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Star Hotel Santorini $86.87 Star Hotel Santorini is located near the beach in Thira’s Megalochori neighborhood and close to Athinios Port, Red Beach, and Museum of Prehistoric Thira. Nearby points of interest also include Wine Museum Santorini Island and Panagia Episkopi. Hotel Features. Star Hotel Santorini features a restaurant, a poolside bar, and a bar/lounge. Recreational amenities include 2 outdoor swimming pools. Also located on site is a spa tub. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include laundry facilities. Guestrooms. All guestrooms at Star Hotel Santorini feature minibars and safes. Balconies offer sea views. Televisions have satellite channels. Guestrooms are all non smoking. |
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Mystique Santorini $1299.23 Located in Oia, Mystique Santorini is on an island and close to Naval Museum, Oia Castle, and Baxedes Beach. Additional area points of interest include Archaeological Museum and Museum of Prehistoric Thira. Hotel Features. This Oia hotel has a private beach. Mystique Santorini’s restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A poolside bar and a bar/lounge are open for drinks. Room service is available 24 hours a day. The hotel serves a complimentary cooked to order breakfast each morning in the restaurant. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool and a fitness facility. The property’s full service health spa has body treatments, massage/treatment rooms, facials, and beauty services. This 5 star property offers secretarial services, limo/town car service, and business services. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. The property has a roundtrip airport shuttle, which is complimentary. Wedding services, tour/ticket assistance, translation services, and tour assistance are available. Guest parking is limited, and available on a limited first come, first served basis (surcharge). Additional property amenities include a concierge desk, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. This is a smoke free property. Guestrooms. 22 air conditioned guestrooms at Mystique Santorini feature minibars and CD players. All accommodations have balconies. Bathrooms feature separate bathtubs and showers, makeup/shaving mirrors, bathrobes, and slippers. Wireless Internet access is available. In addition to complimentary newspapers and safes, guestrooms offer direct dial phones with voice mail. Televisions have satellite channels and DVD players. Also included are complimentary bottled water and windows that open. Guests may request in room massages, irons/ironing boards, and extra towels/bedding. A nightly turndown service is offered and housekeeping is available daily. Notifications:Advanced reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 14 years old and younger are not permitted at this adults only property. Notifications:Advanced reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 14 years old and younger are not permitted at this adults only property. |
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Santorini Villas $528 Santorini Villas is located on the beach in Santa Marta and local attractions include Rodadero Beach. Regional points of interest also include Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino and Santa Marta Cathedral. Property Features. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool, a health club, and a spa tub. Spa amenities include facials and body treatments. This 4 star property has a 24 hour business center. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. This Santa Marta property has event space consisting of banquet facilities and a ballroom. Room service is available during limited hours. The property has a complimentary airport shuttle (available on request). Complimentary guest parking is limited, and available on a first come, first served basis. Wedding services, translation services, and tour assistance are available. Additional property amenities include a concierge desk and laundry facilities. This is a smoke free property. Guestrooms. 12 air conditioned guestrooms at Santorini Villas feature minibars and espresso makers. Balconies offer pool views. Beds come with down blankets. All rooms include separate sitting areas along with desks and sofa beds. Kitchens include full sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads. They also offer complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. In addition to safes, guestrooms offer direct dial phones as well as free local calls (restrictions may apply). Cable television is provided. Also included are windows that open and welcome amenities. A turndown service is available nightly, housekeeping is offered weekly, and guests may request wake up calls. Guestrooms are all non smoking. Notifications and Fees:There are no room charges for children 4 years old and younger who occupy the same room as their parents or guardians, using existing bedding. No pets, including service animals, are allowed at this property. Some properties have extra fees for amenities or services that may apply even if you do not use them. Government fees or taxes also may be charged to you when you check in or check out. This property told us they will charge you for the following: All citizens of Colombia will be charged the national value added tax Resort fee: COP 6000 per person, per night (effective 28 April 2011)Hotel resort fee inclusions:Access to spa (full access)Internet access property wideNewspaper (daily)Use of poolUse of spa tubBeach accessUse of fitness centerUse of business center/computerUse of in room safeParkingHousekeeping/cleaning fees/gratuitiesWe have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check in, or check out. Early check in fee: COP 100000Late check out fee: COP 100000 The above list may not be |
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Santorini Twin Waters $237.06 Santorini Twin Waters is located on the beach in Mudjimba, close to Mudjimba Beach. Other points of interest are Mooloolaba Beach and Underwater World. Hotel Features. Santorini Twin Waters features a restaurant. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool. Additional property amenities include barbecue grills and limo/town car service. Guestrooms. Air conditioned guestrooms at Santorini Twin Waters feature washers/dryers. All rooms include separate sitting areas. At this 4 star hotel, accommodations include kitchens. Televisions have satellite channels and DVD players. Official Australia STAR Rating provided by AAA Tourism Pty LtdAAA Tourism Pty Ltd assigns an official STAR Rating for accommodations in Australia. This Self Catering property is rated 4 stars. Official Australia STAR Rating provided by AAA Tourism Pty LtdAAA Tourism Pty Ltd assigns an official STAR Rating for accommodations in Australia. This Self Catering property is rated 4 stars. |
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PELICAN HOTEL SANTORINI $155.27 PELICAN HOTEL IS AN ALL TIME CLASSIC HOTEL INSANTORINI LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL SQUARE OF FIRA THE CAPITALOF SANTORINI ISLAND AND IT IS OPEN ALL YEAR AROUND. THEHOTEL WAS BUILT IN 1984 WITH THE STRONG DESIRE AND EFFORT TOCOMBINE THE ISLANDS TRADITION AND HOSPITALITY WITH THEMODERN COMFORTS IT IS OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND AND OFFERSSERVICES OF HIGH QUALITY TO BUSINESSMEN VISITING SANTORINION A REGULAR BASIS AND TO VISITORS COMING TO ENJOY THEFAMOUS ATTRACTIONS OF OUR ISLAND.THIS PROPERTY BOASTSELEGANTLY APPOINTED AND MODERN GUESTROOMS THAT ARE EQUIPPEDWITH ALL THE ESSENTIAL AMENITIES TO ENSURE YOU UTMOSTCOMFORT. STANDARD ROOM BB C1DSTANDARD ROOM BB AC TV MINIFRIDGE DIRECT DIAL PHONE WIFIMAX OCC INCL CHILDREN 4 |
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Santorini Kastelli Resort $240.45 Santorini Kastelli Resort is located in Thira’s Kamari neighborhood, close to Kamari Beach, Wine Museum, and Ancient Thira. Nearby points of interest also include Prophet Elias Monastery and Panagia Episkopi. Hotel Features. Santorini Kastelli Resort’s restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A poolside bar and a bar/lounge are open for drinks. Room service is available 24 hours a day. The hotel serves a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning in the restaurant. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool, an indoor pool, a health club, a spa tub, and a sauna. The property’s full service health spa has body treatments, massage/treatment rooms, facials, and beauty services. This 5 star property has a business center and offers a meeting/conference room and business services. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. This Thira property has event space consisting of a conference center, banquet facilities, and conference/meeting rooms. For a surcharge, shuttle services include a roundtrip airport shuttle at scheduled times, an area shuttle, and a ferry terminal shuttle. Wedding services, concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and tour assistance are available. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include a rooftop terrace, a library, and a concierge desk. Guestrooms. 60 air conditioned guestrooms at Santorini Kastelli Resort feature minibars and safes. Balconies offer sea or garden views. Bathrooms feature makeup/shaving mirrors, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries. Flat panel televisions have satellite channels. Also included are windows that open and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and guests may request in room massages. Notifications:There are no room charges for children 12 years old and younger who occupy the same room as their parents or guardians, using existing bedding. Notifications:There are no room charges for children 12 years old and younger who occupy the same room as their parents or guardians, using existing bedding. |
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9 Muses Santorini Resort $310.29 9 Muses Santorini Resort is located near the beach in Thira’s Perivolos neighborhood and close to Perivolos Beach, Vlychada Beach, and Museum of Minerals and Fossils. Nearby points of interest also include Perissa Beach and Ancient Thira. Hotel Features. 9 Muses Santorini Resort features a restaurant, a poolside bar, and a bar/lounge. Room service is available. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool, a children’s pool, a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness facility. This 5 star property offers secretarial services and audio visual equipment. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available in public areas. This Thira property has event space consisting of a conference center and a ballroom. The property offers an area shuttle (surcharge). Concierge services and tour assistance are available. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include multilingual staff and laundry facilities. Guestrooms. 90 air conditioned guestrooms at 9 Muses Santorini Resort feature safes and slippers. Televisions have satellite channels. Notifications and Fees:The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check in, or check out. Airport shuttle fee: EUR 15 per person (one way) The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change. Notifications and Fees:The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check in, or check out. Airport shuttle fee: EUR 15 per person (one way) The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change. |
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Fanari Villas Santorini $632.96 Fanari Villas Santorini is located near the beach in Oia and close to Naval Museum, Oia Castle, and Baxedes Beach. Additional area points of interest include Archaeological Museum and Museum of Prehistoric Thira. Hotel Features. Fanari Villas Santorini’s restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A bar/lounge is open for drinks. Room service is available during limited hours. The hotel serves a complimentary Buffet breakfast. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool, a health club, and a sauna. This 4 star property offers a meeting/conference room and secretarial services. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. For a surcharge, shuttle services include a roundtrip airport shuttle and an area shuttle. Wedding services, tour/ticket assistance, and tour assistance are available. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include a rooftop terrace, a concierge desk, and multilingual staff. This is a smoke free property. A total renovation of this property was completed in March 2010. Guestrooms. 17 air conditioned guestrooms at Fanari Villas Santorini feature CD players and coffee/tea makers. Patios offer sea views. Beds come with premium bedding. Bathrooms feature jetted bathtubs, makeup/shaving mirrors, bathrobes, and slippers. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. In addition to safes, guestrooms offer direct dial phones. Flat panel televisions have satellite channels and DVD players. Rooms also include complimentary bottled water and windows that open. Housekeeping is offered daily and guests may request in room massages. Notifications: The property is closed between 1 December and 31 March. Notifications: The property is closed between 1 December and 31 March. |
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Santorini Hotel and Resort $198.67 Santorini Hotel and Resort is located on the beach in Santa Marta and local attractions include Rodadero Beach. Other regional attractions include Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino and Santa Marta Cathedral. Hotel Features. Dining options at Santorini Hotel and Resort include 2 restaurants. A beach bar, a poolside bar, and a bar/lounge are open for drinks. Room service is available during limited hours. The hotel serves a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning in the restaurant. Recreational amenities include 3 outdoor swimming pools. Also located on site are a children’s pool, a health club, a spa tub, a sauna, and a steam room. The property’s full service health spa has body treatments, massage/treatment rooms, facials, and beauty services. This 3.5 star property has a 24 hour business center and offers small meeting rooms, secretarial services, and a technology helpdesk. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas and the hotel has an Internet point. This Santa Marta property has event space consisting of a conference center, banquet facilities, conference/meeting rooms, and a ballroom. The property has a complimentary airport shuttle (available on request). Business services, wedding services, limo/town car service, and translation services are available. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include a coffee shop/caf?, a concierge desk, and multilingual staff. Guests have access to a partner property’s outdoor pool and business facilities. This is a smoke free property. A total renovation of this property was completed in December 2010. Guestrooms. 73 air conditioned guestrooms at Santorini Hotel and Resort feature minibars and safes. Beds come with signature bedding. Furnishings include desks and sofa beds. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads. They also offer complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. In addition to complimentary newspapers, guestrooms offer direct dial phones as well as free local calls (restrictions may apply). 32 inch LCD televisions have cable channels. Also included are welcome amenities and clock radios. Guests may request extra towels/bedding and wake up calls. A nightly turndown service is offered and housekeeping is available weekly. Guestrooms are all non smoking. Notifications and Fees:Advanced reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. There are no room charges for children 4 years old and younger who occupy the same room as their parents or guardians, using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast, if one is offered. All guests staying in hotel guestrooms must be registered with the hotel. No pets, including service animals, are allowed at this property. Some properties have extra fees for amenities or services that |
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Rocabella Santorini Resort & Spa $769.49 Rocabella Santorini Resort & Spa is located near the beach in Thira’s Imerovigli neighborhood and close to Petros M. Nomikos Conference Centre, Archaeological Museum, and Museum of Prehistoric Thira. Nearby points of interest also include Wall Paintings of Thira Exhibition and Catholic Cathedral. Hotel Features. Dining options at Rocabella Santorini Resort & Spa include a restaurant, a coffee shop/caf?, and a snack bar/deli. A poolside bar and a bar/lounge are open for drinks. Room service is available 24 hours a day. The hotel serves a complimentary buffet breakfast in the breakfast area. Recreational amenities include a health club, a spa tub, a sauna, a fitness facility, and a steam room. The property’s full service health spa has body treatments, massage/treatment rooms, facials, and beauty services. This 4 star property has a business center and offers small meeting rooms, secretarial services, and a technology helpdesk. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. This Thira property has event space consisting of banquet facilities and conference/meeting rooms. For a surcharge, shuttle services include a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle. Wedding services, concierge services, limo/town car service, and tour/ticket assistance are available. Guest parking is complimentary. Other property amenities at this Art Deco property include a rooftop terrace, barbecue grills, and an arcade/game room. A total renovation of this property was completed in November 2009. Guestrooms. 42 air conditioned guestrooms at Rocabella Santorini Resort & Spa feature minibars and CD players. Accommodations offer ocean, sea, or water views. These individually furnished and decorated rooms include desks and sofa beds. Bathrooms feature handheld showerheads. They also offer designer toiletries, bathrobes, and slippers. Wired high speed and wireless Internet access is complimentary. In addition to safes, guestrooms offer cordless phones. LCD televisions have premium satellite channels, free movie channels, and DVD players. Rooms also include windows that open and blackout drapes/curtains. Guests may request in room massages, irons/ironing boards, and hair dryers. A nightly turndown service is offered and housekeeping is available daily. Notifications and Fees:There are no room charges for children 5 years old and younger who occupy the same room as their parents or guardians, using existing bedding. The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check in, or check out. Airport shuttle fee: EUR 20 per person (one way) The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change. Notifications and Fees:There are no room charges for children 5 years old and younger who occupy the same room as their parents or guardians, using existing bedding. The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check in, |
Santorini Cooking tour – Santorini Cuisine
Santorini, like all the Cyclades, offers a diverse and delicious cuisine. While its arid volcanic landscape does not lend itself to the production of a wide variety of products, it does provide some distinct and incomparable flavors and original recipes. Residents are well aware there is no need to look elsewhere when everything is available at home.
That’s the reason why many people In Santorini looking for food or wine tours and more the thematic tours about Santorinian cuisine. At mysantorini.com you will find the most popular cooking tour in Santorini and you can book on line for you and your company. Enjoy your stay in Santorini and book a tour to remember.
Santorini’s cuisine is primarily based on the island’s own agricultural products. These locally grown products nourished by the volcanic soil, the sea breeze and the sunshine of the Aegean Sea, share a unique, full taste. Combined with the almost exclusively organic cultivation of the island the result is top quality produce from ingredients used to cook the original, tasty and healthy foods you will find in most of the island’s taverns and restaurants.
Sweet cherry tomatoes, beans, barley, white eggplants, zucchini, capers (whose leaves are also added to salads) and mint are all typical products served with lamb or rabbit – not to mention the essential moussaka (eggplant gratin), fava (bean purée) and pseftokeftedes (meatballs with vegetables and spices).
You should also try the fresh grilled fish or octopus salad. Everywhere tavernas and other typical bars offer Greek salad and souvlaki (meat kabobs). Cafés serve gyros (spit-roasted meat) served in pitas with salad and tzatziki, a garlicky yogurt sauce.
Meletenia is Santorini’s best-known dessert. It is a flaky pastry filled with cheese and egg, covered with mastiha, a kind of sweet resin. Also “ Koufeto”, which is prepared with almonds which are boiled in local honey or syrup. Koufeto is a traditional sweet which is served at weddings.
If you add to this menu the many choice wines produced on the island, from the dry whites to the sweet dessert Vinsanto and the wonderful taste combinations that they create, you will understand why the many restaurateurs, gastronomy experts, and Greek and foreign journalists have embraced and promoted the eclectic tastes of Santorini.
This small island has already made a name for itself in the world of gourmet tastes. It is considered by most to be a must-visit destination for gastronomy connoisseurs as it is offers some of the country’s best restaurants, wineries and taverns.
Fava is a puree made with Fava beans (yellow peas). Fava is an old traditional dish of Greece which can be served in many different ways according to the time of the year. What makes the Santorini Fava special is the taste of the fava beans produced on the island.
Tomatinia or Cherry Tomato is very aromatic and tasty and can be easily mistaken for cherries. In Santorini the 100% organic tomatoes will delight every lover of this fruit.
Chloro Cheese is a fresh cheese made by women of Santorini and it is not easy to find anymore.
Tomatokeftedes are meat balls without the meat… This tasty recipe of Santorini is prepared with herbs, tomatoes and butter. They are actually the island’s specialty, apart from the Fava.
The White Eggplant, a unique vegetable of the island, is considered the “national” course in Santorini. They are very small eggplants, very delicious and with a fresh flavor.
The Caper (kapari) and the Dried Caper are other products of the island and are often used in salads.
Want to learn to Cook in Santorinian way?
We present you “Santorini cooking classes” for 2009. These are new series of classes which are going to showcase the cuisine of Santorini and various cooking methods along with the famous local wines. Carefully selected recipes are going to be presented by renowed Santorinian chefs using traditional materials and preparations. At mysantorini.com you can choose between full day and three hours programs. The maximum number of students is 12 and the prices start from 50 Euros per person. Book now your Santorini Cooking lesson and enjoy a spectacular experience in Santorini Island.
Buon appetite!
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“Caldera, Caldera, Caldera” Aasta.martin’s photos around Santorini, Greece (nrg crepe santorini)
