The further you head away from the harbor, the better the prices and service get. While you can walk down the donkey path from the top of the island, it isn't a pleasant experience. It's worth it to pay for a return trip down on the chair lift. ...
It sad that Santorini is half abandoned and only exists for the tourists. Very few people live here in the off season as there is very little other commercial enterprise. When you walk around and really look you'll see that am by of the homes are empty because the families that lived there have to move to mainland to work, and once elderly parent are too I'll to be on their own, they have to leave ...
One of our favorite stops. Just know the line for the cable car back down to the ships can be 2+ hours in the afternoon. Ship never said this so a lot of people had to walk the long way down to make it back in time. ...
Santorini - Did our own thing. Santorini is a cross between paradise, a building site and a rubbish tip filled with tourists. I really liked it however!!
Took the boat to Oia (€15).
TIP: Get on back of boat so you can get on bus first as limited space.
Beautiful Oia with spectacular views. Ticket includes bus back to Fira.
TIP: Get to bus early as limited space. Bus times ...
Rented a car and traveled to Oia early to beat the crowds and we did. This town is more beautiful in person than the pictures you marvel at! There is one main pedestrian walkway that is full of shops, mostly tourist stuff but you can venture out to look at the most gorgeous views ever! The cable car to get from the port to Faro was OK going up but late in the day the lines were very long so we ...
We booked a transfer with Holland America and that made getting to Oia very simple.
While Oia and Fira are very photogenic and beautiful, we didn't find much to do but shop. I think if we did this port again, we would make our way from Oia to a beach and lounge for the day and just spend an hour or two in Fira. We took the cable car down about 4 hours before all aboard and had no wait. ...
