Fira Trip Overview
Travel through Traditional Santorini and feel like a citizen of Old Greece! Visit picturesque Vlychada, attempt to understand what early industrious Santorinians must have felt in their attempt to can their goods, dig into the archives of the Folklore Museum, feel like “the Lords” while riding horses in Megalochori and indulge into the local quality cuisine Restaurant!
This is a unique Tour giving you the oportunity to visit the mail landmarks of Santorinian History!
• Greek menu Restaurant for lunch including 2 wines: 1 glass white wine with Santorinian salad, fava & tomato fritters, 1 glass of red wine with mousakas & traditional Greek dessert.
Groups: Daily 09.00am – 02.00pm.
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Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Fira, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Fira, South Aegean, Greece
Travel through Traditional Santorini and feel like a citizen of Old Greece! Visit picturesque Vlychada, attempt to understand what early industrious Santorinians must have felt in their attempt to can their goods, dig into the archives of the Folklore Museum, feel like “the Lords” while riding horses in Megalochori and indulge into the local quality cuisine Restaurant!
This is a unique Tour giving you the oportunity to visit the mail landmarks of Santorinian History!
• Greek menu Restaurant for lunch including 2 wines: 1 glass white wine with Santorinian salad, fava & tomato fritters, 1 glass of red wine with mousakas & traditional Greek dessert.
Groups: Daily 09.00am – 02.00pm.
Stop At: Vlychada Beach, Vlychada Greece
Fishing shelter
Vlychada is located on the south coast, just a short distance from the archaeological site of Akrotiri (the Bronze Age settlement) and it is one of the island’s most popular beaches thanks to its striking volcanic rock formations. The picturesque marina of Vlychada is a small round harbor in which sailboats, speed boats, and fishing boats find shelter. The port where all the sailing yachts try to moor is a fishing shelter, renamed to the marina. You will take unforgettable photos!
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Tomato Industrial Museum, D.Nomikos, Vlychada Beach, Vlychada 84700 Greece
Tomato Museum
The museum is where the tomato factory used to be, founded by D.Nomikos in Vlichada. The historic factory was opened in 1945 by George Nomikos, the son of Dimitrios Nomikos, who was the first in Santorini to produce tomato paste with industrial means at a small pre-industrial plant in Messaria. On exhibit are a variety of interesting objects including processing machinery dating of 1890, documents, tools, labels, and old cans. The museum organizes workshops and fun activities for children. You can experience a journey to the past through a guided tour and witness the traditional methods of cultivation, processing and production of tomato. In addition, you may admire the various exhibits that date back to 1890; a collection that includes processing machinery, old tools and manuscript, the first labels ever used, as well as an audiovisual material with recorded narrations of people who worked at the factory that makes the visit worthwhile.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Canava Santorini Distillery, Mesaria 84700 Greece
Canava Traditional Folklore Museum Situated in Mesaria using original items. It includes traditional workshops of old occupations barrel-makers, etc). The traditional winery is hosted in traditional cave houses of 1861. It holds a gallery, historical archives (manuscripts, etc). You may visit the beautiful garden with trees and flowers, where the lovely chapel dedicated to S. Constantine and Helen was built. In the Museum Gallery, a wing which was added later to the original house, you may admire a display of drawings, oil paintings, watercolors and other works of well-known Greek artists, inspired by Santorini. Finally, the Folklore Museum hosts different traditional workshops with full equipment for carpenters, barrel makers, shoemakers and tinsmiths.
A visit to the museum is a time travel to a bygone era and offers valuable insight into the culture and tradition of the island of Santorini.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Santorini Horse Riding, Megalochori 84700 Greece
Explore the unspoilt village of Megalochori on horseback and overlook the Caldera (the interior part of the breathtaking crevice formed by the volcanic eruption in Pre-Historic Times. Santorini Horseriding is so enjoyable that you will never forget a moment of this experience! We guarantee a unique experience which will culminate in an optional photo-shoot where your satisfaction is captured!
Duration: 1 hour
