Santorini Vlog: Pirgos, Perissa, Akrotiri, Lighthouse, Oia!
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May 27,
2015
The beauty of staying in Oia is that you can have the town almost entirely to yourself if you're willing to wake up early before the tourist buses start to arrive, which is what we did! After taking in the stunning morning views, having a simple breakfast at our Air BnB and changing our clothes (in preparation for the warmer afternoon temperature), we took the bus from Oia to
Fira.
In Fira we decided to rent a car for 24 hours for just 32
Euro with full insurance (this price does not include gas). Renting a car allowed us to see much more in one day than would have been possible using the bus system.
We started our island tour by driving south to the village/town of
Pirgos, which offered the most gorgeous views of the lower lying towns and sea! We were amazed by how few tourists there were in Pirgos given its rustic charm and breathtaking views. We highly recommend visiting Pirgos! While you're there, you might want to stop in at the Kastelli 1663
Art Gallery &
Cafe where you can get a scrumptious snack, like affogato (espresso poured over a scoop of ice cream
...drool!!) for just 3 Euro.
Next we drove to Perissa, one of
Santorini's famous black sand beaches. Perissa and
Kamari (another town home to black sand beaches) are separated by the mountain atop which is
Ancient Thira. Tim was especially excited to go for a swim in the cool
Aegean Sea!
The beach is lined with restaurants that provide comfortable beach chairs and umbrellas free of charge as long as you order food and/or drink, which is reasonably priced.
Beware that the beach is topless!
After lunch and a swim, we headed to the
Akrotiri archaeological site, where you can see the remnants of homes, roads and pottery dating from the
17th Century BC!! Our final stop of the day was the lighthouse. It was uncrowded, the view was fantastic, and the breeze was refreshing!
Today we learned that you have to leave the tourist centers of Oia and Fira in order to truly experience all that the amazing island of Santorini has to offer to visitors!
Happy travels!! And thank you for watching!!
MUSIC:
Crossing Winds (
Inspired by
The XX -
Intro) by Jacoo
https://soundcloud.com/jacoo/crossing-winds-original
Unity (
Original Mix) by
Stone Van Brooken X Wolfskind
https://soundcloud.com/stonevanbrooken/stone-van-brooken-wolfskind-unity-original-mix