South Santorini with a winery

This tour is ideal for you, if you stay in Oia or if you do not wish to include Oia in your tour. You will see one of the most famous blue domed churches in Firostefani overlooking the volcano.

We will visit the village of Pyrgos with its castle-like medieval architecture and the 39 churches, and if you are in a walking mood, we will follow the steps up to the top of the hill to enjoy the panorama to the whole island. Pyrgos is a village whose center cannot be accessed by car. In case you find it hard to follow the steps to the top of the hill where the oldest part of Pyrgos is situated, we will drive around the village and visit Megalochori village instead, that is a more comfortable walk.

If you are interested in seeing a volcanic beach, we could have a photo opp of the red or the black beach. You will then have the chance to explore the extraordinary prehistoric settlement of Akrotiri in a guided tour of the excavation. Santorini has a long history starting, according to the up to nowadays research, about 7000 years ago and the most important settlement of the time is Akrotiri. The volcanic debris that covered it during the eruption of the 17th century BC sealed the town and preserved it in a perfect condition for about 3600 years. The excavation that is still carried out revealed a brilliant civilization with technology advanced in all aspects and especially in construction: multi-storey houses, decorated with avant-garde frescoes and equipped with a very advanced sewage network and all these. . . during the Bronze Age! Follow us on a journey to this incredible era and allow yourselves to "meet" the society that reached this high level of achievements approximately 3600 years ago!

Last but not least, we will include a stop at a winery where you are going to learn about the unique ways of viticulture, the local varieties, the traditional and modern methods of vinification and you are going to have the chance to taste some of the most famous wines of the island (or all!)

If you are interested in history, if your hobby is photography, if you prefer to get a more in-depth knowledge of a place following an off the beaten track itinerary, if you love wine, then this tour will perfectly meet your needs.

This tour includes a visit to :

Firostefani (photo stop)

Pyrgos or Megalochori (you can choose which one of the two villages you wish to see)

Red or black beach (photo stop)

Akrotiri

winery

Tour info

We use an A/C Mercedes van with a separate driver for both your convenience as well as safety reasons.

Meeting location

Meeting point for shore excursions

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The cruise ships do not dock in Santorini, but you are going to be tendered out to the ports. The cruise's tours are tendered out to the New port, Athinios. The individual passengers, like you, are going to be tendered out to the Old port, beneath Fira town. There is no road connecting this port to the town, apart from an uphill path including 600 steps. The faster and easier way to reach the town is the cable car.

As soon as you reach the port you are going to see on the left the cable car station. If you arrange early disembarkation you are going to avoid the queue in front of it, so try to be in one of the first tender boats going to the OLD PORT. We will be waiting for you at the exit of the cable car on the top holding a sign with your name on it.

Our morning tours start at 9:00. In case your cruise ship arrives later in the day. allow approx. 1 hour for your disembarkation, tendering and cable car till we meet.

The last tender boat for your cruise ship departs approx. 45 minutes before the ship`s departure. It will be safer to finish the tour at least 45 minutes prior to the last tender boat, so that you have enough time to get on time to the port in the unlikely case of a long line at the entrance of the cable car.

The ticket for the cable car is 6 euros per person/per way

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