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| Santorini Greece |
Our 8th day of the cruise was a sea day! We spent time relaxing and catching up on some rest. It has been a busy few days, and more on the way.
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| The cable car that takes you up the hillside to Fira! |
Santorini was tender port. Santornini, Greece is an island in the Aegean Sea. The island is the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history. It happened some 3600 years ago and left behind this caldera. When you arrive by cruise ship, there are only three ways to get to the top of the island, ride a mule, take the cable car, or walk the 580 steps. We chose to take the cable car/gondola. The cable car runs daily from 7am to 9pm every 20 minutes and costs 3.5 euros one way. Once you get to the top, buses run in all directions from the main depot near the central square. We caught a bus to Oia. Unfortunately, it was one of our only cloudy, drizzly days. Oia has amazing architecture built into the volcanic rock on the hillside. Oia is famous for its onion topped churches and the most beautiful sunsets in the world.
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| This dog followed us everywhere around Oia! |
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| Oia |
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The homes and villa were all very clean and colorful! |
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| I would love to go back and stay here...someday! |
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| looking back at Fira |
We took the bus back to the other side of Santorini to the Santos Winery. The winery opened in 1992. Growing grapes on the sloped landscape makes this winery unique. We enjoyed an afternoon of wine tasting and cheese/bread. The view from the winery was great too! Rather than take the bus back to the cable car, we opted for a taxi. Despite the weather, the view and colors on Santorini were spectacular.
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| Santos Winery |
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| The view from Santos Winery. The sunset would be amazing from here!!! |
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| The huge oil sheen is from a cruise ship that had run aground several weeks before. |
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