Santorini is a Greek Isle like no other. It is an ancient volcano in which the center collapsed, causing a huge caldera filled with Mediterranean Sea. The picturesque villages are perched precariously along the top inside edge of the crater several hundred feet above the water. The whitewashed buildings, blue domes and narrow walkways set the villages apart from all others. The trip from the water’s edge to the perch on top, or back, is a white knuckle ordeal on winding roads, cable cars, or on donkeys. The donkeys are not recommended, but white knuckles are routine.
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- View of village perch from Azamara’s Journey
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- Village without sea access
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- Cable cars and donkey trails
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- Journey from above
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- Map of Santorini
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- Courtyard with merchandise
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- Walkway with shops
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- More walkway
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- Home, shop, or both
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- Village view
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- A Kansan’s Cafe
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- Flowering pergola
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- Village view west
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- Blue domes everywhere
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- Secluded patio below
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- Mature home, or not
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- Shopping at dusk
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- Looking west again
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- Artists everywhere
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- Merchants in alleyways
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- Wall with decor
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- Bell tower and walkway
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- Art for sale
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- Same dome again!
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- Church on the perch
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- Patio over the abyss
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- Tourists on the ridge
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- Straight and narrow
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- A winery, at last
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- Winery overlook
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- Church enclosure
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- Cable cars down
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- At the water’s edge
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- Seaside Santorini
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- View from below
