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Sunday, June 14, 2015

Santorini Volcano Cruise Including Hot Springs, Thirasia and Optional Oia Sunset

Cruise around Santorini to Nea Kameni volcano and the nearby island of Thirasia on a 7-hour excursion! After ogling the Greek island vistas from the water, enjoy free time to explore the volcanic countryside of Nea Kameni, soak in the volcano's hot springs, and then cruise to the gloriously secluded island of Thirasia. If you want to visit the best place on the island to see the famous Santorini sunset, upgrade to include a final visit to Oia and watch the sun cast a glow over the island's caldera.

Uncover the archeological drama of Delos on a half-day tour from Mykonos! With an expert local guide, cruise over the sea to the UNESCO-listed sacred island, and explore its main excavation site on a walking tour. Hear all about the island in the days of Ancient Greece, and admire highlights of the excavations including the Terrace of the Lions, House of Dionysus, Archeological Museum of Delos and more. An upgrade is also available to include hotel pickup and drop-off from Mykonos hotels.

Cruise around Santorini and enjoy free time at Nea Kameni volcano, languish in the hot springs, and watch the sun fade over the island on a sunset dinner cruise! Admire the volcanic landscape at Nea Kameni and then visit the volcano's natural hot springs; just remember your bathing suit! Finish by cruising from Nea Kameni to the nearby island of Thirasia and enjoy a 2-course Greek dinner on board as the sun sets.

Santorini Shore Excursion: Private Scenic Tour of Santorini, including Oia and Mt Profitis Ilias Monastery

While you're in port in Santorini, discover the beauty of the island on a private shore excursion. Your private guide will lead you around the island on a scenic sightseeing tour, showing you rocky landscapes, vineyards and fabulous views of the beautiful coastline. Visit the highest peak of the island, Profitis Ilias, where a monastery of the same name sits. Discover the small village of Oia, built on a steep slope of the volcanic caldera, and wander around its little shops that offer traditional, handmade products. Then in Fira, the capital of Santorini, enjoy a short cable car ride to the pier.
When you arrive in the Santorini port, meet your local guide for a private shore excursion around the island. Your tour starts as you board a small boat and head toward Fira port, where your private guide will be waiting.

2-Day Mykonos Experience from Athens

Kick back and relax on an overnight trip to Mykonos, an idyllic Greek island with a reputation as the Aegean party capital! Relax by the beach, discover rustic architecture in island villages such as Little Venice or perhaps visit the nearby UNESCO-listed island of Delos. The trip is independent, meaning no activities, excursions or meals are included - just ample free time to explore at your own pace and expense. A round-trip ferry crossing from Piraeus Port in Athens is included, as well as overnight accommodation in your choice of 3- or 4-star hotel.

Santorini, also known as the Â‘black pearl of the Aegean,' is easily one of the most spectacular Greek islands! Enjoy three nights on the poster-child island to explore at your own pace, and discover the ancient volcanic caldera, glorious beaches and traditional white buildings that grace many a Greek island postcard. A day trip to the nearby island of Thirasia is included, as is a round-trip hydrofoil crossing from Athens and 3-star hotel accommodation in Fira, Santorini's elegant capital.

2-Day Santorini Experience from Athens

Stay overnight on the gorgeous Greek island of Santorini where sweeping sand beaches, volcanic vistas and pretty whitewashed villages await! The trip is independent, meaning no excursions or activities are included - just ample free time to explore at your own pace. Round-trip transport by boat is included from Piraeus Port, as well as overnight 2-star superior, 3-star or 4-star hotel accommodation. Choose between a budget-friendly, 8-hour ferry crossing or upgrade to a 5.5-hour speedboat crossing to enjoy more time on sunny island.

Terrace of the Lions, Delos

The famous Terrace of the Lions is a signature image of Delos, as key to the island as the whitewashed windmills of Mykonos.

The Terrace of the Lions was dedicated to Apollo in around 600 BC. Originally, there were up to a dozen big squatting guardian cats lining the Sacred Way; today, only seven remain. The lions have grown weathered with time and the elements, and only their tapering feline shapes suggest their original appearance. Lined up in a row, they sit atop pillars of brick and rubble, looking over the site.

The lions are replicas, with the originals preserved in the site’s museum, a short walk east of the terrace near the visitor pavilion.

You can also see one of the lions in Venice, guarding the entrance to the Arsenale shipyards. The terrace is part of the sprawling archaeological site of Ancient Delos, on the island’s northwest coast. It sits in front of the rectangular Agora of the Italians, south of the Sacred Lake where Leto gave birth to Apollo. Between the terrace and the sea lies the temple of Poseidon.

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Little Venice, Mykonos

Little Venice is a tiny quarter of trendy boutiques, churches and whitewashed fishermen’s houses lining the seafront in Mykonos’ Old Town. Flowering bougainvillea adds a touch of crimson to the bright white walls, and wooden balconies painted in trademark Grecian colors of blue and rust hang over the narrow streets.

Just south of the Old Jetty at the entrance to Little Venice, stands the rocklike Church of Panagia Paraportiani, while the town’s iconic row of hilltop windmills overlook the quarter. Come to Little Venice at dusk to capture postcard shots of a Mykonos sunset, and stay on into the evening at a waterfront taverna.

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Friday, May 30, 2014

7-Night Sailing Adventure in the Greek Islands from Santorini to Mykonos

Venture from Santorini to Mykonos on a 7-night sailing adventure through the Greek Cycaldes, a chain of enchanting islands scattered around the Aegean Sea.

The budget-friendly cruise takes place aboard a small yacht, allowing you to help out the crew and try your hand at sailing in between island visits. Dock each night in Santorini, Ios, Amorgos, Naxos and Mykonos as well as a lesser-known island in the archipelago, and make the most of ample free time to swim in the sea and discover villages typified by sugar-cube houses and sun-drenched scenery.

Numbers are limited to nine on this small-group sailing adventure, ensuring a personalized experience.

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10-Day Greek Islands Tour: Small-Group Cyclades Islands Sail from Santorini

Ever dreamed of sailing the Greek islands? This fabulous Greece adventure takes you around the world-renowned Cyclades Islands -- one of the six groups of Greek islands -- in 10 glorious days. Starting in Santorini, travel to Ios, Amorgos, Small Cyclades, Naxos, Syros, Mykonos, Sifnos and Folegandros.

Admire the picturesque scenery as you float on the turquoise Mediterranean waters, and dock to explore ancient towns, delight in fresh Greek food, and immerse yourself in Greek culture during guided tours and free time. From laid-back islands like Small Cyclades to the vibrant holiday mecca of Mykonos, there's something for everyone on this 10-day sailing odyssey.

This small-group tour is limited to just eight people, meaning you'll enjoy a much more personalized, intimate Greek Islands experience.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

7-Night Aegean Greek Islands and Turkey Cruise from Athens

Soak up the splendor of the Aegean Greek Islands and Turkey's so-called Turquoise Coast on this unforgettable 7-night independent cruise from Athens! Cruising on a small-sized motor sail boat, explore gorgeous islands cast like jewels in the Aegean waters, and visit Kusadasi in Turkey where the jaw-dropping classical ruins of Ephesus beckon. Spend three nights at sea and stay overnight on your boat in Patmos, Mykonos, Tinos and Athens. Plus, during your cruise, you set the pace: choose from a range of optional excursions or relax in any way you want.

Meet your guide and fellow group members on board your motor sail boat - the comfortable Panorama II. This intimately sized vessel sleeps 50 at most, ensuring you enjoy personalized service from your friendly crew. The boat offers spacious en-suite bedrooms plus an outdoor bar, below-deck lounge and expansive sun deck that's perfect for topping up your tan as you drift over the shimmering Aegean.

Your cruise focuses on the sublime Greek Island archipelagos of the Cyclades and Dodecanese, where rugged islands fringed by whitewashed towns and lovely bays cry out to be explored. Plus, your boat stops at Kusadasi on Turkey's Turquoise Coast, where an optional excursion to the magnificent ruins at Ephesus awaits.

Along the way, there's plenty of freedom to relax as you wish. Chill out on the sun deck and enjoy frequent stops to swim, and savor the buzzing nightlife, bars and restaurants of your destination. Apart from Day 1 and Day 8, two meals each day are included on board: starting with a delicious American buffet breakfast and then lunch or dinner. Day 7 is the exception, when all three meals are included. Two barbeque lunches served on deck are part of the package!

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Santorini Small-Group Cooking Class and Wine Tasting

Discover the crisp volcanic wine of Santorini and learn how to cook melt-in-the-mouth Greek dishes on a 5-hour food and wine tour of the island! With a friendly local guide, visit two traditional wineries to sample up to eight glasses of the local wine and learn about Santorini's volcanic soil. Then, help a local chef prepare a feast of classic Greek delicacies and island specialties, and savor them alongside a glass of popular Greek firewater such as ouzo!

Numbers are limited to eight on this small-group tour, ensuring personalized attention at all times.
Start your Santorini food tour with a hotel pickup, and then relax on the short transfer to a local vineyard that's etched into the mountainside on volcanic soil. Producing some of Santorini's renowned volcanic wine, the vineyard relies on mineral-rich aspa (the region's unique soil) that helps create wine with crisp notes and distinctive high acidity.

After sampling some of the wine, continue to your second traditional Santorini winery to learn more about the various types of Santorini wine that is produced on the island. Hear about assytriko, a widely cultivated white-wine grape, as well as wines such as nykteri and vinsanto that are both made from assytriko but boast entirely different flavors. Try a few more glasses of wine, and then travel to a nearby traditional Greek restaurant for your cooking class.

Meet the chef - your cooking teacher - and then roll up your sleeves to help out with the preparation of several traditional Greek dishes. As you cook, listen to stories about the country's gastronomy from your chef and learn about the typical dishes of Santorini. While the dishes cooked during your class will vary each time, you can expect to cook some Santorini staples such as tomato fritters alongside Greek classics, perhaps moussaka or a classic Greek salad.

Towards the end of your session, sit down with your chef and group to eat your creations! Water is served alongside the dishes, and you can also try a popular liquor - raki or ouzo - to finish your meal just like the locals.

Before bidding your chef a fond farewell, take a recipe card to recreate the dishes back at home. Then, return to your minibus and finish your Santorini food experience with a hotel drop-off.

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Santorini Helicopter Flight

Hit new heights on a private Santorini helicopter flight and enjoy incredible aerial views of the stunning Greek island! Choose from one of three durations to suit your schedule and ogle sights such as Santorini's caldera and Nea Kameni volcano from high in the air. Select the 30-minute flight for the ultimate 'best of Santorini' experience, and enjoy an exciting route that covers the caldera, volcano and beaches plus the ancient island of Thirasia and idyllic Megalochori and Oia villages. The private helicopter seats a maximum of three people plus the pilot.

Leave your Santorini hotel at a time to suit your schedule, and travel inland by deluxe air-conditioned vehicle to your helicopter launch pad. Meet your pilot and then board your private helicopter to take to the skies above Santorini, a place widely thought of as the most beautiful Greek island. Gaze out of the window and watch the launch pad slip from your view as the breathtaking island landscape takes center stage. How much of Santorini you see depends on the duration chosen. All flights include a hotel drop-off after touch down.

10-Minute Flight:
Soar around Santorini's half-submerged caldera to see the spectacular remains of the original island (Thira) that collapsed beneath the sea after a volcanic explosion in Minoan times. Continue to Santorini's so-called Â‘volcano island,' a rocky outcrop near the main island, and see the active Nea Kameni volcano. Look for fumes pluming from the crater, and admire the black volcanic rocks dramatically juxtaposed against the deep-blue hues of the sea.

20-Minute Flight:
Spend longer in the air, checking out the caldera and Nea Kameni, and see a selection of Santorini's top beaches, too! The beaches flown over are decided on the day by your pilot, but typical examples include Perissa and Kamari. Ogle the beaches' red-tinged volcanic sand lapped by the sea, and look out for hideaway coves and secluded bays.

30-Minute Flight:
See the caldera, volcano and a selection of beaches, plus the island of Thirasia and two of Santorini's prettiest villages: Megalochori and Oia. Glide above the vineyards and historical mansions of Megalochori, a charming 17th-century village, and look out for Megalochori Square where handsome tavernas spill onto the pavements.

Loop around Thirasia, the large island adrift from Santorini's northwestern coast. Forming part of the remains of ancient Thira, the island is sparsely populated with most of its people residing in its main village. Look out for the brightly colored houses that characterize Thirasia, and then soar back over the sea to Santorini, passing the ever-scenic village of Oia. Have your camera ready to capture spectacular sights of Oia's iconic sugar-cube houses and blue-domed churches from the air, and then glide back to the start point.

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Ancient Akrotiri and Santorini Wineries Tour

Venture around the ancient ruins of Akrotiri on a walking tour, and then spend the afternoon sipping crisp Santorini wine during visits to three island wineries! This must-do half-day tour offers an exciting insight into the island's unsung history and winemaking heritage. From a professional guide, hear tales of Akrotiri's links to the mythical city of Atlantis, learn about ancient and modern-day winemaking on the island and taste 12 different types of Santorini wine.

Numbers are limited to eight on this small-group tour, ensuring personalized attention from a guide.
Start your day with a hotel pickup and travel to the archeological site at Akrotiri, an ancient city that was frozen in time after a volcanic eruption some 3,600 years ago. Head inside with your guide - an expert in archeology - and learn about the Minoan city before the catastrophic event occurred. Many speculate that the site is actually Atlantis, a mythical city described by the Greek philosopher Plato as being a prosperous land that disappeared without trace after the Gods were angered.

Gaze in awe at the ruins of multistoried buildings that date back to the 16th century, and admire the intricately designed drainage system that hints at a talented civilization more advanced than its time. Frescoes and fascinating ceramic artifacts are just a few of the finds that add even more intrigue to the site as you wander around.

Evidence of the island's winemaking heritage has been uncovered at Akrotiri and, after learning about the processes used in bygone days, leave the attraction and set off to discover how Santorini wine is made today.

Producing some of the most distinctive wine in the Mediterranean, the island owes its success largely to aspa, a blend of volcanic soil that gives the wine its rich minerality and light flavor. Grapes are grown in baskets close to the ground rather than on trellises, allowing much-needed moisture from the island's minimal rainfalls to be retained.

Visit three of the island's traditional wineries, and enjoy cellar tours of each one to see how the winemaking process unfolds, from harvesting the grapes to bottling and maturing the wine. Take a walk around one of the volcanic vineyards to see the grapes growing in the unforgiving island conditions and, of course, try glasses of Santorini wine galore - up to 12 samples in total!

Try popular varietals such as assyrtiko, nykteri and the rich vinsanto, and enjoy a platter of local delicacies including cheese, salami, bread and olives to complement and balance out the flavors of the wine. After learning about wine and history, finish your experience with a hotel drop-off.

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Santorini Shore Excursion: Private Caldera, Traditional Winery and Oia Village Tour

See the highlights of Santorini on an 5 hours shore excursion, and explore the island from its half-submerged volcanic caldera to the summit of its highest mountain! With a private guide at your side, learn about Santorini's volcanic history while visiting the caldera and Perissa, a black-sand beach. Then, travel through the mountains to a monastery and sample local produce made by the resident monks. Try wine at a volcanic vineyard and winery, and then round off your day with free time in picturesque Oia village before returning to port.

Meet your private guide at Santorini Port and travel to the island's caldera for your first stop of the day. A spectacular geological formation, the caldera is the volcanic remains of the original island that collapsed beneath the sea after a volcanic explosion thousands of years ago.

Stand at the edge of the caldera to pose for pictures against the backdrop of the Aegean Sea, and then continue by minibus to check out another of the island's volcanic features: a dramatic-looking black-sand beach. Stroll down Perissa - the longest beach on the island - and make the most of some free time to sunbathe on the warm shores and enjoy a bite to eat for lunch, if you wish.

Meet back up with your guide at the prearranged time and travel to the peak of Profitis Ilias, Santorini's highest mountain that stands some 2,000 feet (600 meters) above sea level. Gaze out at the island vistas surrounding you, and then follow your guide inside the ornate Greek Christian monastery perched at the mountain's summit. Walk around the chapel, listening to the monks chanting, and savor samples of the dessert wine, honey and extra virgin olive oil that's made on-site.

After learning about winemaking in the mountains, head down into the hills to visit a typical Santorini winery and volcanic vineyard where the local assyrtiko and vinsanto varietals are produced. Sample up to four glasses of the island's distinctive light and acidic whites while learning how wine is produced in such a dry and unforgiving island environment.

From the hills, continue to Santorini's poster-child village of Oia, the iconic whitewashed village that's graced many a postcard. Take a stroll around the streets with your guide to get your bearings and learn about the village history, and then enjoy some free time to sightsee and shop at leisure. After making the most of your free time, meet your guide, and then finish your day with a drop-off at the port.
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We will ensure your timely return to Santorni Port for this activity. In the rare event your ship has departed, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of call.If your ship is delayed and you are unable to attend this activity, your money will be refunded. See our terms and conditions for full details.

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Santorini Shore Excursion: Private Wine Tasting and Vineyard Tour

Leave your cruise ship at Santorini Port, and sip your way around the island on a private morning or sunset wine tour! The 4-hour shore excursion includes visits to three of the island's traditional wineries where you can sample many varietals of local wine. Learn about the assyrtiko grape and hear about Santorini's island viticulture that produces some of the Mediterranean's beloved wine. Explore wine cellars, savor local specialties, and enjoy personalized attention from a private guide.

Travel from Santorini Port to three traditional wineries in Santorini. As you travel by air-conditioned minibus, chat with your private guide about the history of wine production on the island, and learn about the different varietals that you may try throughout the day. The wineries visited depend on the tour you choose; select your preferred option when booking. Both tours finish with a drop-off at the port.

Morning Tour:
Visit Boutari Winery, an estate considered as a winemaking institution in Santorini. Learn about its winemaking heritage, and visit the private cellars to see where its award-winning produce is left to ferment and mature. Continue to the tasting room to sample four glasses of wine, and enjoy a platter of local cheese, olives, tomatoes and bread, too. As you sip and savor, learn about the wine from the estate's own wine-expert guide.

Your second visit is to Gravalas Winery, a traditional Greek wine cellar that dates back to the mid-19th century. Explore the old cellars, seeing the huge vinsanto (dessert wine) barrels, and then visit the foot-stomping room where grapes are still crushed by foot! In the winery's quaint backyard, enjoy another wine tasting and sample up to four glasses of wine made with regional grapes such as assyrtiko and nykteri.

On your way to the coast, stop at the Yellow Donkey brewery (excluding Sundays) to break up your morning wine tour with an introduction to the island's beer! Sample ale, blonde and IPA beer, and learn about the characteristics of the malty brews from your guide. Then, head toward the sea for your final wine tasting - this time on the beach! The wine produced at Gaia Winery is matured on the sea floor, roughly 492 feet (150 meters) underwater.

Sunset Tour:
After visits to Boutari and Gravalas wineries, head straight to Santo Winery for a wine tasting with sunset views. Take a seat in the tasting area, and enjoy a glass of sparkling wine before finishing on a high note Â— with a glass of the winery's legendary vinsanto wine.

Worry-Free Shore Excursion:
We will ensure your timely return to Santorini Port for this activity. In the rare event your ship has departed, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call. If your ship is delayed and you are unable to attend this activity, your money will be refunded. See our terms and conditions for full details.

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Small-Group Santorini Wine Tasting and Vineyard Tour

Sip your way around Santorini on a 4-hour wine tour of the island, visiting three traditional wineries! While savoring up to 12 different varietals made from grapes such as the indigenous assyrtiko, learn all about the island's unique viticulture that produces some of the most acidic and seductively sweet wine in the Mediterranean. Walk around a volcanic vineyard, explore the wineries' cellars and enjoy a platter of local delicacies to eat alongside the wine.

Numbers are limited to eight on this small-group wine tour, ensuring personalized attention from a guide.

Start your wine tour with a hotel pickup, and then travel in air-conditioned comfort by minibus to your first of three traditional wineries in Santorini. As you travel, chat with your friendly guide about the history of wine production on the island, and learn about the different varietals that you may try throughout the day.

Producing some of the most distinctive wine in the Mediterranean, Santorini owes its success largely to aspa, a unique blend of volcanic soil that gives the wine its rich minerality and light flavor. Grapes are grown in baskets close to the ground rather than on trellises, allowing much-needed moisture from the island's minimal rainfalls to be retained effectively.

At each of the wineries, enjoy a cellar tour with your guide to see how the winemaking process unfolds, from harvesting the grapes to bottling and maturing the wine. Take a walk around one of the volcanic vineyards to see the grapes growing in the unforgiving island conditions and, of course, sample glasses of Santorini wine galore - up to 12 glasses in total!

Try popular varietals such as assyrtiko, nykteri and the rich vinsanto, and enjoy a platter of local delicacies including cheese, salami, bread and olives to complement and balance out the flavors of the wine.

After four hours exploring three of the most interesting wineries in Santorini, your guide will drop you off at your hotel where your wine tour finishes.

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Private Tour: Santorini Wine Tasting Tour Including Greek Meal

Combine a Santorini wine tour with a meal at a beachfront restaurant on a 4-hour private tour! After visiting a volcanic winery and a family-run wine cellar that dates to the 19th century, sample up to four glasses of local varietals and learn about wine production on the island from your private guide. Finish the experience by traveling to a restaurant on one of Santorini's famous black-sand beaches, and enjoy a 3-course meal with more of the local wine.

Start your day with a pickup from your Santorini hotel or port, and travel to two of the island's traditional wineries - a volcanic winery and a family-run wine cellar that's been in operation since the 19th century. As you travel by air-conditioned minibus, chat with your private guide about the history of the island's wine production, and learn about the different varietals that you may try throughout the day.

Producing some of the most distinctive wine in the Mediterranean, Santorini owes its success largely to aspa, a unique blend of volcanic soil that gives the wine its rich minerality and light flavor. Grapes are grown in baskets close to the ground rather than on trellises, allowing much-needed moisture from the island's minimal rainfalls to be retained effectively.

Explore the cellar and vineyard at the volcanic winery to see grapes growing in the unforgiving island conditions, and then explore the cellars of the family-run winery to learn about winemaking through the ages. See the old cellar and grape-stomping room where the family still crush the grapes by foot, and then sample up to four different varietals such as assyrtiko, nykteri and the rich vinsanto.

After your cellar tour, leave the countryside and travel past the vineyards and mountains to a restaurant at one of Santorini's black-sand beaches. Head inside and look out over the beach while enjoying a meal consisting of three courses of Santorini specialties alongside a glass of house wine and bottled water.

Having finished your meal, meet your guide outside the restaurant and end your experience with a hotel drop-off.

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Oia Sunset and Traditional Villages Tour in Santorini

Take a break from Santorini's beaches and discover Minoan excavations, the island's ancient capital and the famous Oia sunset on a full-day tour! With a friendly local guide at your side, explore the archeological site at Akrotiri and wander along the town's old main street while hearing its history. Enjoy free time to explore Santorini's ancient capital of Pyrgos, and then watch the sun set from the Kastro of Oia, the Venetian castle ruins at the top of the idyllic Santorini village.

Leave your Santorini hotel by air-conditioned coach and travel to the archeological site at Akrotiri, an ancient city that was frozen in time after a volcanic eruption some 3,600 years ago. Step inside with your guide and learn about the Minoan city before the devastating event occurred.

Gaze in admiration at the ruins of multi-storied buildings that date back to the 16th century, and admire the intricately designed drainage system that hints at a talented civilization far more advanced than its time. As you explore the main street, lined with old stores and warehouses from the ancient commercial city, hear about the ceramic artifacts, such as pithoi (earthenware jugs), and other rare finds that add even more intrigue to the site.

The most impressive view of Akrotiri is seen from a triangular plaza near the exit, so head there next to soak up the views. Before leaving the site, your guide will also show you the burial place of the site's chief archaeologist, Professor Spyridon Marinatos of the University of Athens, an individual who sadly died working on the excavations.

From Akrotiri, continue to Pyrgos, a village that was once the ancient capital of Santorini. With more than 50 churches, a Venetian castle and incredible views, the village is the perfect place to spend your afternoon. Enjoy plenty of free time to explore independently and perhaps enjoy a late lunch (own expense), too.

Meet back up with your guide in the early evening, and travel to Oia village, the quintessential Greek village that's known for its sugar cube houses and pretty, blue-domed churches. The village is renowned as the place on the island to see the sun set, with its streets stacked into the side of the cliffs overlooking the spectacular caldera. Follow your guide up to the old ruins of an ancient Venetian castle, known as the Kastro of Oia, and gaze down from the village and caldera to the sea.

Having watched the sun set, return to your coach and finish your evening with a hotel drop-off.

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