Greece's Santorini: A Hot Spot for Singles

Greece's Santorini, with its jaw-dropping cliffs overlooking the Aegean Sea, provides the island backdrop for countless Hollywood blockbusters, wedding videos and romantic vacations

But Santorini isn't just for couples. The island is alive with chic eateries, sexy beach bars and dance clubs for visitors who aren't on a romantic mission. Here's how to visit the city if you haven't been struck by Cupid's bow:

Santorini requires that new buildings stick to a blue-and-white color palette.

Check in: The hillside Oia neighborhood offers the best hotels. The village is a picture-perfect cluster of blue-domed buildings and terrace restaurants linked by shoulder-wide alleyways and staircases.

Glitz-seekers should set up their wardrobe trunks at the Katikies Hotel, a glamorous palace of infinity pools and hushed terraces. A sparkling walkway leads to a labyrinth of pristine bungalows jutting out from an awe-inspiring promontory.

Equally exclusive is the Perivolas, a 17-room resort built inside 300-year-old caves once used as wineries, stables and homes. The suites are designed to blend in with the environment. The family-owned hotel offers a one-room eatery with a terrace and dazzling infinity pool made famous by travel magazine spreads.

Bite into Greece: Ambrosia & Nectar, one of Santorini's most-famous restaurants, sits on Oia's main square and features an elevated terrace. The menu offers pastries and breads with caramelized onion or goat cheese, beef with truffle shavings and Mediterranean sea bass with lemon-caper sauce. It's tough to get a table between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on a summer night.

If you travel 20 minutes toward the center of the island, you'll find Saltsa. Here, Chef Dimitris Lazarou relies on local ingredients to create a masterful menu of Risotto with cuttlefish, cod with acorn crust and pancetta on pita bread.