Tag Archives: Fira
Things that make life worth living in Santorini
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Things that make life worth living in Santorini or elsewhere… Have you ever thought what are they really?
In our lives, some images, some aesthetic pleasures are simply given to you, without asking for anything in return. This is the pleasure you get in Fira in this sculpted scenery, the result of natural coincidences, of hard [...]
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Santorini Cable Car
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Santorini’s Cable Car is one of the two most common ways to go up the road once you arrive at the port of Santorini. The other is the famous Santorini donkeys. The road up to the town of Fira is quite steep and serpentine and is usually avoided by tourists, who come to the island [...]
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Santorini Sunset in Fira
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Santorini Sunset : romance cannot get lost in the equation, even on Santorini, the busiest Greek island. The serene way of life, the dramatic scenery with the white washed houses and the turquoise domed churches in Santorini produce a rather passionate effect in first time visitors.
Santorini (Fira) sunset by Marcel Germain
The beautiful village and capital [...]
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Fira, the beautiful capital of Santorini
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Fira is the capital of Santorini and its commercial and economic hub, a place that retained its traditional architecture and beauty despite the great expansion it saw the last twenty years. Fira is perched on the edge of the imposing volcanic rocks and cliffs, facing the submerged volcano. Nea Kammeni, the island volcano, once part [...]
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Exploring South Santorini with a Hire Car
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South Santorini is the focal point of tourists and locals, due to the numerous beautiful beaches and villages, and the archaeological interest if bears. If you want to explore South Santorini with a hire car, take a map and start taking notes:
Santorini photo by Klearchos Kapoutsis
Fira, the capital of Santorini
The tour starts from the [...]
