The British newspaper Guardian published an article entitled “20 Greek islands… you may not have heard of”. The dazzling colour and great food of Greece’s famous islands extend to these lesser-known sand-fringed destinations, which boast wonderful places to stay especially for late- or out-of-season breaks.

Most travellers, however, still rarely venture beyond the more famous islands and a little exploration is all that is needed to take you to some lesser-known gems.

Here are 20 of Guardian’s favourites:

Lemnos

Ikaria

Ammouliani

Meganisi

Antiparos

Kythnos

Serifos

Sifnos

Folegandros

Amorgos

Koufonisia

Schinoussa

Tilos

Halki

Patmos

Karpathos

Telendos

Lipsi

Leros

Agistri