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Santorini Slideshow
Top Hotels in Santorini
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Small Village Megalochori
1 review -
Arapiou Apartments Santorini
37 reviews -
Kyma Villas Santorini
10 reviews
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Makarios Santorini
48 reviews -
Pelagos Traditional Studios Oia
46 reviews -
Nikos Apartments Fira
6 reviews
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Homeric Poems Studios Firostefani
69 reviews
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Ira Studios & Apartments Perissa
16 reviews -
Afroessa Hotel Imerovigli
157 reviews
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Imerovigli Palace Hotel
84 reviews
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Kasimatis Studios Hotel Imerovigli
15 reviews
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Memories Beach Hotel Monólithos
11 reviews
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Blue Sea Aparthotel Kamari
25 reviews
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Makis Hotel Kamari
5 reviews
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Blue Waves Studios & Apartments Kamari
5 reviews
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Archontiko Argyrou Guest House Santorini
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Nicholas Villa Aparthotel Santorini
1 review
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Solaris Santorini
24 reviews
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Esperas Collection Oia
228 reviews
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Perivolas Oia
128 reviews
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Hotel Golden Star Fira
28 reviews
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Hotel Ira Firostefani
170 reviews
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Hotel Katerina's Castle Imerovigli
11 reviews
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Mero Vigla Studios Imerovigli
38 reviews
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Angelos Studios Perivolos
16 reviews
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Strogili Hotel Kamari
15 reviews
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Studios Artemis Caldera Sight Santorini
39 reviews
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Anemomilos Villa Santorini
6 reviews
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Fanari Villas Oia
73 reviews
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Nissos Thira Hotel Fira
31 reviews
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Hotel Mylos Firostefani
13 reviews
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Villa Markos Perissa
24 reviews
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Anastasis Apartments Imerovigli
461 reviews
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Merovigliosso Apartments Imerovigli
25 reviews
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Blue Palace Bay Perivolos
48 reviews
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Dolphins Apartments Kamari
6 reviews
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Orion Hotel Kamari
37 reviews
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Hotel Kavalari Fira
103 reviews
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Philippion Villas Fira
17 reviews
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Hotel Charlina Perivolos
5 reviews
Santorini
Travel Blogs from Santorini, Greece
Santorini
Today's stop was Santorini, a Greek Island about as far south as the islands reach into the Mediterranean. Santorini is one of the most amazing places that I have ever been. I had no idea what this place actually was until we arrived. It is the world's ...
Santorini!
I keep finding new favorite places as my trip goes on, and this is by far my most favorite. Last night I went to the town of Ia (the I is pronounced like an E) to watch the sunset on a cliff over the ocean. It was so amazing that everyone clapped when it ...
yasu from santorini
... off with another walk and then relaxing by the pool its now 9.00 and I am feeling very relaxed after another ouzo, ahhhh Santorini, loving it. Tomorrow we might hire a car and have a look at the other side of the island. Bye for ...
Greece
... ferry to Santorini. We had to come back through Athens to catch our flight back to London anyway so we decided to go straight to Santorini instead. We waited around until there was a bus that would take us to the ferry, took the 45 minute bus ride to the ...
Blue water, white buildings, gyros and feta!
... a ferry, to any island, will cost you at most $30...we did everything listed above and found that you could spend a year simply exploring Greece! So, Dimi -- I'm not sure why you left this place.... but I hope she has a great....ummmm.... personality ...
Three Days in Oia
... powerful eruption known to have occurred on earth. That explosion destroyed most of the island of Santorini (previously called Thera) and completely transformed the island. (The resulting tsunami devastated and transformed life ...
The Greek Isles
... matches (such as last night, Arsenal vs. Barcelona), and it's a nice break from the normal grind of staying in the hotel room doing homework. Not a bad way to spend a few days. We leave Santorini today for Athens, and then head to Cairo on ...
Athens & the Cyclades
... offered a free glass of wine at a restaurant we walked by, so we sat outside for another hour or so talking and enjoying being in Greece! We went back to the hostel and laid down after a long day of walking and climbing. That night we went on a bar crawl ...
Greek Islands
... weather the ferries have been cancelled 2 days in a row and we can't get to Mykonos which is our next destination. Anyway about Santorini, we arrived here last Tuesday the 18th Sep byt Ferry from Athens, the Ferry was good and took 4 hours. The owner of ...
The not so picturesque view of Santorini
... led to a dock that is full of hawkers and tourists. I know, you're completely shocked to find either of these things on Santorini, Greece. Anyway, since Santorini is built on top of a Caldera (why in God's name someone thought THAT was a good ...
Oh Yeeeah
Wow! Santorini is truly the most beautiful place I have ever seen. Huong, Jennifer and I really enjoyed our time in Santorini! We arrived Tuesday morning and our hotel was wonderful. It overlooked the Caldera, and it really did not look ...
Santorini: Sweat and Stairs
... been getting up around 7 am every morning). We were nearing Santorini, and so I got up and went out to watch our approach. Santorini is part of the Cyclades, one of the groups of Greek islands. It sits on the caldera of a volcano that erupted about ...
Greek Islands
... all very drunk and exhuasted. Needless to say we woke up felling extremelly ill and hungover. Thursday we caught the ferry to Santorini ( a 4 hour ferry ride) and found our Hotel which is on the cliff at Thira. The room is amazing and has slippers ...
Day 264 - Hiking & Sleeping on Santorini
Today was an itinerary free day. Irena went for a run, Mia hiked along the pedestrian ridge to an narrow outcropping with a rock plateau named Skaros rock. She free climbed up the 5 meter wall to get to the top and was rewarded with some beautiful ...
SANTORINI -A BREATHTAKING ISLAND
... music and talks from the ships. That’s how close our hotel was! What an unbelievable Sunset!! Don’t leave Greece without visiting Santorini - you will regret it otherwise. We visited the whole island and it is worth renting a car. ...
Heaven in the middle of nowhere
... right away). I love hearing people talk about how they are paying $175 a night. I took the ferry from Athens to this Santorini, which meant another night on the boat deck chair. Unfortunately my boat was going to THE party island (Ios) so it was ...
GREECE MONKEYS
... island of Rhodes and then another ferry to Fethiye in Turkey but after consulting a few travel agents, we discovered that ferries from Santorini run less regularly than we anticipated and that our quick trip to Turkey was going to take more like two days, ...
Santorini- The Trip Ends Here
I am currently on the island of Santorini, and it is BEAUUUUTIFUL! Due to some lame ferry scheduling, we only have 3 nights here, and I'm very sad about it. We're actually going to see how much money we'd lose if we changed our flight to a ...
Santorini, Greece
So sorry about the delay in updating the photos but the internet speed here on the islands in like 28k so its just not worth my time and money at this point. When I find a faster speed I will most definitely load a ton of photos. A quick story that I ...
Sunshine
Song of the day: Sunshine by Handsome Boy Modeling School "Forget about your worries Forget about the bad times Life is nothing but a shadow without your sunshine" So, nothing really happened in the last two weeks, so I couldn't find a song to match. But ...
Day 226 - 12 October - Sailing & Swimming in Agean
... the sea looked a lot calmer and it was early so I headed to the reception in the square - this is my last full day in Santorini and I want to go on a cruise and swim in the Agean sea. Reception said the cruise was still happening as the weather is meant ...
Santorini, Greece - Cruise 4
Santorini, named for the famous Saint Irini in Greece, greeted us with open arms of sunshine and cool breezes amidst rough seas. Tendering caused the little boat to rise and fall with the giant swells and though I didn't take any medicine for ...
Santorini - Let's get this trip started
... the northernmost part of the island, famous for its sunsets. We walked around a bit and got to see the postcard santorini (all whitewashed building, blue domed churches, all built into steep cliffs overlooking the sea). It really was amazing...they ...
Day 1 - Sunny Santorini
... go out. Unbathed and feeling like hippies, we head for the nearby supermarket to stock up on basics - bottled water, milk, pasta, Santorini tomatoes, onions and garlic...M and I rustle up a quick lunch of rice and dal which we scarf down quickly. ...
Santorini
We took a day off from being tourists in Santorini, Greece, and enjoyed a perfect, warm, sunny spring day on the bay beneath the steep cliffs of this island. The scenery is spectacular. The villages atop the cliffs are whitewashed, so the tops of the ...
A Change of P(l)ace
We decided to move to a hotel in Fira, the main town which is in central Santorini. Here, we had two rooms which were small but beautifully designed, and the owners are very friendly and helpful and live on site. The kids were keen ...
We REALLY like this island!
Wow... this island is incredible.... Volcanic Island just off the coast, really high cliffs (yep - another cable car ride), lots of souvlaki and beers.... And still really really hot!! Doing an island tour tomorrow to see some of the ancient sites... ...
Bus 1 - Hyundai 0
I read somewhere that renting a scooter in Santorini is a sure way to get yourself killed. This is due to the fact that Greece has the highest accident rate in Europe and the islands are even worse with the small winding roads and tourists unfamiliar ...
Day 223 - 9 October - We separate for a week
... - I wanted that window seat. Got it and 4 hours or so later, and a few nice photos from the plane we landed on Santorini - in the rain!!!!! What the .... Got on the transfer bus for about 1/2 hour to Oia (pronounced Ea). OMG the ...
Exploring the Island
To make full use of the time remaining with the car we got up early on Saturday morning and after our breakfast of Strawberry jam and bread we set off. First off we went to the main town of Fira. Not quite as pretty as Oia Fira is also perched high ...