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Things To Do
in Santorini
Things To Do in Santorini
Rent a Hotel |
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The first thing that you have to
do before you go to Santorini is
to rent a place to stay.
See hotels. |
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Walking in Fira |
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The first day that you will come
to Santorini you and your family
will be a litle tire for any
tour , so the best thing to do
is to walk through the narrow
streets of Fira which is the
capital of Santorini a
typical representation of the
most common characteristic of
the Cycladic islands |
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Santorini Photo tour |
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If you Just got married and you
are coming to Santorini for
honey moon, the best way to
explore the Island and enjoin
every minute of it, is to hire a
professional photographer to
drive you around the Island and
take a professional pictures for
you a your partner. You will see
the whole Island Of Santorini
and at the and of the tour you
will get a CD with all the
professional pictures with you
on the pictures and they will
look like a post cards. |
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Volcano Cruises |
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Every
one can visit the volcano via
daily cruises so as to enjoy a
cruise around the Caldera and
the steaming volcano's. There is
a walk of 25 Minutes to the
crater of Nea Kameni
( the new burn Island ) .
After you will be taken to Palea
kameni ( the old burn Island )
where you can enjoy the swimming
at the hot springs. |
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Santorini Sailing |
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Discover the way to Atlantis and
let the
volcanic
wilderness of the worlds largest
caldera take your breath away.
One of the best thing to do in
Santorini is to go for Semi
private Sailing tours with
luxury catamarans that they
start the tour every day from
Vlixada port. |
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Archaeological site of Akrotiri |
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It is one of the most important
prehistoric settlements of the
Aegean. The first habitation at
the site dates from the Late
Neolithic times (at least the
4th millenium B.C.)... |
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Oia
Sunset |
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Oia is considered to be the most
photographed place in Greece!
Not by chance, since its main
attraction is the magical
sunset. Oia village has become
synonymous with the sunset, the
commonest phenomenon of the
world, which in Oia takes other
dimensions |
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Renting a scooter or a Car |
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On an island holiday is a must
do activity that my husband and
I never fail to do during a
holiday and we highly recommend
this when you visit Santorini
Island. Just bear in mind that
you need to be a good driver to
do this on Santorini as the
roads are very narrow and windy. |
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Explore all the beaches of
Santorini
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See all the most popular black
Sandy beaches of Santorini,
Kamari, Perissa and Perivolos.
Monolithos and Vlihada beach is
an ideal for families with yang
kids place for a quiet relaxing
vacation.
Also go and walk to Red Beach
which has a magnificent red
volcanic cliff |
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Ride donkey from the old port in
Fira up to 750 steps |
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It will be uncomfortable. If
you dot want to take the full
day tour to the Volcano. The
best way is to take the cable
car from Fira and go to the old
port. ( 5 Euros per person )
From there take the small tender
boats to the Volcano and hot
springs for 2 hours. ( The cost
is 15 - 20 Euros ) and
come back to the port. On the
way back to Fira hire the donkey
for the ride up to the town ( 5
Euros per person ). It will be
an Unforgettable expedients for
every one. Don't forget to have
your Camera with you.
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Wine tasting
Santorini produces some of
Greece’s best white wines. The
winemaking museum at the
Koutsouannopoulos Vineyard (open
10am-8pm) traces the history of
wine production on the island
from 1660 onwards, with waxwork
figures and reconstructions of
working machinery. Personal
audio tours are available in ten
languages. And yes, it’s
possible to taste the wines!
Koutsouannopoulos Winery; On
the road from the port to
Kamari; Kamari, Santorini;
011-30-22860-31322;
www.volcanwines.gr
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Art Space
From April through October, this
small gallery stages exhibitions
focusing on contemporary Greek
and foreign artists. Located in
a late-19th-century winery –
converted into a gallery in 1999
– the exhibitions are staged in
two large cavernous kanaves
(wine cellars) carved out of
pumice rock.
Exo
Gonia village (between
Kamari and Pyrgos); Kamari,
Santorini;
011-30-22860-32774;
www.artspace-santorini.com
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Santorini
Dive Center
Santorini’s underwater caldera
offers fascinating opportunities
for diving enthusiasts.
Santorini Dive Center has a base
near Akrotiri, affording fast
and easy access to the caldera
and the volcano, plus the chance
to explore nearby underwater
caves, reefs, and wrecks. At
their second base, in Perissa,
they run a two-hour Discover
Scuba program for beginners.
Caldera beach; Akrotiri,
Santorini; www.divecenter.gr
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Museum of
Prehistoric Thira
Although the Akrotiri
archaeological site is likely to
remain closed through 2009, you
can see finds from this ancient
Minoan town, which was buried
below lava in the 17th-century
BC, at the Museum of Prehistoric
Thira. Highlights include
painted ceramics and frescoes
depicting swallows, antelopes,
monkeys, and women in Minoan
dress.
Behind the main church;
Thira, Santorini;
011-30-22860-23217
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