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| Love in Santorini 爱在圣岛 |
Refer to below links for more Santorini April Spring trip blogs:
1. Executive Summary: Executive Summary
2. Day 1 & 2 (Imerovigli): Day 1 & 2 (Imerovigli)
3. Day 2 & 3 (Fira/Firostefani): This Blog4. Day 3 & 4 (Oia): Day 3 & 4 (Oia) Blog5. Day 5 (Pyrgos): Day 5 (Pyrgos) Blog
6. The Most Instagrammable Places in Santorini, Greece:
The Most Instagrammable Places in Santorini
Fira / Firostefani
Average Time Spent: 1 day/2days
Highlights: Fira+Stefani means crown in Greek, FIrostefani is located at the highest point of Fira and is actually an extension of Fira which is the capital of Santorini, scenic view, romantic dining, luxury and private hotel, relaxing stay, walking trail from Imerovigli to Firostefani & Fira
Suits: Nature lovers, romantic lovers, luxury hotel lovers
Personal Star Rating: ★★★★★ (Must Go)
👉 Background & History:
👉 How to Reach:
👉 Tips:
👉 Background & History:
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Highlights: Fira+Stefani means crown in Greek, FIrostefani is located at the highest point of Fira and is actually an extension of Fira which is the capital of Santorini, scenic view, romantic dining, luxury and private hotel, relaxing stay, walking trail from Imerovigli to Firostefani & Fira
Suits: Nature lovers, romantic lovers, luxury hotel lovers
Personal Star Rating: ★★★★★ (Must Go)
Where to GO?
Three Bells of Fira
- Known as The Catholic Church of Koimisi Tis Theotokou
- Is the catholic church on the Santorini island
- The famous Santorini church overlooks the calm water of Aegean sea, that appears in the National Geogprahic
👉 How to Reach:
- Walk the trail along the cliff from Imerovigli to Fira
- Look for a restaurant called Mama Thira Tavern
- Go up the stairs just beside Mama Thira restaurant
- Walk up to the top of the cliff to reach a big parking space
- The signature photo spot location is taken from the parking space
👉 Tips:
- Go for early in the morning if want to avoid all crowds
- Go for sunset if want to have a nice orange color sunset view
- My personal preference is morning when there is no crowd or tour bus, but the photo taken seems abit gloomy and grayish if the sun has not risen up fully yet
- Cannot walk to very near to take nicer and clearer photo, we can only take photo of this blue dome church from the parking space above
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| Walk up this staircases just beside Mama Thira Tavern restaurant 走上这个Mama Thira Tavern旁边的阶梯 |
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| This is the famous spot that is appeared in National Geographic! 传说中出现在国家地理杂志的希腊蓝顶教堂，我们来打卡啦！ |
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| Saw a beautiful couple pre wedding photoshooting here in Santorini 💓 祝福这对美丽的新人，在这么美的圣岛拍婚纱照作留念。 圣岛真的好多对情侣在拍婚纱哦，那边也有当地专门拍摄的商店 |
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| The next day early morning we come here again! It is a bit grayish as the sun hasn't rise up fully yet, we are way too early for this as we want to avoid all the crowds 😂 隔天早上我们有来这里打卡啦！那时还早，☀公公还没完全起身，所以这里会有点灰灰的感觉， 不过好处是不会人挤人，你爱怎么拍就怎么拍！ |
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| A china elder couple see us trying to take this shots by setting up tripod and running to and fro endlessly, and hence been so nice to offer us the help to just take the photo for us (after he helps to take finish his wife photos, like many shots haha) 一对长辈夫妻帮我们拍的照片，他看到老公设脚架然后跑来跑去几遍，都拍得不太理想，所以跟我们说直接给他相机帮我们拍，嘻嘻🤭，他也帮他老婆拍了好多美照，还要等太阳完全起来照射蓝顶教堂再拍更多， 好佩服他们的耐性，我们是拍了就走了哈哈，谢谢他们帮我们拍的情侣照 O(∩_∩)O |
Anastasi Orthodox Church
👉 Background & History: - Orthodox church located in Firostefani
👉 How to Reach:
- Walk along the cliff side in FIrostefani
- Google search for Anastasi church
👉 Tips:
- Best spot to take the photo is church overlooking the coast line of Santorini
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| Thanks to a married couple from Hong Kong who helps us take the photo, we have met them several times in Santorini! Well, it is not a big island and everyone is going to the exact famous photo spot 😆 这张照片是一对香港夫妻帮我们拍的，我们那几天在圣岛还碰到他们无数次哈哈！ 看来每个人都去一样的地方打卡！话说他老公看起来好专业，看来他老婆操练他不少啊哈哈！ |
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| Anastasi church with beautiful caldera and Aegean sea coastal view 网上找到了这个美照，从这个角度拍看到海岸线和爱琴海，会比较好看哦 (Credit to alamy) |
Walking trail in Firostefani / Fira
👉 Background & History:- Fira+Stefani means crown in Greek, Firostefani is located at the highest point of Fira and is actually an extension of Fira which is the capital of Santorini, which makes the walking trail along the edge of the cliff to have a breathtaking view of the coastal line and white washed buildings perched on top of it.
👉 How to Reach:
- Walk from Imerovigli to Firosteni and finally reach Fira.
👉 Tips:
- Walk along the edge of the cliff for the best view of coastal line and Aegean sea.
- Walk on the road side (less scenic) if want to save time and faster reach your hotel at night.
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| Beautiful Aegean sea view 美丽的爱琴海作背景 |
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| Volcanic eruption makes up this beautiful island, there are many day trip boat cruises to the adjacent island too 火山爆发而形成的岛屿，还有很多船只给游客乘坐再去附近的岛屿一日游 |
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| Love the view here, perfect with sunshine 喜欢这里的地中海美景，加上阳光就好完美了 |
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| Random photo on the street, it is fun exploring the narrows alleys all around the island 街上随便拍，我特别喜欢穿越圣岛镇里的小巷，迷失在这里都会有惊喜 |
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| Walking trail in Firostefani and Fira has this kind of beautiful view 徒步这里的人行道有这样的美丽景色 |
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| Walking trail from Imerovigli to Firostefani and Fira overlooking this beautiful Aegean sea view with Skaros rock and white buildings perched on the cliffs 美丽的人行步道，看着这片风景，爱琴海，Skaros岩石，和悬崖上白色的建筑 |
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| Love the walking trail view in Santorini 爱上这里的悬崖步道 |
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| Love the walking trail view in Santorini 爱上这里的悬崖步道 |
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| Love the walking trail view in Santorini 爱上这里的悬崖步道 |
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| Le hubby photo 老公的独照 |
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| Spring in Santorini. This little flowers can be found at the roadside when you walk from Imerovigli to Firostefani & Fira 春天的圣岛，有这些🔅，就在人形步道的路旁 |
Shopping Fun in Fira town
👉 Background & History:
- Fira has many shops for tourists to spend a few hours for souvenirs hunting. Fira has museum, cafe, and also cable car to sit to the port beneath the Fira town. It is a busy town, nearest to the airport, usually the 1st stop that visitors will visit to have a feel of Santorini island.
👉 How to Reach:
- From airport, sit bus or rent car to Fira, only about 5km distance and takes 20 minutes driving.
- If you are visiting Santorini by boat, usually boat will reach Fira port, and from here you can sit cable car up or simply walk the slope or sit the donkey to reach Fira town.
- For us we are staying in Imerovigli. So we opt to walk from Imerovigli to Firosteni and finally reach Fira.
👉 Tips:
- Since there are many souvenir shops, you can compare the prices from one shop to another and grab the best deal that you want.
- Some shops have more unique souvenir which are more beautiful and worth to grab, although the price may be higher.
- There is a shop called White House, which sells all beautiful clothes and dresses in white color. Everyone knows that white color is the best color for Santorini island right? Come here and you will definitely get the one that you like!
- Main activities to do in Fira: Shopping, museum, cafe hopping, cable car ride, donkey ride, etcetera.
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| Shopping streets which are always packed with tourists! 费拉镇有很多败家扫礼品的地方，哪里都是游客！ |
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| Gelato shop in the shopping street of Fira town 大热天，买个雪糕消消暑 |
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| Definitely spoiled for choices here! 太太太多选择了，我每个都要！ |
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| I can't get enough of ice cream treat during holidays, what's more with this insane view! 旅行里我最爱吃异国的雪糕，景色美，心情好，雪糕也特别好吃！ |
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| Beautiful cafe in Fira town with this stunning view of caldera! 费拉也有很多美景餐厅，可以看到附近岛屿和爱琴海！ |
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| Cable car in Fira 费拉有缆车可坐 |
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| Sit the cable car to reach the port or up to the Fira town 乘坐缆车可以连接下面的港口和悬崖上的费拉镇 |
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| White House in Fira, which sells all white outfits over here! Grab a perfect outfit for your Santorini holidays here! White and blue always a perfect match, right? 费拉有个白色小屋，里面全是白色衣服，裙子，裤子等。买个白裙在圣岛拍照肯定是绝配啊！ |
Where to EAT?
Some of the recommendations which I feel truly good as listed below:
Remvi Restaurant
- Serve Greek Mediterranean and international cuisine
- Receive very good online review regarding the jaw dropping sunset view and romantic ambiance
- Tripadvisor shows Certificate of Excellence Winner from 2016 to 2019 (Rating 4 among 1015 reviews, as of Feb 2020)
👉 Operating Hours:
- Daily 10am - 12am
👉 Tips:
- Visit for sunset dinner and you will be blown away by the view of the restaurant with Skaros Rock, white houses on the cliffs and nearby caldera island view in Santorini
- Reserve 1 month in advance if you want to have front row table seating for the best and private sunset dinner experience!
- Super amazing view with a slight expensive price (Price: $$$)
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| Remvi restaurant, we have booked this restaurant for our romantic sunset dinner Remvi餐厅，我们特地定了这里来享用我们的浪漫夕阳晚餐 |
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| Seats in Remvi restaurant is beautiful with this view, together with the soft blue cushion and decoration, it just feels like Greece! 餐厅的位子看的景色实在太梦幻啦，还很应景的放了爱琴海浅蓝色的餐具装饰和椅子抱枕， 真的太有希腊风格了！ |
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| Beautiful view of Remvi restaurant 餐厅的景色非常漂亮 |
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| Beautiful sunset for the day, can see Skaros rock from Remvi restaurant 那天的夕阳景色，配上Skaros岩石 |
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| Beautiful sunset view 美丽的夕阳景色 |
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| Greek specialty: Grilled octopus. Tender octopus flesh roasted perfectly and seasoned with sauce for dining pleasure 希腊风味餐：烤八爪鱼。肉质鲜嫩，加上密汁然后再烘烤 |
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| Greek specialty: Grilled chicken skewer. The chicken skewer is marinated nicely and served with thick potato slices which are fried perfectly for dining pleasure 希腊风味餐：烤鸡肉串。这鸡肉串腌制了香甜，再加上超好吃的厚马铃薯片 |
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| Sunset dinner 夕阳晚餐 |
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| Romantic sunset dinner with my hubby. If you want to have a table with a view, remember to reserve it in advance 和老公的浪漫夕阳晚餐。如果你也想要前排的座位，就记得要预约哦 |
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| Enjoy our dinner from sunset till late night 我们享用了晚餐，从夕阳到夜晚，都有别具一格的浪漫 |
Onar Restaurant & Bar
👉 Background:
- Serve Greek Mediterranean cuisine
- Receive very good online review regarding the romantic sunset view and special occasion celebration in Santorini
- Tripadvisor shows Certificate of Excellence Winner from 2016 to 2019 (Rating 4.5 among 802 reviews, as of Mar 2020)
👉 Operating Hours:
- Daily 11.30am - 12.30am
👉 Tips:
- Visit for sunset dinner and you will be blown away by the view of the restaurant with Skaros Rock, white houses on the cliffs and nearby caldera island view in Santorini
- Reserve 1 month in advance if you want to have front row table seating for the best and private sunset dinner experience!
- Super amazing view with a slight expensive price (Price: $$$)
Credit to tripadvisor
👉 Operating Hours:
- Daily 11.30am - 12.30am
👉 Tips:
- Visit for sunset dinner and you will be blown away by the view of the restaurant with Skaros Rock, white houses on the cliffs and nearby caldera island view in Santorini
- Reserve 1 month in advance if you want to have front row table seating for the best and private sunset dinner experience!
- Super amazing view with a slight expensive price (Price: $$$)
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| Credit to tripadvisor |
To Briki Restaurant
👉 Background:
- Serve Greek Mediterranean seafood cuisine
- Receive very good online review regarding the romantic sunset view and special occasion celebration in Santorini
- Tripadvisor shows Certificate of Excellence Winner from 2016 to 2019 (Rating 4.5 among 801 reviews, as of Mar 2020)
👉 Operating Hours:
- Daily 9am - 12am
👉 Tips:
- Visit for sunset dinner and you will be blown away by the view of the restaurant with Skaros Rock, white houses on the cliffs and nearby caldera island view in Santorini
- Reserve 1 month in advance if you want to have front row table seating for the best and private sunset dinner experience!
- Super amazing view with a slight expensive price (Price: $$$)
👉 Operating Hours:
- Daily 9am - 12am
👉 Tips:
- Visit for sunset dinner and you will be blown away by the view of the restaurant with Skaros Rock, white houses on the cliffs and nearby caldera island view in Santorini
- Reserve 1 month in advance if you want to have front row table seating for the best and private sunset dinner experience!
- Super amazing view with a slight expensive price (Price: $$$)
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| Credit to To Briki official site |
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| Credit to tripadvisor |
Refer to below links for more Santorini April Spring trip blogs:
1. Executive Summary: Executive Summary
2. Day 1 & 2 (Imerovigli): Day 1 & 2 (Imerovigli)
3. Day 2 & 3 (Fira/Firostefani): This Blog4. Day 3 & 4 (Oia): Day 3 & 4 (Oia) Blog5. Day 5 (Pyrgos): Day 5 (Pyrgos) Blog
6. The Most Instagrammable Places in Santorini, Greece:
The Most Instagrammable Places in Santorini
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💗 Author: Ng Mei Lian/ Adrian Yeoh Aun Hong
👉 Date: 26/4/2019
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