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The cruise: an epic saga PART 2
... hill and we were instantly blown away by the beauty of the town. The
sun was shining; the waves down below were glistening and dotted among the
whitewashed houses were little blue domes. It was so Greek! We spent the
morning wandering around the alley ways and snapping tons of photos. We went
into a little bakery and bought the traditional Greek specialty dessert,
baklava. You haven’t quite lived until trying baklava; its flaky filo pastry
layered ...
Beautiful island with an explosive history
Such a lovely place.
Background:
The island is the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history: the Minoan eruption (sometimes called the Thera eruption), which occurred some 3600 years ago at the height of the Minoan civilization. The eruption left a large caldera surrounded by volcanic ash deposits hundreds of metres deep and ...
The Santorini Wedding of Adam and Stephanie
... the bridesmaids escorted by Amalia, Pip and I began the walk down to the wedding court. The musicians joined in the procession through the winding streets of Santorini and onlookers encouraged her and cheered her as she walked down the cobblestone paths and 50 or so steps on her father’s arm to the waiting family and friends. She could not have looked more beautiful or happy.
Adam and his best man Pete, Jades husband, ...
Road Trip!
... were phenomenal!
When we arrived we met Julia at the chapel where we would be getting married to see what the view was like. At this point we knew why we had chosen Santorini as our wedding venue. I won't go into great detail here; you will just have to see the pictures later, but imagine white washed houses built in the cliffside with blue domed chapels breaking up the seemingly continuous houses. At ...
Watch "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"
... eruptions.
The eruption that destroyed Thera created problems in other parts of the world as well. To the mainland Greeks, it was Zeus' thunderbolts boiling the earth and sea. In Egypt, where there are no surviving records of the event today, the ancient Greek scholars first learned that there was record of the event outside of Greece. On the island of Crete, the eastern half was covered in volcanic ash and there were records of the ...
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Other places to stay in Perissa
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Veggera Hotel
Perissa | 4 star hotelfrom $84 -
Irigeneia Hotel
Perissa town, Perissa | 4 star hotelfrom $71 -
Villa Clio
Emborion, Perissa | 2 star hotelfrom $28 -
Meltemi Village
Perissa, Perissa | 3 star hotelfrom $66 -
Porto Perissa Hotel
Emboreio, Perissa | 1 star hotelfrom $45 -
Marianna Hotel
Perissa | 2 star hotelfrom $33 -
Sellada Beach Hotel
on the Beach, Perissa | 4 star hotelfrom $82 -
Stelios Place
Perissa | 2 star hotelfrom $33 -
Drossos Hotel
Perissa | 3 star hotel$91 average -
Roula Villa
Perissa | 2 star hotelfrom $35 -
Smaragdi Hotel
Perissa Santorini, Perissa | 3 star hotelfrom $31 -
Anny Studios
Perissa Beach , Perissa | 3 star hotelfrom $29 -
Kouros Village Hotel
Perissa Beach, Perissa | 4 star hotelfrom $83 -
Albatros Hotel
Perissa | Hotelfrom $66 -
Santo Miramare Resort
Perissa | Hotel -
Sandy Villas
Perissa | Hotel -
Perissa Bay Hotel
Perissa | 3 star hotelfrom $29 -
Arapiou Apartments
Perissa, Perissa | Hotel -
Villa Markos
Perissa | 2 star hotelfrom $27 -
Villa Vergina
, Perissa | 3 star hotelfrom $33 -
Petra Nera Hotel
Perissa Main Road, Perissa | 2 star hotelfrom $25 -
Marybill Hotel
Perissa Main Rd, Perissa | Hotelfrom $31 -
Hotel Artemis
Perissa | 3 star hotelfrom $34 -
Ira Studios & Apartments
Perissa | 2 star hotelfrom $27 -
Andreas Studio Hotel
Emporeiou Perissas, Perissa | 2 star hotel -
Dollitsa Studios
Perissa | Hotel
