The archipelago of Santorini is one of the unique Greek islands, it is of volcanic origin and consists of four islands - Thera, Therasia, Palia Kameni and Nea Kameni. It has about 16 thousand inhabitants and the capital is Fira. For your accommodation you can choose from the resorts above the caldera with breathtaking sunsets on the western side in the towns of Fira or Oía, or on the eastern side with access to the sea in Kamari and Perissa.
There is a direct flight from Prague to Santorini with Smartwings in the summer months, which is the easiest way to get to the island.
As transport around the island, I recommend renting a car as it is the safest and quickest. Alternatively, you can use buggies or motorbikes (but be careful not to cause road rage).
After picking up your car at the airport, I recommend going to the hotel and leaving your suitcases, or you can leave them in the car and check in later. Afterwards, I recommend a visit to the Santo Vines Winery where you can have breakfast and enjoy the beautiful views of the caldera of Santorini. And perhaps sample some of the local wines.
I recommend visiting Santo Vines in the morning before the tourist buses from the ferries arrive here, which arrive at the island every morning at about 09:30. Or make a dinner reservation here - the sunsets with a glass of local wine are breathtaking, not to mention the local cuisine 👌🍷🍤
Be sure to note the two smaller volcanic islands in the middle of the crescent of the main island - these are the still active volcanic islands Palia Kameni and Nea Kameni, where you can make a trip including swimming.
Not many people know that Santorini is the island of wine with a special taste - since it is a volcanic island, you can taste it in the wine.
Due to the weather conditions on the island, wine is not grown, as is customary here, up high, but in circles on the ground.
I recommend visiting one (but feel free to visit several) wineries where you can sample a range of wines from dry to dessert wines. A very popular dessert wine is Vinsanto.
Greek cuisine is a chapter in itself 😌 so I'll just briefly mention a few local specialties you should try. I'm sure you've heard of the cucumber paste with white yoghurt and dill - Tzatziki, excellent as an appetizer with pita bread or as a dressing for meat. Also Tomato kaftedes - tomato pancakes in batter, which go well with Fava - chickpea paste. And then aubergines fried in many ways with Balkan cheese and tomatoes - Malitzanos Santorini/Lefkó. Seafood also plays a big part in Greek cuisine - octopus, calamari and mussels. The fish salad is also well known.
In Kamari there is a promenade along the sea where there are many excellent restaurants with Greek cuisine, we specifically visited the taverna Almira. Others include Soul by Splash, The Spring, Gia Mas Santorini and more.
There are plenty of hotels and guesthouses in Kamari, just choose according to your requirements. We chose the Strogili Hotel, which is adults only, has a swimming pool, bar, wifi and serves an excellent breakfast.
After breakfast, you can head to Santo Vines for another wine tasting, or skip the stop and head to the capital of Fira.
Thira or Fira is the capital and administrative centre of the island of Santorini. It is located on the western side of the island at an altitude of 260 metres. Below the town is the port of Skala, from which the town can be reached either by cable car, donkey ride or on foot :-)
You will be charmed by the classical architecture so familiar to Santorini and the tangle of small streets with lots of shops, cafes and restaurants. There are 2 churches and an archaeological museum where you can see artefacts from the Minoan culture.
It is said that you must see the sunset in Oía at least once in your lifetime. If you want to have this experience, I recommend making a reservation at one of the restaurants for dinner and arriving in the town in the early afternoon. As the sunset approaches, the traffic gets thicker, parking is a problem, and it takes at least 20 minutes to walk to the cliff itself, so just count on it. It's a really touristy place, there are a lot of people at sunset and sometimes it happens that even though you have a reservation at a restaurant, you don't really enjoy the sunset atmosphere despite the amount of tourists. I recommend you choose carefully. We chose to visit in the afternoon and it was still a lovely experience.
Another winery worth visiting is Sigalas winery. It is located in the northern part of the island near the small town of Oía. It covers 40 hectares and has an annual production of 200,000 bottles.
This is the highest point of Santorini, at 550 metres - Profitis Ilias. There is also a male monastery of the same name. And as the location suggests, it has a beautiful view of the whole island.
The Argyros winery was founded in 1903 and is one of the oldest on the island of Santorini. The Argyros family is one of the oldest family dynasties in Greece. Local production is 400,000 bottles per year. The famous Santorini 2020 is made from the Assyrtiko variety, where you can taste a combination of mineral notes, citrus, high acid and alcohol - it's a dry wine. But they also have a great selection of sweet Vinsanto wines.
One of the two beaches I recommend to visit - Kamari and Perissa.
Beautiful sunset at Faros Lighthouse :-)
If you want to enjoy a real Greek evening with dancing and local cuisine, I recommend you to go to the town of Perissa and visit Filippos Taverna. The owners of the restaurant are very personable typical Greeks and the atmosphere in the restaurant will put a smile on your face.
A little rest on the beach with black stones :-)
This is a beautiful view into the caldera with a picturesque little church in the rock, I recommend sturdier shoes, the path is not paved.
And so it was time to say goodbye to Santorini, where else but at our favourite place Vin Santo. The sunset had prepared for us breathtaking views, fireworks from the wedding in progress in the apartments next door and last but not least, some delicious local cuisine and winemaking.
The archipelago of Santorini is one of the unique Greek islands, it is of volcanic origin and consists of four islands - Thera, Therasia, Palia Kameni and Nea Kameni. It has about 16 thousand inhabitants and the capital is Fira. For your accommodation you can choose from the resorts above the caldera with breathtaking sunsets on the western side in the towns of Fira or Oía, or on the eastern side with access to the sea in Kamari and Perissa.
There is a direct flight from Prague to Santorini with Smartwings in the summer months, which is the easiest way to get to the island.
As transport around the island, I recommend renting a car as it is the safest and quickest. Alternatively, you can use buggies or motorbikes (but be careful not to cause road rage).
After picking up your car at the airport, I recommend going to the hotel and leaving your suitcases, or you can leave them in the car and check in later. Afterwards, I recommend a visit to the Santo Vines Winery where you can have breakfast and enjoy the beautiful views of the caldera of Santorini. And perhaps sample some of the local wines.
I recommend visiting Santo Vines in the morning before the tourist buses from the ferries arrive here, which arrive at the island every morning at about 09:30. Or make a dinner reservation here - the sunsets with a glass of local wine are breathtaking, not to mention the local cuisine 👌🍷🍤
Be sure to note the two smaller volcanic islands in the middle of the crescent of the main island - these are the still active volcanic islands Palia Kameni and Nea Kameni, where you can make a trip including swimming.
Not many people know that Santorini is the island of wine with a special taste - since it is a volcanic island, you can taste it in the wine.
Due to the weather conditions on the island, wine is not grown, as is customary here, up high, but in circles on the ground.
I recommend visiting one (but feel free to visit several) wineries where you can sample a range of wines from dry to dessert wines. A very popular dessert wine is Vinsanto.
Greek cuisine is a chapter in itself 😌 so I'll just briefly mention a few local specialties you should try. I'm sure you've heard of the cucumber paste with white yoghurt and dill - Tzatziki, excellent as an appetizer with pita bread or as a dressing for meat. Also Tomato kaftedes - tomato pancakes in batter, which go well with Fava - chickpea paste. And then aubergines fried in many ways with Balkan cheese and tomatoes - Malitzanos Santorini/Lefkó. Seafood also plays a big part in Greek cuisine - octopus, calamari and mussels. The fish salad is also well known.
In Kamari there is a promenade along the sea where there are many excellent restaurants with Greek cuisine, we specifically visited the taverna Almira. Others include Soul by Splash, The Spring, Gia Mas Santorini and more.
There are plenty of hotels and guesthouses in Kamari, just choose according to your requirements. We chose the Strogili Hotel, which is adults only, has a swimming pool, bar, wifi and serves an excellent breakfast.
After breakfast, you can head to Santo Vines for another wine tasting, or skip the stop and head to the capital of Fira.
Thira or Fira is the capital and administrative centre of the island of Santorini. It is located on the western side of the island at an altitude of 260 metres. Below the town is the port of Skala, from which the town can be reached either by cable car, donkey ride or on foot :-)
You will be charmed by the classical architecture so familiar to Santorini and the tangle of small streets with lots of shops, cafes and restaurants. There are 2 churches and an archaeological museum where you can see artefacts from the Minoan culture.
It is said that you must see the sunset in Oía at least once in your lifetime. If you want to have this experience, I recommend making a reservation at one of the restaurants for dinner and arriving in the town in the early afternoon. As the sunset approaches, the traffic gets thicker, parking is a problem, and it takes at least 20 minutes to walk to the cliff itself, so just count on it. It's a really touristy place, there are a lot of people at sunset and sometimes it happens that even though you have a reservation at a restaurant, you don't really enjoy the sunset atmosphere despite the amount of tourists. I recommend you choose carefully. We chose to visit in the afternoon and it was still a lovely experience.
Another winery worth visiting is Sigalas winery. It is located in the northern part of the island near the small town of Oía. It covers 40 hectares and has an annual production of 200,000 bottles.
This is the highest point of Santorini, at 550 metres - Profitis Ilias. There is also a male monastery of the same name. And as the location suggests, it has a beautiful view of the whole island.
The Argyros winery was founded in 1903 and is one of the oldest on the island of Santorini. The Argyros family is one of the oldest family dynasties in Greece. Local production is 400,000 bottles per year. The famous Santorini 2020 is made from the Assyrtiko variety, where you can taste a combination of mineral notes, citrus, high acid and alcohol - it's a dry wine. But they also have a great selection of sweet Vinsanto wines.
One of the two beaches I recommend to visit - Kamari and Perissa.
Beautiful sunset at Faros Lighthouse :-)
If you want to enjoy a real Greek evening with dancing and local cuisine, I recommend you to go to the town of Perissa and visit Filippos Taverna. The owners of the restaurant are very personable typical Greeks and the atmosphere in the restaurant will put a smile on your face.
A little rest on the beach with black stones :-)
This is a beautiful view into the caldera with a picturesque little church in the rock, I recommend sturdier shoes, the path is not paved.
And so it was time to say goodbye to Santorini, where else but at our favourite place Vin Santo. The sunset had prepared for us breathtaking views, fireworks from the wedding in progress in the apartments next door and last but not least, some delicious local cuisine and winemaking.
itinerary by Sarka Kladivova
The archipelago of Santorini is one of the unique Greek islands, it is of volcanic origin and consists of four islands - Thera, Therasia, Palia Kameni and Nea Kameni. It has about 16 thousand inhabitants and the capital is Fira. For your accommodation you can choose from the resorts above the caldera with breathtaking sunsets on the western side in the towns of Fira or Oía, or on the eastern side with access to the sea in Kamari and Perissa.
There is a direct flight from Prague to Santorini with Smartwings in the summer months, which is the easiest way to get to the island.
As transport around the island, I recommend renting a car as it is the safest and quickest. Alternatively, you can use buggies or motorbikes (but be careful not to cause road rage).
After picking up your car at the airport, I recommend going to the hotel and leaving your suitcases, or you can leave them in the car and check in later. Afterwards, I recommend a visit to the Santo Vines Winery where you can have breakfast and enjoy the beautiful views of the caldera of Santorini. And perhaps sample some of the local wines.
I recommend visiting Santo Vines in the morning before the tourist buses from the ferries arrive here, which arrive at the island every morning at about 09:30. Or make a dinner reservation here - the sunsets with a glass of local wine are breathtaking, not to mention the local cuisine 👌🍷🍤
Be sure to note the two smaller volcanic islands in the middle of the crescent of the main island - these are the still active volcanic islands Palia Kameni and Nea Kameni, where you can make a trip including swimming.
Not many people know that Santorini is the island of wine with a special taste - since it is a volcanic island, you can taste it in the wine.
Due to the weather conditions on the island, wine is not grown, as is customary here, up high, but in circles on the ground.
I recommend visiting one (but feel free to visit several) wineries where you can sample a range of wines from dry to dessert wines. A very popular dessert wine is Vinsanto.
Greek cuisine is a chapter in itself 😌 so I'll just briefly mention a few local specialties you should try. I'm sure you've heard of the cucumber paste with white yoghurt and dill - Tzatziki, excellent as an appetizer with pita bread or as a dressing for meat. Also Tomato kaftedes - tomato pancakes in batter, which go well with Fava - chickpea paste. And then aubergines fried in many ways with Balkan cheese and tomatoes - Malitzanos Santorini/Lefkó. Seafood also plays a big part in Greek cuisine - octopus, calamari and mussels. The fish salad is also well known.
In Kamari there is a promenade along the sea where there are many excellent restaurants with Greek cuisine, we specifically visited the taverna Almira. Others include Soul by Splash, The Spring, Gia Mas Santorini and more.
There are plenty of hotels and guesthouses in Kamari, just choose according to your requirements. We chose the Strogili Hotel, which is adults only, has a swimming pool, bar, wifi and serves an excellent breakfast.
After breakfast, you can head to Santo Vines for another wine tasting, or skip the stop and head to the capital of Fira.
Thira or Fira is the capital and administrative centre of the island of Santorini. It is located on the western side of the island at an altitude of 260 metres. Below the town is the port of Skala, from which the town can be reached either by cable car, donkey ride or on foot :-)
You will be charmed by the classical architecture so familiar to Santorini and the tangle of small streets with lots of shops, cafes and restaurants. There are 2 churches and an archaeological museum where you can see artefacts from the Minoan culture.
It is said that you must see the sunset in Oía at least once in your lifetime. If you want to have this experience, I recommend making a reservation at one of the restaurants for dinner and arriving in the town in the early afternoon. As the sunset approaches, the traffic gets thicker, parking is a problem, and it takes at least 20 minutes to walk to the cliff itself, so just count on it. It's a really touristy place, there are a lot of people at sunset and sometimes it happens that even though you have a reservation at a restaurant, you don't really enjoy the sunset atmosphere despite the amount of tourists. I recommend you choose carefully. We chose to visit in the afternoon and it was still a lovely experience.
Another winery worth visiting is Sigalas winery. It is located in the northern part of the island near the small town of Oía. It covers 40 hectares and has an annual production of 200,000 bottles.
This is the highest point of Santorini, at 550 metres - Profitis Ilias. There is also a male monastery of the same name. And as the location suggests, it has a beautiful view of the whole island.
The Argyros winery was founded in 1903 and is one of the oldest on the island of Santorini. The Argyros family is one of the oldest family dynasties in Greece. Local production is 400,000 bottles per year. The famous Santorini 2020 is made from the Assyrtiko variety, where you can taste a combination of mineral notes, citrus, high acid and alcohol - it's a dry wine. But they also have a great selection of sweet Vinsanto wines.
One of the two beaches I recommend to visit - Kamari and Perissa.
Beautiful sunset at Faros Lighthouse :-)
If you want to enjoy a real Greek evening with dancing and local cuisine, I recommend you to go to the town of Perissa and visit Filippos Taverna. The owners of the restaurant are very personable typical Greeks and the atmosphere in the restaurant will put a smile on your face.
A little rest on the beach with black stones :-)
This is a beautiful view into the caldera with a picturesque little church in the rock, I recommend sturdier shoes, the path is not paved.
And so it was time to say goodbye to Santorini, where else but at our favourite place Vin Santo. The sunset had prepared for us breathtaking views, fireworks from the wedding in progress in the apartments next door and last but not least, some delicious local cuisine and winemaking.
The archipelago of Santorini is one of the unique Greek islands, it is of volcanic origin and consists of four islands - Thera, Therasia, Palia Kameni and Nea Kameni. It has about 16 thousand inhabitants and the capital is Fira. For your accommodation you can choose from the resorts above the caldera with breathtaking sunsets on the western side in the towns of Fira or Oía, or on the eastern side with access to the sea in Kamari and Perissa.
There is a direct flight from Prague to Santorini with Smartwings in the summer months, which is the easiest way to get to the island.
As transport around the island, I recommend renting a car as it is the safest and quickest. Alternatively, you can use buggies or motorbikes (but be careful not to cause road rage).
After picking up your car at the airport, I recommend going to the hotel and leaving your suitcases, or you can leave them in the car and check in later. Afterwards, I recommend a visit to the Santo Vines Winery where you can have breakfast and enjoy the beautiful views of the caldera of Santorini. And perhaps sample some of the local wines.
I recommend visiting Santo Vines in the morning before the tourist buses from the ferries arrive here, which arrive at the island every morning at about 09:30. Or make a dinner reservation here - the sunsets with a glass of local wine are breathtaking, not to mention the local cuisine 👌🍷🍤
Be sure to note the two smaller volcanic islands in the middle of the crescent of the main island - these are the still active volcanic islands Palia Kameni and Nea Kameni, where you can make a trip including swimming.
Not many people know that Santorini is the island of wine with a special taste - since it is a volcanic island, you can taste it in the wine.
Due to the weather conditions on the island, wine is not grown, as is customary here, up high, but in circles on the ground.
I recommend visiting one (but feel free to visit several) wineries where you can sample a range of wines from dry to dessert wines. A very popular dessert wine is Vinsanto.
Greek cuisine is a chapter in itself 😌 so I'll just briefly mention a few local specialties you should try. I'm sure you've heard of the cucumber paste with white yoghurt and dill - Tzatziki, excellent as an appetizer with pita bread or as a dressing for meat. Also Tomato kaftedes - tomato pancakes in batter, which go well with Fava - chickpea paste. And then aubergines fried in many ways with Balkan cheese and tomatoes - Malitzanos Santorini/Lefkó. Seafood also plays a big part in Greek cuisine - octopus, calamari and mussels. The fish salad is also well known.
In Kamari there is a promenade along the sea where there are many excellent restaurants with Greek cuisine, we specifically visited the taverna Almira. Others include Soul by Splash, The Spring, Gia Mas Santorini and more.
There are plenty of hotels and guesthouses in Kamari, just choose according to your requirements. We chose the Strogili Hotel, which is adults only, has a swimming pool, bar, wifi and serves an excellent breakfast.
After breakfast, you can head to Santo Vines for another wine tasting, or skip the stop and head to the capital of Fira.
Thira or Fira is the capital and administrative centre of the island of Santorini. It is located on the western side of the island at an altitude of 260 metres. Below the town is the port of Skala, from which the town can be reached either by cable car, donkey ride or on foot :-)
You will be charmed by the classical architecture so familiar to Santorini and the tangle of small streets with lots of shops, cafes and restaurants. There are 2 churches and an archaeological museum where you can see artefacts from the Minoan culture.
It is said that you must see the sunset in Oía at least once in your lifetime. If you want to have this experience, I recommend making a reservation at one of the restaurants for dinner and arriving in the town in the early afternoon. As the sunset approaches, the traffic gets thicker, parking is a problem, and it takes at least 20 minutes to walk to the cliff itself, so just count on it. It's a really touristy place, there are a lot of people at sunset and sometimes it happens that even though you have a reservation at a restaurant, you don't really enjoy the sunset atmosphere despite the amount of tourists. I recommend you choose carefully. We chose to visit in the afternoon and it was still a lovely experience.
Another winery worth visiting is Sigalas winery. It is located in the northern part of the island near the small town of Oía. It covers 40 hectares and has an annual production of 200,000 bottles.
This is the highest point of Santorini, at 550 metres - Profitis Ilias. There is also a male monastery of the same name. And as the location suggests, it has a beautiful view of the whole island.
The Argyros winery was founded in 1903 and is one of the oldest on the island of Santorini. The Argyros family is one of the oldest family dynasties in Greece. Local production is 400,000 bottles per year. The famous Santorini 2020 is made from the Assyrtiko variety, where you can taste a combination of mineral notes, citrus, high acid and alcohol - it's a dry wine. But they also have a great selection of sweet Vinsanto wines.
One of the two beaches I recommend to visit - Kamari and Perissa.
Beautiful sunset at Faros Lighthouse :-)
If you want to enjoy a real Greek evening with dancing and local cuisine, I recommend you to go to the town of Perissa and visit Filippos Taverna. The owners of the restaurant are very personable typical Greeks and the atmosphere in the restaurant will put a smile on your face.
A little rest on the beach with black stones :-)
This is a beautiful view into the caldera with a picturesque little church in the rock, I recommend sturdier shoes, the path is not paved.
And so it was time to say goodbye to Santorini, where else but at our favourite place Vin Santo. The sunset had prepared for us breathtaking views, fireworks from the wedding in progress in the apartments next door and last but not least, some delicious local cuisine and winemaking.
