Hotel Castro, Kamari, Santorini

Day 21 and 22 - 23rd and 24th June 2013 - Santorini

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June 25th 2013
Sunday We wake at 7am to go and catch our ferry to Santorini. I say wake, what with the fireworks, bouzouki etc there was not a lot of sleeping. We feel like we have just done a night shift. We quietly open the door thinking we will be the only people in the village awake. We find Anna and her daughter Maria waiting for us to get up to see us off. Perhaps they never went to bed. Maria gives us ... read more

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Santorini

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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