms, a spa centre and more. The "Grace Hotels Group" is a member of the "Libra Group", which belongs to the Logothetis family and owns two hotels on the island of Mykonos and Santorini. The group is also planning the construction of another hotel on the island of Kea.