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Santorini tours

Volcano, hot springs, Thirasia, Oia, sunset tours, red beach, caldera, sailing boat, catamaran tours, full days tours, bus tours, archaelogical tours, semi-private trips, private tours, honeymoon cruises. These are the keywords you may try to analyze when deciding on your Santorini tour and get puzzled at the end! Santorini is a small island, offering though countless options for land or boat tours. Here are some guidelines and tips that may help you demystify all that "hot" keywords:


Volcano: Sometimes referred to as "Nea Kameni" (i.e. the bigger of the 2 volcanoes), this is an active volcano (last eruption took place at 1950 A.D.) and is located in the sea at the centre of the caldera. Many tours include the volcano in their programs, so you can walk on the old path and see the fumes coming out of the active crater.

Hot Springs: One can find many hot springs all around Nea Kameni and Palea Kameni. The most popular ones are those of Palea Kameni that contain sulfur and the temperature is constantly 35 Degrees Celcius (95 Fahrenheit). Some private trips go just across at the Hot Srpings of Nea Kameni. After the walk on the volcano, a mud bath will both relax you and gives you energy for the rest of the tour. It has been proven that minerals contained in Hot Springs can be healing for diseases such as arthritis, rheumatisms and others.

Thirasia: That's a tiny beautiful island once being connected with Santorini. Time has freezed there and all aspects of live follow the old traditional rhythms. Picturesque fishermen ports, small family tavernas, white small houses carved on the stone, narrow paved streets compose a fascinating scenery. Usually included in the 6-hour (or more) tours, Thirasia is a key point to realize the history of Santorini and experience moments of real Greek life.

Oia: One of the best preserved villages of Greece, Oia has been famous for its sunset. However, what many guides forget to say is that -probably- the best picture of the sunset is the red colors houses get when the sun slowly sinks in the waters. Oia is a classic destination for many tours: bus tours, boat excursion and private land tours. Depending on the tour, apart from seeing the sunset, you might have time to hang around in the village and make shopping.


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Santorini high speed routes are on line for April 2009

Before some minutes Hellenic Seaways was published the ferry schedule for High speed boats for April 2009.

From Santorini to Mykonos daily at 11:50 (arriving in Mykonos at 14:25)

From Santorini to Heraklion daily at 17:45 (arriving in Heraklion at 19:25)

From Santorini to Piraeus daily at 17:00 (arriving in Piraeus at 21:50)

From Mykonos to Santorini daily at 14:45 (arriving in Santorini at 17:25)

From Heraklion to Santorini daily at 09:45 (arriving in Santorini 11:30)

From Piraeus to Santorini daily at 07:30 (arriving in Santorini at 12:20)

The Piraeus – Santorini – Piraeus route will be operated with High Speed 5 and the Heraklion – Santorini – Mykonos with Flying Cat 4 starting from April 9, 2009.

For more information and book on line at http://pelican.forth-crs.gr/english/npgres.exe?PM=BB or mail us at ferries@mysantorini.com

Santorini economy Hotels

A few days ago we started a new listing at Santorini hotels list. Now you will find some suggested economy hotels in Santorini with very nice service and accommodation. Low budget hotels don’t have to be less important for your stay. We can assure you that we put hotels in our list that are personal inspected by the staff of mysantorini.com and we update this feedback as soon as we can.

Have a look to some of them…

Anemomilos Hotel and Apartments
The Anemomilos Hotel is located in Oia and is comprised of 13 spacious, tastefully furnished hotel rooms, apartments and studios that overlook the Aegean Sea and guarantee a comfortable stay in one of the best Oia Santorini hotels.

En Plo Apartments
En Plo is located in Oia as well, with a beautiful swimming pool and immaculate lawn, this complex opposite the beach is the perfect place to relax, sunbathe and enjoy the cool breezes of the blue Aegean Sea.

Epavlis Hotel
Epavlis Hotel (very close to Kamari beach) is a brand new complex, situated a few meters away f rom the beach of Kamari. Built amphitheatrically and according to the Cycladic architecture, it stands there in complete harmony with the seascape of the Aegean.

Erato Apartments
The Erato Hotel in Firostefani, Santorini is a traditionally styled apartment complex that offers its guests hospitality, all-inclusive services and comfortable accommodation in its fully-equipped hotel apartments and studios for rent.

Hotel Anatoli
In a comfortable and family place with a friendly mood and loving for our island, the owners of Hotel Anatoli are waiting for you in order to make your vacation enchanting and comfortable. It is located in Fira town.

More Santorini economy hotels will be published soon…

Santorini hotels

Pelican Hotel is a city hotel located just 20 meters from the central square of Fira, the capital of Santorini. This is one of the few hotels operating all year round with full staff and 24-hours reception desk.

Pelican Hotel feaures single, double and triple rooms at very reasonable prices: from 44 to 98 Euros. The brekfast is served all day long, you don't need to worry about early wake-ups, and this can be continental or American. Travel agency and business services are provided all day long.

Newest addition to the Pelican Hotel is the restaurant wine-bar Kipos along with the wine-cellar. The restaurant is located in a garden full of trees and local plants just to Pelican Hotel. The wine cellar is located 9 meters underground inside an old cave.

Pelican Hotel is not located on the cliffs of the Caldera, but within only 200 meters distance from it, it offers high-quality services, very reasonable prices and easy access to the Hot Spots of the city of Fira.

Pelican Hotel official site: Pelicanhotel.gr.

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Costa Marina Villas is family-run hotel located in Fira only 200 meters from the central square that operates all year round. Most of the rooms face the sea of the eastern side of Santorini. Emphasis has been given to the Cycladic architecture, while all modern facilities are provided. This a place definetely recommended for couples who wish to stay in a peaceful and private environment.

Costa Marina Villas features also five apartments with kitchen facilities and separate verandas. Families with young children would love them; for large families there are apartments which intercommunicate.

Hint: Breakfast is served all day long, so don't worry about early wake-ups!

Price range: 44-98 Euros.

Costa Marina Villas official site: Costamarina.gr.

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Santorini Hotels

Galini Hotel: This is one of the many small hotels in Firostefani; yet, the family character and enthusiasm is present throughout. Built on the cliffs towards the west, Galini Hotel offers breath-taking views of the Caldera, the volcano and the world-known sunset. All the rooms have been decorated with respect to the traditional style and attention has been given to every single detail. This is how it happens when all the family works all together!

The rates of Galini Hotel start from 80 Euros and do not exceed 150 Euros in peak season. Considering the competition, this is one of the best value-for-money hotels you can choose for your stay.

MySantorini.com offers complimentary transfer service from the airport/port to your hotel + a free-0f-charge volcano tour.

More Santorini hotel reviews at MySantorini.com/hotels.

Santorini boat tours

One more of Santorini boat tours has opened up its booking plans! This is the classic 6-hour "Santorini caldera tour", which will start on April 1t, 2009!

The traditional wooden will depart from the Old Port of Fira at 10:30 and the first stop will be at the volcano for 1.5 hours. Along with the experienced guide, you can reach the active crater and touch the hot stones of magma. On the top of the crater, you will have the chance to take pictures of the view of the Caldera islands.

Then, the boat will head to the Hot Springs, where you can swim in the healing waters for 40 minutes.

Next destination is Thirassia, a little island just accross santorini. This is the best example of how Santorini was hundreds of years ago. You can have your lunch down at the fishermen's port or visit the traditional settlement of Manolas.

At the end the boat stops for a while in Oia in the port of Armeni for those who stay in Oia and wish to end their cruise there. The rest of the passengers continue to the old port of Fira.

Hint: Even if you don't stay in Oia, you can disembark there, see the sunset from the village and go back by public transportation.

Price: 25 Euros / person.

All boat tours can be found here: Santorinini boat tours.

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Santorini Hotels

...and the list goes on! We might not have all the hotels of Santorini listed (this is an impossible task!), but our hotels have been reviewed by our team in terms of excellent quality of services, lowest prices and safe premises. Here are the newest additions at MySantorini.com/hotels:

Aria Lito Mansion. This is an old Mansion of 1900's renovated to a fantastic hotel. The luxurious atmosphere is just all around, the authentic furniture impress and you have to visit its wine cellar; wine tasting sessions take place every night. It is located in the heart of Fira, so you will be close to every hot spot. This hotel is not located on the caldera cliffs, yet it has a unique style and a atmosphere worth to live in.

Art Maisons - Aspaki Hotel & Oia's Castle. Aspaki hotel might be one of the most photographed buildings in Oia. Situated exactly at the center of Oia, Aspaki Hotel offers panoramin view of the entire settlement and every spot of Caldera: the volcano, the island of Thirassia and Akrotiri's lighthouse. Although with traditional essence, all the comforts are represented in luxury and style here. At the edge of Oia to the North, Oia's castle has been built within the premises of the old fortress. This hotel has been synonymous to Santorini's perfect sunset location. You can spend hours of watching the sunset sitting in your private balcony. Mind that few other hotels can offer such uninterrupted views of the sunset!

Blue Dolphins Apartments & Suites. This is family-run boutique hotel offering simple, great things: Personal service, good views of the caldera and very reasonable prices! Also, it is located in Firostefani in a very quiet area; you just need to walk 20 minutes to reach Fira and 10 minutes to reach Imerovigli! Prices start from 65 Euros and can be definetely includes in the list of best of Santorini economy hotels.

Soon, more Santorini hotels to come at MySantorini.com/hotels!