The windmill, one of the most recognizable buildings in the town.

Oia. Santorini Island (Greece)

Fira

Santorini, my beloved island

Santorini, my beloved island

Even if you’ve never been to this Cyclades island in the Aegean Sea, you’d still recognize it immediately – candy-colored houses carved into cliffs, sapphire waters, gleaming white buildings topped with half-spheres the color of a stormy sky. Here you’ll find peace as you roam the black sand beaches or the streets of a provincial village like Imerovigli. Beautiful Oia is world famous for its sunsets, which seem tinted with every shade of an artist’s palette...

Santorini island, Greece.

Santorini, my beloved island

Santorini, my beloved island

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Santorini, my beloved island

I love this location of Santorini Island in Greece. Similar pix I posted a couple years ago but more cropped and enhanced the colors this time.

Village Oia at sunrise - Santorini island, Greece.

As always, thank you so much for your visits, comments and faves!

Santorini, my beloved island

This picture in color here:

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Santorini, my beloved island

Santorini, my beloved island

Santorini, my beloved island

Santorini, my beloved island

Santorini, my beloved island

Santorini, my beloved island

The famous Santorini blue dome churches of Agios Spyridonas (St. Spiridon) and Anastasis (Resurrection) in Oia village.

Oia. Santorini Island (Greece)

Santorini, my beloved island

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Santorini, my beloved island

Santorini, my beloved island

Fira is the modern capital of the Greek Aegean island, Santorini. A traditional settlement.

Fira is a city of white-washed houses built on the edge of the 400 metres (1,312 feet) high caldera on the western edge of the semi-circular island of Thera.

Fira (Santorini/ Greece)

Oia is a traditional settlement in the north of Santorini, the village is approximately 150 meters above sea level. Oia was severely damaged in the 1956 earthquake and much work has been involved to implement its restoration.

In Oia there are two types of dwellings, the cave houses dug into the volcanic rock on the Caldera cliffs, and the Captains houses. The cave houses used to be the homes of ship crews, whereas the Captains houses belonged to the affluent class of ship owners.

Oia. Santorini Island (Greece)