Oia, Santorini

Islands to Athens - Greece in Spring. Part 1: Santorini

---

April 3rd 2010
Twenty five Euros for twenty four hours of car hire? Bargain - let’s do it. A quick word with our hotel owner and half an hour later there’s a little red Matiz hatch parked out the front of our Santorini hotel. After signing the obligatory paperwork with a friendly Greek bloke from the local hire company, we’re off. From our hotel we head north. The road skirts around the edge of the is ... read more

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Santorini

---

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