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Normal Ferries
A classical ferry that departs from Piraeus needs about eight hours to reach the port of Santorini while more modern ferries need about seven hours. Santorini is also conencted to Thessaloniki (the trip takes about 20 hours) and Heraklion, Crete (4 hours by normal ferry).
Santorini is also linked with other Aegean islands, so you can combine your holidays. In particular, it is linked by normal ferry to Anafi (1 hour and a half), Folegandros (2 hours and a half), Ios (about 2 hours), Amorgos (4 hours), Kimolos (7 hours), Kythnos (10 hours), Milos (5 hours), Mykonos (2 hours and a half), Naxos (3 hours), Paros (4 hours), Syros (7 hours), Serifos (9 hours), Sifnos (8 hours), Sikinos ( 2 hours), Skiathos (18 hours) and Skopelos (16 hours).
Flying Dolphins
Apart from normal ferries, there are also many hydrofoil itineraries to connect Santorini with other Aegean islands, such as Heraklion, Crete (the trip takes about 45 minutes), Rhodes (1 hour), Folegandros (1 hour), Ios (40 minutes), Koufonissia (2 hours), Mykonos (30 minutes) and Paros (1 hour and a half).
FLIGHTS
The National Airport of Santorini is connected to most international airports through charter flights. It is also directly connected to the Airports of Athens and Thessaloniki and the itineraries become more regular in summer. The flight time from Athens to Santorini is about 45 minutes and from Thessaloniki to Santorini about 1 hour and a half.
Outside the terminal, there are buses and taxis to get you to your accomodation. The airport of Santorini is situated 8 km far from Fira, the capital of the island.
Schedules from Athens to Santorini
Visit the Athens Airport Flights database
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The Museum of Prehistoric Thira houses finds from the excavations at Akrotiri, conducted under the auspices of the Archaeological Society at Athens, the earlier excavations at Potamos made by members of the German Archaeological Institute at Athens, and rescue excavations at various other sites on the island, which were carried out by the 21st Ephorate of Antiquities for the Cyclades and Samos. Also on display are other objects discovered fortuitously or handed over. |
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Beaches in Santorini cover the north, north east, east, south & south east and south west coastlines. Everywhere you visit, you will see spectacular rock formations. ..more
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©Santorini Oia
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Thera Wall Paintings, Art Space Argyros Canava Exhibitionr
Petros M. Nomikos Conference Center & Wall Paintings of Thera : Fira
Art Space Argyros Canava Exhibition : Exo Gonia