06/07/2026
Hi everyone from exciting Santorini!
Today was a great touring day and our tour guide Kostas was absolutely amazing! He has studied archeology so he was a plethora of great information. We were taken on a visit to the mountain of prophet Elias. It is located at an altitude of nearly 2000 feet. Deb and I were thrilled to have a private tour at the Akrotiri excavations, a prehistoric settlement. After the Bronze Age eruption many of the Minion civilization’s buildings were protected by volcanic materials, similar to Pompeii. We explored sacred areas, admired ancient walls, paintings and frescoes, and walked around the ancient buildings.
After this, we were taken to a wine tasting where we had a fabulous late lunch. Deb and I find it quite entertaining that their idea of a late light lunch is enough lunch for us for the next day.
