The lesser celebrated Santorini

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Santorini has few other quaint little places that offer some more photo opportunities and are less crowded.

The first photo opportunity was at the Red beach or rather close to Red beach which is  named after its crimson volcanic background and resulting sand. It is situated near the village of Akrotiri but was off limits at the time of our visit. A short walk up the hill will lead you to the view of blue and red below. You have plenty of fruit and snack vendors along the way. The fresh Juicy mouth watering fruits of greece will energies you like no other. A must have!!


The red beach

The next stop over was at the village of Pyrgos. This hillside village had  more of white washed churches ,blue domes, narrow winding paths,cafes and of course the lovely views of vineyards. A short drive away on the highest peak of the Island is the Monastery of Prophet Elias. A replica of a citadel , this monastery came to existence in 1711. Though the physical fatigue, lack of time and overload of churches didnt allow us to explore this place more, It did provide us with the bird's eye view of the Island.



Pizza time At Pyrgos


The church of Agia Theodosia situated in the Medieval village of Pyrgos , Cyclades Greece


Winding Narrow pathways 


View from the Prophet Elias Monastery



Cobbled streets of  Megalochori


Vinsanto


The next pit stop was at the village of Megalochori. more walking,more sounds of the clicks and we reached Gavalas winery to taste some of the the Santorini wine and the famous Sweet wine Vinsanto. The wine snob that i am, i did not quite prefer the dry wines and found Vinsanto too sweet! Here is to more tasting of more wines across the world. Cheers!

May 2017
Santorini, Greece

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