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Famous for its sunset, Oia is the place to stay on Santorini Helen Page greets you from Oia Village on the once volcanic Greek island of Santorini. Oia is in the north western part of Santorini and it is renowned for its magical sunset. “Well after a month of running around Spain and Turkey like [...]
Santorini – Voted the World’s Top Island for 2011: Santorini (or Thira as it is offically called) has always been a popular destination for individual travellers seeking some island adventure or relaxation. However on our latest visit we found that this Greek island is now on the itinerary of many of the Mediterranean cruises, making [...]
Athens Hotel Review – Best Western Amazon Hotel : For our stay in Athens we needed a hotel near Monastiraki Metro Station as we had to catch the 6:30 am metro to Piraeus. We left our booking till quite late as we weren’t sure of how things were going to pan out in Athens with [...]
Oia Accommodation Review – Aegeas Traditional Houses: After a month-long frantic travel schedule around Spain and Turkey, Santorini was our R&R stop for a week. During our last Santorini holiday we stayed in Fira and visited Oia to catch its famous sunset. This time around, we chose Oia as our base and the Aegeas Traditional [...]
Fira – The Capital of Santorini: Fira, the main town of Santorini, has always been the busiest point of the island. Perched on top the highest cliffs of the caldera, Fira attracts thousands of tourists and, as a result, it is the most densely built part of Santorini. How Fira Has Changed On our first [...]
Oia – The Santorini Village Synonymous with Magical Sunsets: Oia is only a small village in the north-western tip of Santorini, but its beautiful setting and magical sunsets have made it one of the most photographed places in Greece! Many travel images of Greece and sunset shots of Santorini are taken from Oia. Yes, Oia [...]
Oia, the Sunset Capital of Santorini has Much to Offer Visitors: Located on the north-west tip of Santorini is the village of Oia. Oia (pronounced ee-ah), is famous for its beautiful sunsets and each evening flocks of visitors come to this most northerly village of Santorini to catch the magical Oia sunset. Like many of [...]
Wine-tasting in Santorini – Santorini Wine Tours: Santorini is famous for its sunset and its unique caldera, but the island now has a wine-growing industry that should not be overlooked. When dining out in Santorini, we noticed that all the wines offered are Greek wines and many of these are produced on the island. A [...]
Santorini’s Cherry Tomatoes are Noted for Their Sweetness: In addition to its fava beans, the Santorini cherry tomato is another of the island’s local produce that has been submitted to the EU for PDO certification. The Santorini cherry tomatoes take a special place on the island’s food products and each year there is an international [...]
Santorini’s Fava Beans are Special and Enjoy the EU PDO Status: Fava beans is a dish that is offered as an appetizer in many Greek restaurants and is part of the traditional Greek cuisine. But in Santorini the fava beans are special. The European Union have acknowledged that the Santorini fava beans are unique to [...]
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We're Helen and Tony Page, and we love travelling - lucky as we've been doing it for the last few decades!
Tony has long been a professional photographer and writer, but Helen now writes most of the posts and takes a lot of photos herself!
Travelsignposts is our main travel planning site, but Tony also runs the Travelsignposts Photo and Guerrilla Travel Photography web sites, as well as publishing the Take Better Digital Photos and Guerrilla Travel Photography eBooks.
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