Santorini Greece Vacation Guide

August 27, 2009 · Posted in Summer Vacation · Comment 

In search of an island to Greece to go on vacation, you want to test in May the volcanic island of Santorini. This island is part of the Cyclades, Greek islands and is located between Ios and Anafi islands. Santorini has become very popular for its stunning views, beautiful sunsets, and its fantastic beaches.

The small island of Santorini, contains an impressive variety of peoples and landscapes. It is architecture that can still see some small towns in particular, in the village of Mesa Gonia. Another village of Pyrgos is that we still have some of the big old houses and remains of a Venetian castle and Byzantine churches.

The island’s capital Fira, a place known for its mix of Venetian and Cycladic architecture evident in its various structures. Fira is also notable for its cobbled streets are lined with shops, taverns and hotels. This area is unique in that it clings to side of a cliff 900 feet above the harbor. Go to the area can be done by taking the cable port or choose to take one of hundreds of mules and travel more than 588 zigzag steps.

Only a little over Ia is Fira, a town regarded as the culmination of the island. This city is famous for its white walls and the magnificent view of the sunset which is considered one of the most beautiful in the world.

Outside the view and scenery that the island has many picturesque villages, there are more appropriate to go to the beach. There is only black Kamari is a pebble beach. Perissa is one of the beaches on the island, well organized, and a fish known for its Greek tavernas. Monolithos is a little beach is ideal for families with children.

Visitors can head to Santorini by air or sea. From the air, tourists can get flights from Athens and is the fastest way to reach the island. Santorini has its own airport located in the village of Kamari. Charter flights are also in various European cities. The flight from Athens to the island of Santorini, it takes about 30 minutes.

The island is also accessible by ferry. There are ferries from the port of Piraeus by Naxos and Paros. During the high tourist season, there are times available by ferry from the port of Crete. The ferry dock in Athinios where buses and taxis available to take tourists to the different villages of the island.

The problem with the regular ferry that can take considerable time. A potential problem to take the ferry is sometimes a feeling of lightheadedness that most tourists are not with the legs May be exposed to the experience. A better alternative for tourists, with the exception of those to reach the island by plane, take the high-speed catamaran faster also service the island. A trip from Piraeus to Santorini on a high-speed catamaran in May only four and a half hours.

For tourists who wish to make a long sea voyage to Greece on holiday in style, there is also a risk that the cruises to the island of Santorini, but in the old docks of the port of the island, a few miles of Athinios.