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A unique musical performance on board a vessel in the Caldera of Santorini during sunset time and later until 22.30! The concert will take place on Wednesday, August 10th on board F/B “Nissos Thirassia”.

Greek folk-rock music with

Konstantinos Pelekanos-guitar, vocals
Christoforos. Gavallas-guitar
Lukas Kerkyras-double bass
Nikos Souliotis-percussions

and
Vasilis Panagiotidis-guitar, harmonica, vocals
Takis Tzounakos-piano, vocals
Giannis Varvarigos-lute

We just launched our new wine tasting session at MySantorini.com. With 1-hour duration, it takes places within an underground cave in Fira square.  You can try 4 different Santorinian wines, learn about the traditional wine making techniques and get a lot of information by our enologist!

You can read more at Santorini wine tasting article.

More info to come soon!

Demystify Santorinian recipes, taste local wines and learn how they combine together to form the perfect dinner. Fresh materials, good olive-oil, spices and strong wine are the essentials. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 18.00 we offer 3-hour cooking classes at the premises of Argyros Estate. Along with our chef, we will prepare a Santorinian salad (small tomatoes, caper, onion, olives, cucumber, olive-oil and we will cook fava (split peas) beans, fried tomato balls. For main dish, we will cook fish fillet with traditional tomato sauce (cod fish with tomato sauce and garlic) or Pork with fava beans (split peas). The food will be accompanied by 3 different local wines. Price per person is at 50 Euros, more info and bookings at MySantorini.com cooking class page.

Are you a maniac fisher or you just love fishing, but you’ve never tried? On a 12 meters boat, we provide all the equipment along with an experienced fisherman/captain, we will take you to the best spots for fishing in Santorini.

The cruise starts from the Old Port of Fira or from the ports of Oia, Ammoudi or Armeni. Since, this is a private trip departure time can be adjusted to your needs. We will head towards the volcano and on the way we will make trolling to catch tunas. These fish usually travel on the route between the Caldera coasts and the volcano. Other fish we may catch are tunnies, pickerels, and saddled breams. (more…)

The eruption of Santorini left the island with a very moist soil, perfect for producing good grapes for wine.  There are several indigenous grapes to the island and there are many local wines.  So, we have designed a special interest tour for those who want to explore the secrets of Santorini wine and meet some of the most important producers of the island.  The tour is full private for 2 persons or groups! (more…)

From today you can book one of the most luxurious and popular tours in Santorini and have great private moments to some of the best spots.

We introduce you the “Alexander – Achilles”  Sailing Yacht! The sailing boat was made exclusively by wood and with hack value from 2006 to 2008 in the Argolic valley. The virtuoso naval architect Ioannis Lekkas had the supervision of this construction. Five fully equipped cabins, a kitchen, bar, indoor and outdoor sitting area, water sport equipment and skilled crew, ready to satisfy all requirements and wishes, are only some of the facilities offered for a memorable holiday.  The inspirer and owner of  Alexander – Achilles guesthouse, having a successful route in the field of hospitality and great love towards the sea, created the continuity of his fairyland by constructing “Generalis Yacht”, a unique, wooden 25m. sailing boat, equal in luxury to the guesthouse.
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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 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…)

Santorini, like all the Cyclades, offers a diverse and delicious cuisine. While its arid volcanic landscape does not lend itself to the production of a wide variety of products, it does provide some distinct and incomparable flavors and original recipes. That’s the reason why many people in Santorini looking for food or wine tours and more the thematic tours about Santorinian cuisine. At mysantorini.com you will find the most popular cooking tour in Santorini and you can book on line for you and your company. Enjoy your stay in Santorini and book a tour to remember.

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For those who prefer more privacy, MySantorini.com offers semi-private or fully private sea tours. Semi-private tours are performed by a brand new 50ft sailing-catamaran to the Caldera and the Volcanic islands as well as to the Red and White Beach, with many stops in private bays for swimming and snorkeling, with barbeque and lunch served on board while sailing.
Private cruises are also offered by MySantorini.com not only around the Caldera but also to other Cycladic islands by sailing boats or motor speed boats. Such private trips can be fully tailored made to meet the exact preferences of our customers. Destinations such as Ios, Anafi, Mykonos, Amorgos, Crete, Rhodes, Kos, Samos and other islands can be included in the itinerary.

MySantorini.com offers a large variety of land tours one can join during his stay in Santorini. The Museum of Prehistoric Thira with the exhibits of Acrotiri excavations and the famous wall paintings, Wine tasting at the famous wineries of Santorini to learn the secrets or wine making, guided tours in the medieval castle of Pyrgos village which was the capital of the island during the 18th century, magnificent purple sunset in Oia, traditional villages of the island, visit and swim at the Black Sand Beach as well as other highlights of Santorini can be easily visited and explored by participating in our offered bus tours. (more…)