My tours give you a unique insight into the real Santorini. Experience the off beat places and historic sights that will help you understand the ancient history of the island and give you a true understanding of the lifestyle of the people of Santorini over the past 100 years. I believe in a relaxed and friendly approach; we'll have time to meet the locals, take amazing photos and everyone on the tour will leave with unique and lasting memories.
Friday 16 August 2013
Monday 12 August 2013
Finika one of the 4 villages of Oia
Yesterday i had the pleasure of visiting Finika as it had been a while since been there and it was as refreshing to touch base again with the residence and strolling along those narrow paths and hearing the chatting and laughing from a warm neighborhood on a sunny afternoon while they relaxed under the shade of their gardens or canvases over local wine or coffees after their long finika family lunches.
The feeling of how this village use to be before the earthquake in the 50's is pictured in my mind after several chats over the years with the people when i hear and stroll pass each house of how the men would be off at sea with their boats or in their fields while the woman would walk into what is now known as Oia working in the mills producing the woven mats for the exporting trade at the time or making the socks that were needed for the sailors of that period .
When i pass these grand archways i picture the wine traders waiting on the wine merchants going in and sampling the different barrels and buying, to then been transported to the hull of the ship into the grand barrels and sailing to other islands or other countries. It is the starting season for harvesting the grapes with their feredini knives and you can still see in some villages the local men gathering and pressing the grapes using the traditional method of shoes and socks off in a stone made large basin with singing and their last years wine .....If you are in finika go to http://www.krinaki-santorini.gr/krinaki/krinaki/home_eng.html and check inside and you will see if i can discribe them as two wine wells the bigger of the two been for the white wine and the smaller for the visanto a white grape that is left in the sun to become a sweet wine.
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Villages on the island
Santorini Greece
Φοινικιά 847 02, Ελλάδα
Friday 9 August 2013
Kamari beach santorini
This beach sits just below the ancient runes of Thira and has a feeling of
catering to family needs with it's seaside games and amenities for everyone .It has expanded from what once was a very small village of one or two houses to have a long beach walkway of hotels ,restaurant and cafe/bars.
With it's black sand and sunbed recliners and thatched umbrellas there was a feeling of fun and an afternoon of been at the beach ,but when you go into the sea as with a lot of the coastlines of Santorini there are several small stones to walk over so it is best to wai into the sea than walking .
Kamari has the best open air cinemas on the island and is well worth checking out the movies that are showen everynight in the comfort of a lovely greek traditionalhttps://www.facebook.com/cinekamari?fref=ts
catering to family needs with it's seaside games and amenities for everyone .It has expanded from what once was a very small village of one or two houses to have a long beach walkway of hotels ,restaurant and cafe/bars.
With it's black sand and sunbed recliners and thatched umbrellas there was a feeling of fun and an afternoon of been at the beach ,but when you go into the sea as with a lot of the coastlines of Santorini there are several small stones to walk over so it is best to wai into the sea than walking .
Kamari has the best open air cinemas on the island and is well worth checking out the movies that are showen everynight in the comfort of a lovely greek traditionalhttps://www.facebook.com/cinekamari?fref=ts
Sunday 4 August 2013
#Vlychada Santorini marina.
Yesterday i went to this marina and was surprised to see the development or should i say the amount of water traffic of catamarans that were waiting for the visitors to board and set off on their excursions of the caldera. It brought home to me that the sea as i know for it's small fishing boats of the island is slowly drifting away and the local people are taking to main land for their livelihood in shops and restaurants.
Stopping to ask permission from one young local fisherman if i could take his photograph and why we started to chat about the changes of the sea life of Santorini and as he was mending his nets for the evening catch .I asked him his opinion on tourism and why over the last few years there are less fishermen at the marina . His reply to my curiosity in tell me that the young and even his member families find to work in coffeeshops etc earned them more money and was easier.
There were some private yachts in and amongst the boats with families or friends just sitting chatting or watching the vessels coming and going under the shade of their canopies,or one or two who were returning from venturing onto the island either on a shopping trip, sightseeing or to just sample on of the local tavernas.
But there is a history of a lifestyle just perched on the hill looking over the marina that reminds me of how life use to be on Santorini one of the many tomato canning factories that stand potted around the island and unaware by visitors.But in statues as an empty shells or have been renovated into coffee shops or restaurants with spectacular views due to their easy access in the days not so long ago as a high export demand for the island
Stopping to ask permission from one young local fisherman if i could take his photograph and why we started to chat about the changes of the sea life of Santorini and as he was mending his nets for the evening catch .I asked him his opinion on tourism and why over the last few years there are less fishermen at the marina . His reply to my curiosity in tell me that the young and even his member families find to work in coffeeshops etc earned them more money and was easier.
There were some private yachts in and amongst the boats with families or friends just sitting chatting or watching the vessels coming and going under the shade of their canopies,or one or two who were returning from venturing onto the island either on a shopping trip, sightseeing or to just sample on of the local tavernas.
But there is a history of a lifestyle just perched on the hill looking over the marina that reminds me of how life use to be on Santorini one of the many tomato canning factories that stand potted around the island and unaware by visitors.But in statues as an empty shells or have been renovated into coffee shops or restaurants with spectacular views due to their easy access in the days not so long ago as a high export demand for the island
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Beaches on Santorini
Santorini Greece
Βλυχάδα, Ελλάδα
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