Winding road up to township

GREECE - Santorini & Athens

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October 7th 2010
We departed Mykonos on Monday 4/10 at 3.00pm by the fastcat hydrofoil 4 and arrived on the Island of Santorini at 6.00pm. A hotel mini-bus took us up the steep and winding road and dropped us off 70 metres from our hotel. A golf buggy arrived to take us and our luggage up the steep cobble stoned road to the Aressana hotel in the main town of Fira. After booking in Carol went into town 70 metres aw ... read more

Europe » Greece

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more