Santorini Island

Continuing our Greece trip I would like to speak about wonderful and charming place – about Santorini Island.

Santorini is unique. Present island will draw your attention with adorable picture - beaches, covered with black volcanic sand and local snow-white houses. They say, some time ago Island had round shape, but after 1580 B.C., when powerful volcanic explosion damaged whole Minoan civilization, Santorini become half-moon island.

Given place was named after Saint Irina. Now island is huge mass of volcanic lava, which came up from sea depth and fixed above ground. Santorini consists of general island with some small islands around.

Santorini is also famous like church-city. There are a lot of small churches. Some people say, there are more churches then common houses. And it is really true. It creates special and unforgettable atmosphere. Just imagine snow-white houses with bright blue roofs, plenty of various small shops, craftsmen' stores, narrow and twisting streets, archaeological monuments of Minoan era and so on and so forth. I think, you would value Santorini.

Present Island is southernmost among Kikladian islands. Santorini' s area is 76 square km, coast line length is 70 km, its' population is about 8 thousand people. As you see, Santorinin is compact and comfortable small island.

If you would like to find place for the rest, where you will spend time actively, take part in nightlife and so on, I have to upset you, Santorini is calm and quiet place for even rest.

Santorini has perfect transport connection. You will get to the island with no problems and difficulties.

If you travel by air, you may come to Santorini from Athens, Mikonos, Rhodes, Iraklion, etc. If you would like to ferry, you may realize this dream and come Santorini from Piraeus (Athens), Crete island, Thesalinniki, Kikladian islands and so on. In summer period you may take advantage of the opportunity and travel to Santorini by high-speed catamaran.

So, if you have means, free time and overwhelming desire to look at Greece, come to Santorini Island. There are no doubts, you will fall in love with this place!