Sunset in Santorini

We were pleased with a good night’s rest in our comfy hotel room where the AC kept us nice and cool throughout the night. In the morning we set off to explore Santorini in our rental car and spotted a café to eat breakfast and enjoy the beautiful caldera view.

After a tasty breakfast we drove to the island’s nearby red beach where we hiked into a small cove scattered with umbrellas and lounge chairs. The beach was quite impressive with red-rock cliffs in the background and small waves crashing onto the red sand. We found a spot under one of the umbrellas and relaxed in the sun for the next few hours.

Feeling hot and salty, we headed back to our hotel to cleanup (stopping along the drive to get pictures of the beautiful scenery.) exploring more of the island. We couldn’t resist jumping in our hotel’s pool and relaxing just a little longer before getting ready for the rest of the night. Everyone had been telling us that one of the main highlights of Santorini is the amazing caldera views and we were excited to head over to Oia for “one of the best sunsets in the world.”

The 30-minute drive over to Oia was beautiful with amazing views of the island’s unique landscape. Upon arriving in Oia we walked along the narrow windy streets enjoying quaint city views of the distinctive buildings with the sea in the background. We asked for a couple recommendations on where to watch the sunset and decided on a terrace bar located at the end of the island.

As we waited for the sunset we enjoyed some Greek lager and chatted with fellow honeymooners from America that were seated next to us. We snapped our photos before the sun tucked away behind the low hanging clouds hovering just above the horizon and ventured off to get a late dinner at a nearby small local port.

The restaurant we chose was situated along the port and our table was positioned on the waters edge just a few feet above the clear rock-bottom sea. Our dinner of mussels and stuffed eggplant filled our bellies and we finished our white wine before crossing the island back to our hotel for the night. We plan on getting a good nights rest as we want to be fully restored for tomorrow’s last hurrah before boarding the first of three planes on our voyage back to the states.