Each and every time I visit Santorini Island, it amazes me with its exceptional panoramic beauty. This was my fourth visit to the island. I just can't get enough of it. This time we had stayed at the Princess Hotel in the attractive Imerovigli village.
To me, the best way to roam about
Santorini is to hire a rental car. This had helped us to independently explore the island. We used to get up early to go to the famous beaches of Perissa, Perivolos and Red Beach to avoid the crowds that gather in the afternoon.
Visiting the popular Church of Panagia Episkopi was a completely calming experience to me. The serene atmosphere in this church, the wonderful Byzantine architecture and the remarkable frescoes that decorates the interior walls of the church is truly inspiring.
We also made the trip to the village of Oia. The village is known for its good vantage points to enjoy spectacular sunset views. We had even managed to take quite a few snaps there. The entire surrounding area gets enveloped with amazing colours of the setting sun.
To view the volcanic site on this island, we took a boat excursion from the main port, Athinios. The guide had given us a detailed tour of the volcanic site, where we came across hot fuming magma, evident of the fact that the volcano is still active. The boat stopped for almost 50 min at the very popular Hot Springs. This allowed us to take a dip in the natural geothermal waters along with the other tourists. By the time, the boat returned to the port, we were extremely hungry and stopped at a local taverna by the harbour, to have some food.
Sea food and meat dishes are really good at the island. We even had the local specialty. tomatokeftedes. We tasted some good local wines like Brusko, Nitcheri and Vissando on Santorini. The other times I hadn't seen the island well because we used to stay for a couple of days or a few hours on a cruise. This time, we stayed for almost a week and I enjoyed it so much!
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