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Greece holiday pic of the day

February 18, 2012 / / 0 Comments
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church in Oia village on Santorini

This church belltower in the picturesque village of Oia has a view toward the town of Imerovigli in the distance, perched high above the Aegean Sea atop the spectacular steep cliffs of Santorini’s world-famous caldera. The photo appears in my Greece 2004: Oia, Santorini album, which Webshots.com featured as Album of the Day on September 12 2004. Unfortunately, Webshots changed its format in December 2012 and the album is no longer available for public viewing. The photos can, however, be seen in the Oia Santorini album on the mygreecetraveblog.com Facebook page. Below is a link to my Santorini 1 album on Flickr, which includes hundreds more photos from the island. Click once on the album cover photo to view a slideshow, or click twice to enter the album and view individual full-size photos.


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Favourite tavernas: Fond memories of traditional Greek cuisine at Aktaion taverna on Santorini

October 13, 2011 / / 0 Comments
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Aktaion Taverna Santorini

Aktaion taverna in Firostefani village on Santorini

 

Local specialties: We haven’t been to Santorini in several years, but we still talk about how much we have enjoyed Aktaion taverna in Firostefani.

We discovered this little restaurant gem back in 2004 when we stayed at the Santorini Palace Hotel during our first trip to the island.  Aktaion is situated just a short walk from the Santorini Palace, right beside the scenic clifftop footpath that links the village of Firostefani with the island’s bustling main town of Fira.

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Our windowless cave-style Santorini hotel room with its low ‘hobbit’ door

August 28, 2011 / / 0 Comments
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Cliffside Suites Santorini Room 119

Room 119 at Grotto Villas/Cliff Side Suites in Firostefani had no window …

 

Grotto Villas Cliffside Suites Suite 119

… and the door was only 5 feet 5 inches tall. Don’t forget to duck!

 

Head knocker: Santorini is world-renowned for spectacular scenery, and its magnificent caldera views drew us back to the island three consecutive years in a row. We just couldn’t get enough of the breathtaking landscape, colourful clifftop villages and endless views of the gorgeous blue Aegean Sea. So imagine our reaction when we arrived at the Grotto Villas/Cliff Side Suites hotel in Firostefani to discover that our assigned room — #119 — didn’t even have a window!

That happened back in 2006, but I still remember our surprise and disappointment like it were yesterday. It would be bad enough to be assigned a windowless hotel room anywhere when you’re travelling on vacation. But on Santorini of all islands? There ought to be a law against it! To add insult to injury, the room door had a low frame, and I kept banging the top of my head on it whenever I went in and out. I’m only 5’7, and until I arrived at Grotto Villas/Cliff Side Suites I never expected that I would ever be too tall to walk into a hotel room while standing upright!

 

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Greece holiday pic of the day

August 27, 2011 / / 0 Comments
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a blue gate on Santorini

This blue gate in the Santorini village of Firostefani overlooks Thirasia island (top left) and offers a teasing peek of whitewashed buildings in the village of Oia on Santorini’s northwest tip, partially visible behind massive Skaros Rock (right)

 

 

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