Places in Santorini

Award-winning Exo Gonia winery featuring modern cellars, guided volcanic wine tastings, and farm-to-table dining at Aroma Avlis restaurant.

Historic 1903 winery in Episkopi Gonia featuring ungrafted 200-year-old Assyrtiko vines, state-of-the-art cellars, and world-class Vinsanto.

Acclaimed winery on the Baxedes plain near Oia celebrated for single-vineyard Assyrtiko, indigenous red Mavrotragano, and food pairings.

Historic tomato paste factory museum in Vlychada preserving original processing machinery, archival records, and Santorini’s 20th-century food industry.

Chic fashion boutique in central Fira offering curated Greek designer resort wear, handmade leather sandals, and bohemian accessories.

Airport retail store in Santorini departure areas offering tax-free Greek gastronomy items, local wines, olive oils, and designer fragrances.

Santorini’s cosmopolitan cliffside capital, featuring pedestrian shopping alleys, caldera-edge dining, the Old Port cable car, and island transit.

Traditional volcanic rock wine cellar offering structured tastings of indigenous Santorini grape varieties including Assyrtiko, Athiri, and Vinsanto.

Meticulously preserved 1888 neoclassical residence in Messaria showcasing authentic period furnishings, painted ceilings, and Santorini’s winemaking wealth.

Fira museum housing archaeological collections from Ancient Thera, including Geometric pottery, Archaic statues, and Hellenistic-Roman inscriptions.

Caldera-view venue and dining terrace in Oia offering Mediterranean plates, signature cocktails, and sunset panoramas over the volcanic bay.

Authentic 1861 rock-cut cave museum in Kontochori displaying period household artifacts, historic winemaking tools, and traditional crafts.

World-famous caldera village on Santorini’s northern tip, celebrated for blue-domed churches, Byzantine castle sunsets, and preserved captain’s houses.

Practical guide to shopping in Santorini covering artisan jewelry boutiques, Greek linen designers, volcanic wines, and local handicrafts.

Artisan studio and gallery in central Fira showcasing handcrafted fused glass artworks, sand-cast bronzes, and custom Cycladic design items.

Charming 19th-century neoclassical townhouses and Cycladic-style dwellings situated along pedestrian alleys beneath the Athens Acropolis.

Celebrated independent bookstore housed in a traditional Oia cave house, offering literary fiction, philosophy, and antique editions.

Santorini’s clifftop capital overlooking the caldera, offering whitewashed architecture, shopping, museums, dining, and central island transit.

Natural heart-shaped rock opening carved into the volcanic caldera cliffs near Megalochori, framing panoramic views of the Aegean Sea.

Mountaintop archaeological site on Mesa Vouno showcasing Dorian, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine remains paired with sweeping Aegean Sea views.

Historic inland village featuring a preserved 15th-century Venetian fortress kasteli, vaulted stone passages, and windmills on Gavrilos hill.

Santorini’s flooded volcanic crater, best experienced from cliff-edge rim villages and boat excursions to Nea Kameni, Palea Kameni, and Therasia.

Distinctive turtle-shaped volcanic rock formation along the scenic hiking trail between Imerovigli and Oia, popular as a photo stop.

Seaside coastal village in southeast Santorini known for its Blue Flag black-sand beach, beachfront tavernas, and hiking trails to Ancient Thera.