Santorini is one of the island in the Aegian archipelago. It is also one of the popular destinations around the world. The city was used to be a round island. During the earthquake 3600 years ago (1585BC), the underwater volcano erupted and formed a Caldera. The island was called Santorini derived from the name Saint Irene or Santa Irene, a Cathedral in Perissa. Perissa is one of the villages in Santorini Island, Greece.
The sunsets at Santorini viewed from the Caldera is without a doubt breathtakingly beautiful, A spectacular scenery for photography: golden sun slowly sinking and later turns to bloody colour till it completely set.
For those who prefer to see the beautiful sunset in Mediterrenean without obstruction, sail inside the caldera. We joined the Sunset Cruise Semi Private Sailing. We had spent the five hours: feasting our eyes with the marvellous volcanic landscapes and geographical formations around the calders; did swim and snorkle in the middle of the Aegean Sea and have seen the famous landmarks such as the Indian head mountain, rock formations, Venetian lighthouse and the sulfurous waters at the Palia and Nea Kameni, the volcanoes in the island. We were able to take a dip also in the natural hot springs of the volcano, Palea Kameni
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| Sailing from Vlihada to the Red Beach |
Sail started from Marina Vlihada to the strikingly beautiful red beach of the island which is situated in the historic village of Akrotiri
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| sailing towards Red Beach, Santorini Island, Greece |
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| Red Beach, Santorini Island, Greece |
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| Red rocks in the Red Beach, Santorini Island, Greece |
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| Red Beach, Santorini Island, Greece |
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| Red Beach, Santorini Island, Greece |
Red Beach, the famous volcano beach on the island, is located near the excavation site of Akrotiri. Everything is red with unique landscape and picturesque red rock formations. If you want to spend more hours in this beach, you can get here by car: 10 mins rough walk from the harbour of Akrotiri and a bit of hiking; or by boat from Kamari, Perissa and Akrotiri.
Due to unpredictable landslides in the area, it was officially declared unsuitable for visiting. Staying in the beach is own responsibility. Apparently, the place is irresistible, unable to discourage visitors.
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| walk to the red beach, Santorini Island, Greece |
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| alienated rock on the left side, White beach, Santorini |
sailing onwards to the magnificent white beach past the rock formations of the coastline.
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| White Rocks, Santorini Island, Greece |
Extraordinary landscape with tall white rocks.
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| Venetian Lighthouse on Cape Akrotiri, Santorini Island, Greece |
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| White Beach, Santorini Island, Greece |
White beach is accessible only by boat from Akrotiri, 5euros return.
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| White Beach White Rocks, Santorini Island, Greece |
Daddy and the youngest took a dip near the White beach.
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| Indian head mountain |
Cruising the white beach area past the the Indian Head Mountain
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| Indian head mountain |
Can you see the head of an indian?
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| Venetian Lighthouse and Castle |
From the Indian head mountain past the Venetian lighthouse. On the tip of the island, you;ll have the inspiring panoramic view of the Aegean Sea and the surrounding Greek islands.
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| Akrotiri Island and the Venetian Lighthouse on the cape, Santorini Island, Greece |
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| Hikers to the Venetian Lighthouse, Akrotiri Island, Santorini, Greece |
From there, we sail the famous volcanic hot springs. There are two volcanoes in the caldera: Nea Kameni and the Palea Kameni. Mommy and the youngest took a dip in to the sulfurous waters of Palea Kameni
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| small church at Palea Kameni volcano |
Palea Kameni especially is a pole of attraction for tourists for its healing hot springs. The yellow waters there contain a large amount of sulfur and are characterized for their therapeutic purposes. Today, Agios Nikolaos which is the small cove in Palea Kameni islet is a true health source.
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| Aegean Sea blue waters, Santorini Island, Greece |
The villages in Santorini are perched on the cliffs of caldera. While we were sailing the caldera, we could villages of Santorini such as Fira, Firostefani, Imerovigil and Oia. I think the village on the above photo is Oia as it was there we waited for the Sunset.
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| sulfur lining the rocks, Santorini volcano, Greece |
We continued sailing and stopped to where we could see from afar the village of Oia.
We had then the Greek delicacies board buffet with Greek salads, beverages and wines from the local wineries before we set to relax and waited for the Sunset
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| Sunset sailing board buffet, Santorini Island, Greece |
We stopped here to wait for the famous Sunset in Oia
Sunset in Oia
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| Sunset in Oia, Santorini Islands, Greece |
The very best views of Santorini are seen from the Aegean sea. We wish we could still go back to this very beautiful creation.
Our unforgettable sailing ended at around 8pm.
I'll be posting more of the photos taken inside the caldera and more of the Akrotiri history.
More photos within the
White beach, please click the link
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