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This is a special Last Minute top offer from SantoriniVillas.net for bookings at Kisiris Villa in Imerovigli, Santorini. For Bookings from July 30th to September 30th 2009 you can have the villa at the Special Price of 630 495 Euros per day!

Kisiris Villa (1867), located at Imerovigli village, used to be a “canava”, Santorini’s traditional winery. Without having lost a bit of its architecture and style, it has been recently renovated and now is used to offer high standard accommodation to those who seek exceptional holiday time.  With its 4 double/twin bedrooms and bathrooms with shower, a fully equipped main kitchen and a secondary one, and even an outdoor jacuzzi is ideal for company groups or filming crews, due to its Internet and meeting facilities. (more…)

In some islands the name of the port is different from the name of the island or there more than one ports in the same island.
So, in this post we will write down some very popular ports that you will see in Ferry tickets Booking Engines and the region that they belong.

The main ports of Athens are: Piraeus (South of Athens), Rafina (North, near airport) and Lavrio. The ports of Amorgos are Aigiali and Katapola. The ports of Crete are Heraclion (main port), Chania, Rethymno, Sitia (Lasithi), Agios Nikolaos and Kissamos (close to Chania).

The name of Santorini’s port is Athinios but you will find it as Thira. The old port of Fira is used only from the cruise ships. (more…)

This is the second part of our tips about hotels in Santorini and accommodation in general. So, have in mind that due to its geomorphology, Santorini features relatively small hotels. Although there are some big resorts (100-150 rooms), most of the accommodation units have 10-50 rooms. More specifically, those hotels that face the view of the caldera tend to be smaller.  Also be aware that staying in a hotel that faces the caldera view means that there will be steps (or a lot of steps) to reach it. Some of them have 10 steps, other 20 and this number may reach to 100. (more…)

The readers of the well-known, authoritative travel magazine “Travel and Leisure” (published by the American Express), designated Santorini as one of best island destinations in Europe for one more year. We are at the position 3 after Aeolian islands (Italy) and Dalmatian islands (Croatia).

The provision of high standard services in the areas of accommodation, eating out and entertainment, as well as the total value of the island, offered Santorini the eighth- place ranking on the list with the best destinations worldwide.

The participants of the annual “Travel and Leisure” Magazine’s survey were, like every year, readers of higher social, education, financial and age groups. T+L readers select their favorite hotels, spas, airlines, cruise lines, outfitters, cities, and islands around the world.

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We are ready to give the second part of tips about tours in Santorini. At both posts we have focalized on most important tips you need to know in order to join one of the most popular tours in Santorini we offer. If you read both of them you will see that are some quick tips in order to have the best time and overtake some small details or facts in Santorini Volcano Islands etc.

So let’s see some more tips regarding the Volcano: It takes approximately 20-30 minutes to reach the main crater. In many points of the path, you will observe fumes coming out of the surface. This is an active volcano and the last eruption took place in 1950 AD. It actually consists of 2 islands, the bigger called Nea Kameni and the smaller Palea Kameni. You will be hiking on Nea Kameni. Entrance in the volcano is not included in almost all the trips and costs €2 per person. There are 2 Hot Springs, one in Nea Kameni island and one in Palea Kameni island. If your boat stops in the Hot Springs of Palea Kameni, you will need to swim first in the cold, deep waters to reach the hot springs. Otherwise, most of the trips that stop in the Hot Springs of Nea Kameni, usually take you inside the actual hot springs, so you swim directly in the hot water. (more…)

We know that many of you have difficulties on making decision in which hotel to stay in Santorini or in which area etc. That is the reason why we wrote down some very useful tips about hotels in Santorini and some issues you will need to know. We hope that it will make your life easier on finding the best accommodation suggestion for you.

First of all the locations of the hotels are divided into 4 main categories; caldera view hotels, beach hotels, traditional settlement hotels and city hotels. The hotels facing the sea view of the caldera are located on the western part of the island, just on top of the cliffs. (more…)

A new law has been passed in Greece prohibiting smoking on all closed spaces of common use as of July 1st 2009. As a result, smoking will not be allowed in any ship (ferry or hydrofoil) anywhere inside the boat. Smoking will be allowed on outside decks only.

We know that many of you are looking for a tour while you will be in Santorini for your holidays. Here we will mention some very useful tips to have in mind for the tours you will choose to join.  Be prepared and have one of the most enjoyable tours of your life…

About the port as a meeting point for the boat tours:  Santorini has 2 main ports, Athinios and the Old Port. Athinios is accessible by vehicles and, if you join a trip with transfer, this will probably be the port you will depart from. Old Port is the old traditional port of Santorini and is located just at the bottom of Fira hill. It is only accessible by steps or cable car. Going down on foot takes approx. 20 minutes; you can also ride a donkey (€5 per person) or take the cable car (€4 per person). The Fira cable car station is located 500 meters from the central square of Fira. Be Aware of possible long queues to the cable car station.  Also some private or semi-private cruises start from Vlihada Marina, which is located on the south part of Santorini. Accessible only by car or taxi, it takes 15 minutes to get there from Fira. (more…)