Santorini Greece

I mean, if you are there for 7 days that is a lot of time, so I would certainly plan on seeing most of the island.

Obviously, you will want to spend at least a day in Oia (pronounced Ee-uh).

Definitely see some of the interior villages, and the beach towns on the otherside.

Ruins in Akrotiri

I certainly wouldn't want to spend all my time in Fira, that is for sure.



The bus system, the buses are very large and very nice, AC, etc, but I wouldn't want to rely on them exclusively.

Definitely don't rely on taxis though, there are only a limited number on the island are quite expensive.

I'd take at least one snorkel/boat tour

You cannot flush TP (don't!) and you cannot drink the water, so just pop into the little markets and buy large bottles of water, constantly.

Santorini is VERY expensive. Very, very expensive.

There is some great info at this site.
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My 2 cents- 7 days is too long for Santorini. Try to catch a ferry to another island if you can. Naxos is less than 2 hours away by ferry. You can relax at the beach or explore mountain towns there.

Santorini is beautiful, and May is a little before the summer crowds hit. We rented a car from Hertz at the airport. I don't remember it being crazy expensive.

Spend a day walking the streets of Oia. Have a fresh seafood lunch and a Yellow Donkey beer at Ammoudi Bay.

Take a small day cruise around the island, still may be a little chilly for swimming off the boat, but you can visit the hot pools on the small island inside the caldera.

We drove to the southern end of the island to see Red/White beaches- it was kind of a let down. If you have a car, drive the length of the island around the caldera side for some awesome views.

Have a nice dinner with a Caldera view. Doesn't have to be in Oia- Fira and Imerovigli have great restaurants with awesome views.

As far as water/toilet paper, you have to brush your teeth with bottled water and can't flush TP. In our apartment you could smell the ocean when you took a shower. The TP situation was not as big a deal as I thought it would be. There is a small trash can next to the toilet for the paper.
TMI: the food is so clean there you won't have to wipe much

Went last October, we went first week of October and got really lucky with weather and also crowds. We stayed in Oia.
We ate at Ammoudi Fish Tavern, Ambrosia, and Thalami. They were all excellent. We also had lunch one day in Fira @ Flora which was good as well.

Definitely rent an ATV and ride around the island. It didn't feel unsafe.

Now Mykonos is another story -- no way in hell I would ride an ATV around those maniacs.

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tylerlsu2008

Definitely rent an ATV and ride around the island.

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This is what we did. Stayed in Perissa and vineyard hopped around the island on an ATV for two days. Even made it up to Oia for the sun set. Driving back in the dark was a challenge, but we made it to the hotel safely.