If you want to spend your vacation in a place that combines entertainment, relaxation and adventure, then Santorini Island, Greece is the vacation destination for you! Santorini is unlike any otherGreek Island. It has a magnificent mystic aura and characteristics that are stunning and unique. Santorini (otherwise known as Thira) belongs to the Cyclades cluster and is situated 128 nautical milesfrom Piraeus Port. The island is 73 sq. km in area and has approximately 13,500 inhabitants.
Santorini Island Greece is most famous for its Caldera - which is the opening created by the Santorinivolcano -, its breathtaking sunset view and its beaches, which have unique colours due to the volcanic properties of the sand. Santorini's rocky cliffs and landscape are almost primitive and wild,adding even more to its mystery.
Thousands of visitors come to Santorini every year just to admire one of the most majestic sunset views in the world. The island has become a meeting place forromantic souls who have found a vacation destination that can only be described as "the poetry" of nature.
Others visit Santorini for its exquisite archaeological sites, including the famousancient city of Akrotiri, considered by many to be the last remaining piece from the Lost Continent of Atlantis, which was "swallowed" by the sea due to a volcano eruption 3,500 years ago, as well asthe magnificent archaeological site of Ancient Thira, the splendid Cathedrals and the Museums (Archaeological, Prehistoric, Folklore and Maritime).
On Santorini, you will experience the vacationof a lifetime, as no other island in the world offers such contrasting colours and impressive scenery. Stark white villages built on dramatic grey and red cliffs, red and black sandy beaches, and amysterious volcano. Nothing can prepare you for the uniqueness of Santorini, Greece.
The "black pearl of the Aegean" welcomes you to a world of enigmatic beauty.