
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
25 Comments. Leave new
@ Ted: It really is beautiful. Hope you make it there someday!
Greece looks so beautiful. I would love to go someday. Thanks for the inspiration. I love the colors of the buildings and the ocean is amazing too.
@ Freya: I’m so excited for you! Santorini is so gorgeous!
I will most likely be there in October, I cannot wait. It looks such a beautiful place.
haha indeed interesting trash, I’m not sure what it is 🙂
The photos are stunning !
@ Gran Canaria Local: Thanks for the flattery. 😀 I’m not a good photographer, but Santorini’s so beautiful anyone can take good photos there.
@ Mary: I’m 100% sure your family would enjoy Santorini. Just go in the off season when there aren’t so many people.
I have been dreaming of visiting Santorini and hope I get to go there soon. Beautiful photos, Aleah! I have seen photos of the villages and especially Oia but not of Skaros Rock.I’m glad you were able to walk a little bit of it. Love that last photo!
Now, that’s some sunset. We’ve seen pictures of Santorini before. But none as beautiful as yours.
@ James: Santorini is pretty magical. Everywhere you look is beautiful!
@ Mike: Yeah, that trash looked really creepy, especially since there were no other person I could see for miles and it was getting darker! LOL And the place is ancient; if I believed in ghosts and was sensitive, I would probably have seen some.
For starters those gloves “holding on” to whatever that is, creeped me out! I for real thought there was a person trying to crawl up out of a hole at first!! LOL 🙂
I love, love that picture and view of the caldera, Aleah. I too am all about quiet days and nights and unfortunately I don’t get enough of them.
I loved your sign off with “….no matter what our problems may be, there will always be beauty…” Absolutely perfect, our friend! 🙂
Such timeless views here … those whitewashed buildings surely are the stuff of dreams!
@ Steph: I agree; there are places which look good only when photographed by professional photographers. But Santorini’s really different. I’m not a photographer but any picture I took of Santorini shows how beautiful the place really is. You should go visit!
@ Marisol: I remember your photos of Santorini. It makes me envious I’m not as good a photographer as you. LOL I’m glad Skaros Rock was open when I was there. Hoping to go back someday.
Hi Aleah,
Aahh…Santorini, that place that so special and close to my heart. You’re making me miss it. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to hike Skaros because the path was closed off then, not sure why. But we didn enjoy the amazing sight of it. Beautiful photos.
I’m so glad you let yourself to have a fill of Santorini’s beauty despite your state of emotion back then.
I’ve never been to Greece and therefore never been to Santorini, but I’ve seen pictures of it and dreamed of going for years. What I love is that even though I’ve seen pictures taken by all types of photographers across so many different blogs, the city always looks just as beautiful, which makes me think it wouldn’t be one of those places that looks nice on your computer, but then is a disappointment in person.
@ Lance: Yes, definitely go off season. I have heard how crowded it can be during summer. Hope you get to visit there soon!
@ Dana: Thanks. Did you ever get to visit Santorini when you went on your Eurotrip? I would love to go back!
Gorgeous views and great lessons learned by taking an unexpected path. Nice post!
I’ve been trying to make an October to Santorini happen for a couple of years now. I like the idea of going during an offseason. Maybe I’ll make it happen this next year. The one photo with the village in the distance really puts into perspective how close everything might seem, but actually isn’t that way. I tend to think I can walk more than I should.
@ Sand in My Suitcase: Wow, I saw that hotel before I went down to Skaros Rock! I myself stayed in Karterados, near Fira. Yeah, I can imagine it would get very hot. I’m glad to have gone there in the late afternoon.
@ Photo Cache: Sorry I have no idea if there are taxis. I haven’t seen any, but in the port, there were a lot of private tour companies asking passengers if they’d like to hire a car. Definitely go around Fira and Oia. Too bad you only have a day. Can’t you stay longer in Santorini? So envious you get to check out other islands. I would love to see Mykonos as well.
Oh I’m excited to see Santorini. I’m taking a cruise in the fall (already booked and paid, yay!) of the four Greek islands and my plan is to just sightsee on every port of call. Any tips on how to do a day excursion in the island? Are there taxi drivers that double as tour guides? I appreciate any thing/tip that you can give me regarding Santorini.
So fun that you hiked up Skaros Rock too! We stayed at the Grace Santorini which looks right across at Skaros Rock. But we hiked up in the morning, then had to contend with the heat as the sun rose higher in the sky. Don’t regret it though! Good exercise and great views…
@ Em: Santorini is really beautiful. My pictures don’t do justice to it.
Great pictures, would love to go here.
@ Mc Pol: It’s doable; just plan for it in advance 😀
Ganda! Someday makakapunta din ako sa Santorini!:)