Santorini Island, located on the Southern Aegean, constitutes to be one of the best Greek destinations for any vacation. The island is famous as a tourist attraction spot for more than 6 million tourists visiting it every year. The people like to visit the island due to the romantic and colorful sight of the sun setting along the beautiful and magnificent volcanoes. The island has a number of Santorini hotels which are designed in Cycladic architecture. The hotels look very traditional and rustic with the shape of a cave.
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| Oia Santorini |
A huge number of villages and small towns are built on the caldera edge. This is the main reason why most of the tourists prefer to plan their stay in the Santorini villas and hotels with a view of it. Oia Village is one of the most preferred spots in Santorini, very famous worldwide for the magnificent sunsets. Most of the Oia hotels are built onto the edge of the cliff which makes it a highly popular tourist spot.
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| Golden Sunset Villas in Santorini, Oia |
The ground is rocky in some parts of the land while stony on the other parts. In general, the overall land is fertile on account of the depositions from the volcanic eruptions and elements. The locals of the island cultivate the land to give a number of products for the people. The most famous things constitute the cherry tomatoes and the "fava", which a kind of legume. The most popular product of Santorini Island is the wine, which has won a plethora of awards in international as well as local competitions.
The most striking feature of Santorini is that there are no mountains on the island. The entire area has an average of 565m tall hills as the maximum height. This makes the Santorini apartments and hotels a very favorite holiday destination due to the perfect view of the sunset as well as the volcanoes.
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| Golden Sunset Villas and Apartments in Oia Santorini |
Many wineries exist all over the island even today and run as museums. Many other wineries which have stopped the production and manufacture of wine are now running as Oia Santorini hotels. This way the traditional features of the wineries are well maintained such as the stony walls, cool ambiance and the light smell of the wine etc. to name a few.
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| Golden Sunset Villas – Santorini Apartments in Oia |
There are a number of restaurants, cafes, hotels, snack bars on the island. The marvelous landscapes and amazing sunset views make the remote island a highly visited tourist destination indeed! The locals of the area are very welcoming towards the visitors and tourists. The hotel staff and services provided by them are excellent along with a modern convenience and comfort for one and all.
The history behind the marvelous island of Santorini!
Santorini Island is similar to a donut in appearance. The island was originally supposed to be round, however the enormous eruptions from the volcanoes during the 1650 B.C. led to the change in the shape of the island. The various other parts of the island got submerged in water giving rise to small islets in the surrounding areas.
Suggested Hotel in Oia Santorini
Golden Sunset Villas
