The view from the pool at our hotel, Villa Ilias and our first views of Santorini. Our response? “Wow.”

Looking through our options and planning our time in Santorini. For us this was to be a more relaxing destination than the rest. We had been go, go, go at the other stops and wanted to slow down and enjoy the views and gorgeous weather. Santorini is for slowing down and long romantic walks in sunlit alleys punctuated by white buildings and blue domes.
The morning light uncovering the caldera.Meandering through those sunlit cliff paths.
One day we decided to take a hike from Villa Illas (our hotel) to Oia the “sunset city” at the far end of the island (~10kilometers)
In the background there you can see Oia, and you can see we have a ways to go!Almost there we’ve got Oia in our sights! We spent the afternoon here, but decided that we actually enjoyed Thira better and decided to spend the majority of our time there.
Here we are on our way to Thira for some delicious gyros! We loved the winding streets of Thira, and the cheap, delicious gyros to be found there (we’re talking 2.5 Euros people! We may or may not have had gyros 2x a day every day! Be very jealous).
Pool side at Villas Illas at sunset. Complete bliss!
The view from the pool at Villa Illas at sunset, looking towards Thira.Same view, night time.
When in Santorini buy a white dress and pose with your sweetheart!

 
The ferry that took us from Santorini to Athens.

On our way out, the last views of Santorini~

Happy Trails,

The Smuckers