Caldera S Lilium Villa Fira

... had given them.

We set our heading for Ancient Thira. Climbing back up the winding road we parked at top near the entrance. I opened the car door only to have it wrenched from my grasp. The wind at the top felt strong enough to blow us off the side of the mountain. We found the ticket office closed but the gates open so in we went. There was a fellow sitting just inside and when I asked him whether we need to buy a ticket he simply replied 'tickets tomorrow’. Good ...

There are simple ways of getting to Oia (or Ia as it is also know and how you pronounce it), such as bus, taxi or hire car. But who needs simple? I had read as part of my research about the wonderful walk between Fira and Oia and I thought we'd give it a try. Loading up the backpack with some supplies (but forgetting water of all things) we set off through the town of Fira which seamlessly turns into Firostafani. Along the way there are so many photo opportunities to get pretty pictures of ...

... of the Santorini caldera it is a most accurate word. I’ve posted some pictures but it is impossible to capture the haunting beauty and the perfect stillness of the caldera when viewed from above.

The Aroma Suites is one of the few accommodation establishments in Fira to stay open over the winter and good on Thanes for being a bit enterprising because as far as I can tell it is paying off – there are at least 4 other groups staying here at the ...

... Rent by earthquakes and buried in volcanic ash, it had been abandoned 3500 years ago. The complete lack of any human remains suggests it was evacuated when things got hairy. It was a city of two and three-story homes. It even had a sewer system of clay pipes. The Minoans decorated the interior walls of their homes and public buildings with colorful frescoes of astonishing complexity and beauty. The life-size reproductions on view here are high-resolution photos ...

... drooled at the people sunning themselves on pool decks or lounging on their balconies. True, booking a hotel right on the cliffs would have cost us a considerable amount more, but - and this is our tip to you if you come here - it would have been well worth it! In fact, we believed that so much that we spent hours looking for a place to move to. We were shocked to find that most hotels were booked solid (we thought this was low or shoulder season, but later found out that this ...

... Moussaka, squids!
















After lunch, we finally get to see the hotel room. Hotel Keti is the best hotel throughout our honeymoon! Best value for money and best view from the room!
You musn't miss the fantastic view of the hotel which I've captured in video!







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These two houses out of nowhere, are actually painted very nice, and they aren't any special buildings. We just cannot resist and had to stop our car just to take a picture of them!













Greece also export a lot of pistachios. And it is from here that we first see a pistachio tree. They ...