Santorini, Greece
June, 2015
Blue is my favorite color! The sky is blue, the ocean is blue and now I have one more reason to love the color blue, Santorini. Santorini consists of 5 islands. It used to be a single big island until the Volcano in the middle blew up 3500 years ago. The dome of the volcano collapsed and the Aegean sea filled up the Caldera resulting in the 5 islands.
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| Santorini view from the Athens - Santorini flight. In the C shaped big island, the town of Oia (pronounced as "Eeaa" ) is the right most white patch in this picture. Fira is the town at the center with the airport and cruise ship terminal. |
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| View of another small town, Imerovigli, as seen from Oia. All the towns are built on the slopes of the volcanic Caldera! The churches, hotels, houses and restaurants seem to be hanging over the edge of the nearly vertical cliffs! |
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| The Armeni Village was our home during our stay in Oia. |
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| Our cave suite at the Armeni Village !!! |
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| The view from our cave ! |
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| Oia is the most beautiful, enchanting and picturesque town and is located at the northern most tip of Santorini. This view has been forever etched in my mind :) |
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| Oia |
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| Oia |
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| Most of the churches in Santorini and Oia (...there are many) have brilliant, bright blue domes. |
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| The northern most point of Oia. A beautiful place to watch the Sunset. |
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| Steps leading down the cliff. The hotels are pretty much stacked up one on another. Some of the most beautiful views of Oia you see in this post are accessible only if you explore these hidden side lanes and steps. |
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| Stunning view of Amoudi Bay, boats and Taverns from the cliffs of Oia. |
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