Why visit Santorini, Greece?
Santorini is a beautiful island with stunning views. It had wonderful shopping, restaurants, and so many fun things to do around the island. My personal favorite thing to do was the catamaran tour I mentioned below. I stayed in Santorini for 3 nights and 4 days, which I felt was the perfect amount of time. See below for the top 10 things you should do during your time in Santorini!
If you’re also wondering what to pack, I have an Amazon storefront Destination: Greece list!
best hotel in Santorini, greece:
Blue Dolphins Hotel is the best hotel to stay at in Santorini. See here for a blog post about my experience staying at Blue Dolphins Hotel.
Top 10 Things To Do In Santorini, Greece:
1) Sunset catamaran tour with Caldera Yachting
This is the absolute best catamaran tour in Santorini. We had such an amazing time and the sunset was the best we had ever seen. I actually wrote an entire blog post about this experience linked here.
2) Do the iconic flying dress photoshoot with Goddess Santorini
This was something I never expected to do during my time in Santorini but I highly recommend it for such a memorable moment and photos! The photographers were so nice and professional, definitely recommend doing a photoshoot with them if you are planning a trip to Santorini.
3) Have a delicious sunset dinner at Strogili restaurant in Oia
This was a gorgeous place with amazing views in Oia, Santorini. I did a lot of research about which restaurant to go to for the best views, and this one did not dissapoint!
4) Snap pictures of the blue domes in Imerovigli
If you don’t have the town of Imerovigli on your list, you must add it to your Santorini trip!! The blue domes there are gorgeous and it’s actually where a lot of the flying dress photoshoots take their pictures
5) Explore the traditional villages of Pyrgos and Emporio
To do this, you will have to either rent a car (which I don’t recommend) or hire a private driver/guide to take you around the island. It was really cool to see the traditional villages of this touristy island, especially because most people don’t go to them
6) Sunset dinner at Argo restaurant in Fira
7) Go shopping in Oia
When you go to dinner in Oia, make sure to go to all of the shops and walk around. Note— it can get really crowded on the streets of Oia, especially around the time of sunset. I recommend going shopping before or after you have dinner, but most likely after since before it will be very crowded
8) Rent a car or hire a driver for a few hours to explore the island
We did this and it was great to see the island from a different perspective!
9) Get delicious gyros at Why Not! Souvlaki in Firostefani
These were the best gyros I had during our entire trip to Greece!
10) Explore all of the shops of Fira
Overall, Santorini is such a wonderful place to visit and there are endless amazing things to do! I recommend that everyone should go to Santorini, Greece at least once in their lives, so they can take in the amazing sunsets and the caldera views.