The bizarre 'seaside' town that's like a mini Santorini despite being nowhere near a beach

The real Santorini (pictured) has been replicated in Dali, China (Image: GETTY) Santorini is one of the most beautiful, and sought-after by tourists, Greek islands . The South Aegean island welcomed around 1.3 million tourists last year alone and is renowned around the world for its whitewashed architecture, narrow streets, crystalline waters and stunning sunsets.

While Santorini's charm and beauty can't be replicated, China has tried to imitate some of the island's most defining features in a resort in Dali, part of the Yunnan province in the southwestern part of the Asian country. The Dali’s Ideal Estate is spread across 1,500 hectares near the Cangshan mountain range. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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