Exploring Santorini's Iconic Beauty

Exploring Santorini's Iconic Beauty - From Fira to Oia

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9 ай бұрын

In our first of three vlogs from Santorini, we visited the most popular towns Fira and Oia (with Imerovigli in between too) and their most iconic spots. An absolutely gorgeous part of Greece, it's easy to see why it's so incredibly popular.
One of our fave meals during our time in Greece were gyros. Luckily there was a store not too far from our accommodation in Santorini and conveniently located on our walk over to Fira too. Friendly owner and the food comes nice and hot off the grill.
Golden Grill Santorini
Address: Εμπορικό Κέντρο Χάλαρη, Epar.Od. Firon-Ormou Perissis, Thira 847 00, Greece
▸ goo.gl/maps/avZLS6KEUQtpg5ix9
We stayed in Karterados which is only about a 10 minute walk from Fira. We then walked all the way from Fira to Imerovigli and found a bus stop to get ourselves to Oia. We also took a bus back to Fira later that evening.
#santorini #greece #fira #oia
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VLOG DATE: 19 June 2023
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@cokuzaklar 9 ай бұрын

🤍🤍Thank you. Yen look splendid as usual.

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

Aww too kind thank you! 🙂🤍💙

@rlim9947 9 ай бұрын

Yes, iconic beauty....in the summer sun. Well done you guys.

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

Thank you 😁👍 it was a lovely first day in Santorini 🏝

@mervynsmith4308 9 ай бұрын

Great video.and good point about being based near a transport hub.

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

Thank you 😁 we're quite budget conscious so this was definitely the more affordable way to travel around Santorini.

@nikkilogan7726 9 ай бұрын

That view sold me! The Greek sunset from Santorini is very breathtaking! 🌇 Love your Santorini vlog guys! Thanks Peter & Yen 😎💙🤍

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

No worries mate, we're very blessed to spend a week there. Amazing part of the 🌎 🇬🇷❤️

@nikkica 9 ай бұрын

Dang! The SUN welcomes you well! ❤

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

😁 🌞 ☀️ 🌅 🌇 ❤️

@Kiwi_Col 9 ай бұрын

Stunning views and video quality, but I did get a little hungry while watching this one. Looking forward to the next 2 from Santorini 😊 P.S. Nice dress Yen!

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🤍🤍😊 2 videos left from Santorini and that wraps up all our travel vlogs from our overseas trip this year! Feels like it went by in a flash 😅 hope you're having a great week so far 👋 felt like a summer's day in Auckland yesterday!!

@Kiwi_Col 9 ай бұрын

Great week so far thanks@@PeterandYen And it's been like summer in Whangarei too. Until the sun goes away that is 😂

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

🙂👍 So true haha definitely still feel the chill once the sun goes down!

@darylmckay 9 ай бұрын

Wow, I learned a lot about Santorini that I never knew. Thank you 😊. Good to see you back on food form too 😋

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

😂 there were a lot of surprises for us on the island too like the Venetian Fortress. Missing all that yogurt we were having in Greece 🇬🇷 😂

@darylmckay 6 ай бұрын

@PeterandYen I miss that too. In Oman 1-2 litre yogurt was super cheap 😋

@PeterandYen 6 ай бұрын

Back to New Zealand with $8 to $10 yogurt tubs 😂

@SummerGioia 5 ай бұрын

Oh wow!!!!! The way you film is so perfect!!!!! It is such a joy to watch your videos!!!!! You are very very talented!!!!! Thank you so much!!! This is pure heaven!!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

@PeterandYen 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words 😊✌️ and we're happy you're enjoying the videos 👍

@anthonyserrano9699 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Really, enjoyed your beautiful tour video of Santorini. Spent, the first week of November on Santorini. Less crowds and more space to walk and navigate the different villages on Santorini. Also, stayed at a really nice and clean accommodation at the village of Oia, named Fileria Suites, which cost 70 Euros per night. Hotel included a breakfast brought to your room each morning. So spoiled!

@PeterandYen 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! It's such a beautiful place isn't it? 😊 Would've been great not being as crowded!

@RiniDutt 2 ай бұрын

You both have such a pleasant personality. I just came across your channel yesterday and immediately subscribed because both of you have such a calm way to explain/describe things without over-exaggerating or showing over-excitement. Just one question in which month did you visit Santorini.

@PeterandYen 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for such a kind and supportive comment and subscribing to our channel 🙂❤️ we went in June last year. Are you thinking of visiting? 😃

@davidbeazley1958 9 ай бұрын

Lucky Pete had his hiking jandals on... 😅

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

😂 these jandals have served me well, all purpose 💪

@philipos888 9 ай бұрын

Wow, Peter was wearing sandals for that walk. Please wear runners to protect your feet. The analogy of Mount Maunganui was pretty on point.

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

😁 thank you for the concern of my feet, but jandals were definitely all good for this walk. Many years of practice hahaha

@TheMamuchos 9 ай бұрын

Santorini is a dream archipelago for many, and it doesn't seem too crowded on the first part of your video. Love Gyros and souvlakis and everything from Greece. I can't think about any Spanish, Turkish or Greek dish that we don't like, we are obsessed with these cuisines. Wow, the views are wonderful. Peter you are always wearing sandals even on hikes hahaha, we would die walking on sandals for so long and on uneven surface. You are our walking in sandals sensei. I wonder if in winter things are substantially less crowded.. We might have to take a road trip then 😊😊

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

It is definitely waaay less crowded in winter. But also I've read that many places are closed and a lot of the tour operators simply don't run. You get the whole island to yourself though as long as you don't mind cooking your own food hahaha. Jandals 4 life 😂👍

@ouradventerousdays 9 ай бұрын

I love Santorini, I only get to see this place thru you guys and Instagram, tho. It's definitely a spot to see at sunset and sunrise, so Instagram worthy shot, lol.

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

We have very fond memories of Santorini. It's a very enjoyable island to wander around. Sure stuff is a bit expensive and it gets busy but the atmosphere and scenery are totally worth it 👌

@ouradventerousdays 9 ай бұрын

@PeterandYen If I can go one day, I will go during off peak season. Less people 😅

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

Good idea but also importation don't go too off season otherwise nothing is open 😂

@lmcanje 9 ай бұрын

Great video guys. It looked less crowded than I thought it would.

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

Thanks you! 🙂🙌 Some places are definitely much more crowded than others for sure though

@joshlevy3480 9 ай бұрын

Hello Pete and yen, if you do get this comment, I stayed at a place called 'aqua blue' on the beach!!! Great place to stay and I'm sorry if I even got the name wrong but it was a long time ago that I went there!!! Thanks for all your calming videos, I think you both make a great couple!!! Cheers from London josh.

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Josh I did manage to find the place on Google. Looks great, will let you know if we visit there in the future. Glad you're enjoying the videos 😁✌️

@joshlevy3480 9 ай бұрын

@@PeterandYenhello Pete and yen again, sorry to bother you one last time. I have been to a few places all over the world and I was searching my memories, to see what you both would like. I just remembered. Have you been to Egypt and Israel. I first went to Egypt in the 70s as the James bond film 'the spy who loved me' starring Roger moore was being shot there. I have a great trip, not too expensive, where you can do both countries at the same time. If you are interested, let me know because I know I think the best route which I have already more or less done. Don't worry, I don't want to pester you. Cheers from London josh.

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

@joshlevy3480 thanks Josh. Would love to go both Egypt and Israel one day. Unfortunately the political situation in Egypt isn't the best and so we're put off from going there for the time being.

@joshlevy3480 9 ай бұрын

@@PeterandYen hello Pete and yen again. If you want me to tell you of the best route, just let me know. I've been to Egypt and Israel and can tell you of the best places and the best route. Cheers from London josh.

@johnprattley945 9 ай бұрын

If you ever want to get away from the crowds then I recommend taking the three times daily ferry (called by the locals "Lantza") from Ammoudi (the port below Oia) across to Thirasia/Therasia on the other side of the caldera. Thirasia is like Santorini was 30 years ago. The ferry costs €3 each way. Apparently there is also a large car/passenger ferry (referred to by the locals as the "Pantofla") runs on most days of the week. from Athinios and possibly the old port below Firá) to Thirasia. Electricity didn’t arrive until 1980 and less than about 300 people live on the island.

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

Ah yes! We visited Thirasia in our vlog after this one 😁 also went up Nea Kameni on the same day trip 🙂 both lovely and such nice parts of Santorini. You're totally right, way less crowded!

@bookwormfaith 9 ай бұрын

Yen dressing to match the landscape! Peter I can't believe you hike all these awesome places in your jandals XD iconic kiwi.

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! A white dress just felt right like how jandals feels right to Peter for lots of walking 😂😂 wait till you see the next video and what terrain he goes on with those jandals 😄

@jolintruong6263 7 ай бұрын

I hope to come here someday.

@PeterandYen 7 ай бұрын

We hope you can visit too 😊

@emilyjanesmith 9 ай бұрын

Lovely to meet you both too! :)

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

😁✌️

@catherinekhoo1246 9 ай бұрын

Amazingly beautiful 😍

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

💯 stunning 🇬🇷

@rob1971 9 ай бұрын

It's nice to learn a bit more about Santorini and see some different views to the classic ones too. So many steps, but then I guess they're good for burning off the delicious looking gyros 😋

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

Hahahaha that's the secret to keeping in decent shape even with all the eating.... lots of walking 😁💪 beautiful island and it was a joy to explore. Have fond memories thinking back on this day.

@rob1971 9 ай бұрын

@@PeterandYen so that's where I'm going wrong 🤣 I can imagine you'll have fond memories of the day. I can't believe how busy it was though! 🫣

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

I feel like after going to Venice and Rome that the Santorini crowds are pretty manageable 😂

@SeoulMan2020 9 ай бұрын

🐈 wants some of that chicken.. yeah I know… sorry 🤣🤣 Purrfect response 😁 Yesssss back with some foooooooooooood yeeeeeeeeerohhhhhhhhhhhhhh 😋😋😋 Food looked amazing! What an awesome place to catch a sunset 🌅!!! I’m guess as with usually the case, video can’t capture how awesome it really was (though the shots were amazing)… thanks for sharing guys!

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

Hahahaha Seoulman 😂 Camera can never do the place 💯 justice. It was an incredibly picturesque day and the sunset was the cherry 🍒 on top. We are missing those gyros, such an awesome quick and delicious meal 🤤 What's one meal you miss when you're traveling around?

@cjbrown3396 3 ай бұрын

Kia ora! What an awesome video so relax to watch. Was it hot during the summer times?

@PeterandYen 3 ай бұрын

Kia Ora 😁 yes it was very warm high, 20s to low 30s degrees celsius when we were there.

@lh6135 9 ай бұрын

Love the two golden hours on this vlog First the Brunch Golden Hour- the Grill Meat with Fries 🌮- my type of food Second Golden Hour @ Oil🌤, the video and shots really nice, car park and all Have a great week both

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

🇬🇷 golden hours on Santorini are pretty spectacular. Watching the warm golden sun reflect from the white washed buildings 😁❤️ magical place, hahaha Greek cuisine was very tasty we had sooo many Gyros meals during our time there 😂 Have a great week too ✌️

@ajt6910 9 ай бұрын

Hi Peter and Yen, Thanks for your awesome videos! I thought I wanted to visit Santorini but have been told by some its super touristy and expensive and not to bother. Would you say this is somewhat true and you could visit some of the other islands (or towns in Santorini) instead without the crowds? Thanks :)

@PeterandYen 8 ай бұрын

It is touristy especially in the more famous villages like Fira and Oia in this video which is where most people visit. But there are other places in Santorini that people don't go to anywhere near as much and are just as beautiful (see our second and third video from Santorini to check it out) 😊 Thira is meant to be what Santorini use to be like in the past, and Pyrgos and Megalochori were both very quiet and lovely too with some gorgeous views. Santorini is so unique landscape-wise being a caldera so would say it's still worth visiting if you're able to budget for it especially if you're already in Greece anyway 🙂 but yes it is pricey! We weren't even staying in popular Fira, just 10 mins walk from it but our accommodation was still $250 NZD a night which was the priciest of our 5.5 month long trip and it was a pretty average place 😅

@grantw7 9 ай бұрын

Excellent video - definitely one of the better ones. We will be there in 2 weeks (mid Oct) and hopefully it will be cooler with less crowds.

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Hope you have a great time. We made 3 videos from Santorini so hope they come in handy if you're looking for some ideas for places to visit while you're there 🙂 2 videos out at the moment, final one this coming Sunday 🙂👍

@grantw7 9 ай бұрын

Thanks. I used to teach video production at a high school so know how much work you put into not only taking the videos but editing them as well - definitely not a 10 minute job!

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

It is so much effort! But a lot of fun too isn't it? 😊 very cool that video production is taught in highschool. Definitely didn't have that back when we were in highschool decades ago 😆

@nithiyaarada 6 ай бұрын

i love your videos!! new subscriber here :). May i know from which carpark to view the sunset? love from malaysia

@PeterandYen 5 ай бұрын

Welcome to our channel and thanks for subscribing 😊 not sure what the carpark name would be but it's at Oia and if you just keep walking out from the main village that's how we eventually hit it 😆

@pmcura 3 ай бұрын

Hi P & Y - Can I ask? As we are planning to go to Athens and Santorini this November, is it easy to do your own itinerary like hotel and activities? Did you do yours or had a travel group? Hope to hear from you!

@PeterandYen 3 ай бұрын

Hello we always plan our own travels and occasionally we'll join a group day trip due to convenience. We find this method helps keep costs down.

@joshlevy3480 9 ай бұрын

Hello Pete and yen again, I found out that the place I stayed at was called the 'aqua blue hotel in perissa. If you do ever stay there in the future, let me know what you think. Cheers from London josh.

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

Oooo wow it's in such a nice part of the island. The hotel looks great too. Thanks for sharing Josh

@joshlevy3480 9 ай бұрын

@@PeterandYen hello Pete and yen again. It's I think the best beach on the island, plus loads of restaurants and some very peaceful hillside areas at the end of the beach, not too far to walk. From what I saw of other places to stay, aqua blue was by far the best and it's conveniently in the middle of the beach, so walking in both directions is great. If you want any more info, don't hesitate to contact me but I'm not an expert. Cheers from London josh.

@PeterandYen 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Josh sounds great👍