Santorini ‘Heaven on Earth’

Santorini is renowned for being the most beautiful island in the world. And recent holidays by Celebrities, Media Influencers and Bloggers alike, have filled most of our Instagram feeds with breath taking views of this striking Greek Island.

Santorini is known for its stunning hotels in wonderful locations. And most of these hotels boast of wonderful views of the ocean and sunsets and of course pristine beaches.

Here are our top 5 ‘must-do’ whilst visiting Santorini

1. Sail Around The Island
If you want the best views of Santorini, you should see it from the water. You can hire a luxury catamaran and enjoy the stunning views of nearby hills, and the whitewashed towns perched high on the caldera.

2 – Explore Oia Village
The exquisite village of Oia is located at the northern end of the Santorini. It is a wanderers dream, with its blue domed churches, whitewashed houses, narrowed cobbled walkways, galleries, boutique stores, small restaurants, and most importantly for stunning sunset views over the caldera.

3 – Shop at Fira
Fira is the capital of Santorini Island. And it’s another stunning village in Santorini with population of just over 2000 but on a busy day around 6000 tourists explore this village. You can find plenty of restaurants, and jewellery, souvenir and clothing stores in Fira. Taking a donkey ride is one of the very popular things to do in Santorini among tourist visiting Fira as donkeys are an integral part of the tourism in Santorini giving the visitors wonderful rides up and down the 588 steps leading down to the Fira harbor.

4 – Visit Museums In Santorini
Santorini boasts of a number of museums such as, The Archaeological Museum and Museum of Prehistoric Thera.
The Archaeological Museum has great collections of inscriptions and sculptures from the Archaic to Roman time. Thera boasts of significant findings that were discovered in the Akrotiri excavations along with the unique golden statuette of the wild goat, bronze pottery items and plaster furniture mouldings.

5. Experience Santorini Scuba Diving
Scuba Diving fanatics or even first timers will love the experience of explore the underwater world, in Santorini. There are safe zones perfect for Scuba Diving where you can explore the volcanic stones and the bottomless depth of the caldera.

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