The final village on our whistle stop day tour around Santorini is the gorgeous little Emporio. It takes its name from the Greek word for “trade” (Emporeio) and for centuries was the traditional trade centre of Santorini. From the main road Emporio might seem like any normal, fairly bland modern town but head up to the traditional, fortifiedContinue reading “Enchanting Emporio”
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Colour burst
Here’s a final glimpse of some of the colourful sights of Megalochori. This little village is the center of the wine industry of Santorini and it is surrounded by vine yards While the majority of the village is still firmly dressed in the traditional white and blue uniform of the island, you can discover some mouthContinue reading “Colour burst”
Magical Megalochori
Megalochori is our next stop and it’s another picturesque village. Its existence is recorded all the way back to the 17th century. Home to historical mansions, old traditional houses and wine canavas it is a colourful, traditional little place. Apparently it has a history of merchants exporting the Vinsanto wine that the island still produces. One striking featureContinue reading “Magical Megalochori”
Vothonas village
Vothonas is a small rock village and architecturally it is one of the strangest villages on Santorini. A tangle of paths climb up to the cave houses – some perfectly restored and others derelict and deserted. It’s a complex network of open and closed excavations, almost like being on an archaeological dig in places. As the coastalContinue reading “Vothonas village”
Pyrgos
Moving on from the delights of Oia, we decided that the best way to explore the rest of Santorini was to follow other visitors leads and hire a quad bike for the day. Our beast cost us 40 euros for 24 hours – if we’d haggled we’d have probably got an even better deal butContinue reading “Pyrgos”
Quaint little Cockington
Back to the Easter break catch up! On-route to the caravan in Brixham we take a little detour to the delightful little village of Cockington. It’s a place that I remember fondly from when I was a nipper. It’s just a handful of buildings but each of the dwellings are delicious little confections topped withContinue reading “Quaint little Cockington”