Santorini
darkwing
Having extensively travelled to Santorinin, the most recent in June, Id
say visit Oia. Akrotiri is nice...but if you are going to visit the island,
its not what i would consider THE spot. My sis and her husband went there
during our last visit and their response was, "Its nice". Hardly an
inpiring time for them :)
Jon D
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> Have scheduled a cruise for October and Santorini is one of the Greek
> islands we'll visit ... for six hours. There are two excursions
> sponsored by the ship ... one visits Akritori, the other Oia.
>
> For those of you who've "been there, done that" which do you
> recommend?
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> Kitty
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JohnA
Fira shops for a couple of hours, walk along the caldera-side
walk for a couple of km to get away from the bustle, stop at one
of the farther-from-town restaurants there and enjoy the
tranquil view over a long cold one.
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Christinaz
> islands we'll visit ... for six hours. There are two excursions
> sponsored by the ship ... one visits Akritori, the other Oia.
>
> For those of you who've "been there, done that" which do you
> recommend?
>
> If you are interested in ancient sites you should not miss Akrotiri, it's
one of the most interesting I have ever seen and was the highlight of our
trip to Santorini. The guided tour was very good and lasted about an hour,
so you would still have time to see more of the island. We visited both
Akrotiri and Oia on the same day using the local bus service, which is a
very good one compared to most Greek islands. Hope you ejoy your trip. Tina.
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kingsley
<rp...@neo.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Have scheduled a cruise for October and Santorini is one of the Greek
> islands we'll visit ... for six hours. There are two excursions
> sponsored by the ship ... one visits Akritori, the other Oia.
>
> For those of you who've "been there, done that" which do you recommend?
Err... Pass.
You can go on a trip out onto the volcano. This was the most
interesting thing we did in Santorini. It's a fairly rocky and dusty
walk. Don't wear your 'good' sandals. Actually... don't wear sandals
at all, wear some boots.
Failing that I'd just explore around Fira town a bit, lots of expensive
jewelers (window-shopping only for us), some nice bars and cafes.
You should be able to get a great view of the whole 'caldera'
that is (was) Santorini.
If you're inclined towards religion, then there's a few of the ubiquitious
white-and-blue churches here and there around Fira town too.
cheers,
-kt
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Paulo Ferrero
I would recommend Oia if you interested in something more than rocks covered
buy an imense umbrella (that's Akrotiri). Oia is a small beautiful village
in the right arm of the beautiful Santorini, with lots of restaurants,
bright colors, and narrow streets; altough, Phira is well worthy of a
photograph, as well as for a promenade for some 1-2 hours, and a
unforgetable dinner at one of tthose great esplanades, drinking "ozu" and
eating that marvelous Greek food.
Please, if you are fat do not climb the island on a dunkey, the poor animals
keep doing that distance every single day.
Have a nice trip.
Seven years ago I enjoyed a lot spending 6 days in Santorini.
Paulo Miguel Ferrero
Gene Kasprzyk
If you are interested in archaeology, Akrotiri is fantastic.
You might think about researching all of the islands you will visit and save
money by skipping the inflated costs of the Cruise Lines excursions. You can
almost always do the same itinerary as the excursion on your own for much less
money.
Kelly
are extremely over-priced. We took a buses from
the middle of town to Oia and Akrotiri. We felt that
Akrotiri was a disappointment. Most of the paintings
are in a museum in Athens. You can't walk through
the ruins, you walk on top of planks that wind their
way somewhat above, and it's in a large building,
very dark, so you can't really take pictures.
We loved Oia! Beautiful white-washed houses,
hotels, shops, and restaurants that cling to the
side of the crater that is Santorini. The town
at the top as you get off the tram or climb
the stairs is also worth exploring.
I envy you. We really want to go back!
Wolfgang Schwanke wrote:
> "Kitty Park" <rp...@neo.rr.com> writes:
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> >islands we'll visit ... for six hours. There are two excursions
> >sponsored by the ship ... one visits Akritori, the other Oia.
>
> Akrotiri: One of the most important excavation sites in Greece
> (in the world?). An entire city of the time before the volcano
> exploded. Thought to be Minoan ... one of the oldest cities in
> the world, they discovered drainage and multi story buildings
> from a time approx. 4000 years ago. The excavation is open
> to the public, you can walk some selected streets which have
> been dug out of the lava.
>
> Oia: Pictoresque. Lovely. Houses and little chapels with
> green, blue, pink, purple & yellow roofs against the deep
> blue sea and the (usually) deeper blue sky.
> About 50 % of all picture post cards of Greece are actually
> taken in Oia.
>
> It's a pity you can't take both trips really.
>
> Regards
>
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Judith Nicholls
We found Akrotiri extremely memorable. I think the point here is if you
are an archaeology buff you will love it. If not, probably not.
Re Santorini in general -- MAGNIFICENT!
Judy
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