Pyrgos Santorini is the old capital of this island and the one village where you can stand still and see the entire thing at once: the caldera and the volcano to the west, the black sand coast and the open…
The Santorini cable car is the little six-cabin lift that drops from the rim at Fira to the Old Port at Skala, three hundred metres below. It exists because there is no road down that cliff, and for anyone arriving…
Imerovigli Santorini is the highest village on the caldera rim and the one that people who know this island choose when they can afford to. It sits about three hundred metres above the water between Fira and Oia, on the…
Perissa beach Santorini is the longest stretch of black sand in the Cyclades and the cheapest place on this island to have a proper Greek beach holiday. It sits on the south east coast behind the great rock of Mesa…
Kamari beach Santorini is the island’s most practical resort and the one the caldera crowd tends to overlook. It is a long straight sweep of black volcanic sand on the east coast, under the huge rock of Mesa Vouno, with…
Oia Santorini is the most photographed village in Greece and the one visitors most often describe as both extraordinary and disappointing in the same sentence. Both are correct, and the difference between them is entirely a matter of what time…
Fira Santorini is the island’s capital, its transport hub and the place most first-time visitors should base themselves, and it is also the town people are most often rude about. Both reactions are earned. Between eleven and five in high…
Red Beach Santorini is the island’s most photographed stretch of coast and the one that most often disappoints people who arrive without knowing what they are walking into. It is a small bay of dark red and black pebble beneath…
The Santorini hot springs are the most oversold and most misunderstood item on the island’s excursion menu, and we would rather tell you plainly what they are before you book. They are not a spa, there are no pools, no…
Santorini to Ios is the shortest ferry hop from this island and the easiest one to underestimate. Thirty-five to fifty minutes on a high speed boat takes you to an island with the best sandy beaches within reach, a hill…