You know the dreams you always had of wandering in paradise? The ones where you kept getting lost along narrow alleys winding amidst dazzling whitewashed walls that fringe jet blue waters? If you do, then you have been to Santorini. The widely speculated location of Plato's Atlantis -- Santorini is so incredibly beautiful that it seems better suited for the annals of mythology than the pages of reality.
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| Our ferry from Piraeus port -- the Blue Star Ferry. | ...my heart will go oo-ooo-on ... | ... but I need a cool coffee first! |
The island of Paros
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| The island of Naxos | I fancy me ladies I do... | The blue domed churches of Oia greet us warmly as we swing into Santorini harbor |
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| The view from our porch at the Xenones Filotera, in the village of Imerovigli, Santorini |
The center of the island collapsed a while back, and the caldera was filled by the Aegean waters. Unlike sea waters, caldera water gets a tranquil sheen that is quite entrancing. |
Ahhh... the lightness of being.. |
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| The pool that strains to meet the ocean |
Caldera view from our cliff hugging hotel in Imerovigli
Video: The otherworldly scenes of Santorini
