Greece Trip Overview
With this private full day tour you find Santorini’s historical and cultural highlights. Skip the crowded tour buses and strangers getting in your postcard-perfect photos; explore the island with getting around in an air-conditioned minivan. Visit remarkable Venetian castles in Emporio , marvel at the ocean views from Firostefani and Skaros Rock, and watch the sunset over the picturesque village of Oia.
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Greece, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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With this private full day tour you find Santorini’s historical and cultural highlights. Skip the crowded tour buses and strangers getting in your postcard-perfect photos; explore the island with getting around in an air-conditioned minivan. Visit remarkable Venetian castles in Emporio , marvel at the ocean views from Firostefani and Skaros Rock, and watch the sunset over the picturesque village of Oia.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Megalochori – Traditional Village, Megalochori Greece
The tour picking you up from your hotel. After a short route the small group will reach the traditional village of Megalochori, walk in the narrow alleys and discover the houses with the high walls.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Perissa, Perissa, Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean
Leaving megalochori you will have some free time to relax and enjoy a lazy break at the most famous black sandy beach of the island at Perivolos, where you can swim or even have lunch, tasting the local flavors.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Castelli of Emporio, Emporio Greece
Continue to Emporio village, stroll around the small picturesque streets and see the best preserved Venetian castle which used to be the medieval trade center of the island.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Wine Museum Koutsogiannopoulos, Epar. Od. Messarias – Archeas Thiras, Vothonas 847 00 Greece
Being 8 metres below ground. It is shaped like a labyrinth and stretches for 300 metres, presenting the history of wine and the daily life of the Santorini’s vine dresser since 1660. Visitors are toured around the facilities while seeing depictions of wine’s history.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Firostefani, Firostefani, Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean
Subsequently, you will make a short stop in Firostefani, where you can take breathtaking photos of the famous Blue Dome and the Rock Of Skaros, where the capital of the island used to be during the Venetian period.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Oia, Oia, Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean
The tour will finish in Oia village. Explore the narrow passageways and discover the old captain’s houses, the unique cave houses, and the romantic chapels. Later you will watch the spectacular sunset over the caldera while being inside the Venetian castle of Oia. After such a lovely day you will be driven back to your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
