Top Santorini posts
The cinematic splendour of Santorini and Mykonos
Unmistakably Katikies is a visually stunning promotional film for the Katikies Hotels in Santorini and Mykonos Visual rush: We’re really enjoying a just-released promotional video that we think superbly captures the magical atmosphere and exhilarating beauty of Santorini and Mykonos, two of the most popular and well-known islands in Greece. Unmistakably Katikies is a […]Read More »
New Radisson Blu Zaffron luxury resort opens on Santorini
The Radisson Blu Zaffron Resort is a luxury retreat that opened in August 2021 at Kamari beach on Santorini Newly opened: We regularly receive emails from readers asking us to recommend accommodations at Santorini beach resort areas — requests we’re not well-positioned to respond to since we haven’t been to the island since 2006, […]Read More »
20 tantalizing reasons to visit Santorini island
If Santorini is already on your list of places to visit, you’ve probably got a few main reasons for your choice — including the island’s world-famous sunsets and its breathtaking caldera scenery. But there are many additional features and attractions that make Santorini an appealing holiday destination, and local photographer, filmmaker and graphic designer […]Read More »
April landslide prompts renewed warning of 5-year-old ban on visits to Santorini's Red Beach
With its breathtaking backdrop of soaring crimson cliffs, many tourists regard Santorini’s Red Beach as one of the top “must-see” attractions on the island. This image appeared on the Travel to Santorini page on Facebook. Red Beach has officially been closed to the public since 2013 because of rockfall risks, but thousands of tourists […]Read More »
Greek Island icons & landmarks: The blue-domed church high above the sea on Santorini
Photos of Agios Theodori Church have inspired countless people to visit Santorini and other places in Greece — or to dream of going there Greek Islands Icons & Landmarks is a series of occasional posts about curious, unusual and extraordinary sights and places we have seen on our travels in the Greek Islands […]Read More »
The sweet sounds and looks of luxury at Canaves Oia hotel on Santorini
This 2-minute film is the official 2018 promotional video for Canaves Oia on Santorini. The hotel looks amazing, and its outstanding scenic views show why Santorini is one of the world’s most famous islands. Dreamy destination: Yesterday (February 23) was a terribly dreary day here in Toronto. The morning temperature was only 1 degree […]Read More »
The bewitching but dangerous beauty of Santorini's Red Beach
Santorini’s Red Beach is seen in an image from EscapeGreece.com [Editor’s Update: If you plan to visit Santorini in 2018, please beware that Red Beach is officially closed to the public. Click here to read about a landslide that occurred on Red Beach in April 2018 and led island authorities to re-issue warnings that […]Read More »
Sky views of Santorini's sensational cliffside scenery
Drone tour: Here’s a video to excite and inspire those of you who will be going to Santorini this summer — or possibly sometime in the future. Created by NPro+ Aerial Production, the two-and-a-half minute film will take you on an exhilarating aerial tour of the western side of Santorini, renowned for the picturesque villages that cling to […]Read More »
The splendour of Santorini
Santorini was filmed during April 2013 by dimid, a timelapse photographer from Minsk, Belarus, and his colleague Zweizwei from Korea. Bedazzling beauty: Now that it’s a brand-new year, people around the world are beginning to book their spring, summer and fall trips to Greece. Since many will be spending some time on Santorini, I’m posting some inspiring videos that […]Read More »
Santorini sets its sights on year-round tourism
Click on the arrow to view Santorini The One, the lead video in a series of clips produced earlier this year to promote Santorini tourism. The island now hopes to become a popular travel destination all year long. Four seasons of splendour: If all goes according to plans currently under development, winter won’t be “off season” […]Read More »
Exhilarating sights and scenes from Santorini
Filipe Samora captured breathtaking Santorini sights in this spellbinding film posted on Vimeo. I loved watching the video and am sharing it here so you can enjoy the exhilarating images of this incomparably beautiful Greek island.Read More »
Santorini claims #1 spot on T+L magazine readers' ranking of best islands in Europe & the world
Luxury hotels crown the spectacular caldera cliffs in Santorini’s Oia village Reader favourite: Santorini is the world’s best island for 2014, according to a survey of Travel + Leisure magazine readers. Santorini beat out three Hawaiian islands as well as Bali, Indonesia to claim top spot in T+L’s World’s Best Awards 2014. Last year, Santorini […]Read More »
April 21, 2016 at 4:46 am
Interesting posts! especially about year-round tourism!
August 30, 2017 at 3:36 am
Hi!
I am planning to visit Greece in first or second week of October! Need updates on how the weather would be and are there any parties happening during that period.. suggestions for must visit places would be great! Also if you can share some links which might be helpful during my visit. Thanks in advance.
August 31, 2017 at 9:19 am
It would have helped if you had said where in Greece you are going. Since you posted your question in my Top Santorini posts section, I assume there. For parties, check my post about party events on Cyclades islands: https://mygreecetravelblog.com/2017/02/25/party-events-on-ios-naxos-and-santorini-during-summer-2017/