After celebrating our wedding, Ross and I took off from Nantucket to Santorini. From our favorite island to another amazing island, we were on cloud nine.
Day ONE.
Once we arrived from Santorini airport we rented a car from a local company called Motor Inn. Luckily Ross knows how to drive manual so we are able to rent cars wherever we go. We rented a little smart car because we read the roads were narrow and we were inspired by Just Married with Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy.
This trip is also where @nevertravelwithoutmybutler started because Butler is Ross’ last name and he’s such a great butler!
Since it was our honeymoon, we decided to splurge and stay at Andronis Luxury Suite in a gorgeous suite with a private Jacuzzi. How amazing is this view?
For other hotel options check out our Where to Stay in Santorini page.
After checking into our amazing hotel, obviously we relaxed for a bit on our private terrace with fresh fruit and free booze! Usually I’m a travel bully and I try to pack as much in our itinerary as possible but since it was our honeymoon and we were exhausted (with happiness) from our wedding we just relaxed!
Ross was in HEAVEN, this was his type of vacation!
After what I thought was enough relaxing, we sought out the famous Santorini sunset and dinner because I get hangry! Even though we went during “off season” there were still lots of tourists in the Oia area.
In Santorini there are two main cities that you can stay in: Oia and Fira. We decided to stay in Oia because the area is a bit more “luxury but more touristy.” Both towns were very cute and in our opinion both a bit touristy. We stumbled upon a really cute bookstore called Atlantis Books then went to dinner at Lotza.
Day TWO.
Every morning we got to select unlimited options from an extensive menu of amazing greek breakfast items such as greek yogurt, fresh fruits, pastries, and egg dishes. Our favorite dish was Kagiana. (Side note, we tried this recipe after we came back with fresh oregano that we bought from Greece and it was AMAZING!)
We ate amazing food in Santorini, some of our favorites were the greek salads! The tomatoes were so fresh and the oregano! To die for!! Check out our what to eat in Santorini post for more food information.
The weather in Santorini changed drastically between daytime and nightime. During the day the weather was sweltering hot (89 degrees) and at night there was a cool breeze (50 degrees).
We tried so many times to do a jumping photo but this is as close as we got to a good shot, you can see the frustration in our faces! Ha!
After hanging out by our private pool we drove to Domaine Sigalas Vineyard for some wine tasting. We had the most amazing tomato salad called Ntakos with the most amazing cheese which we found out later the recipe just calls for local cheese.
After tasting some delicious wines, it opened up our appetite for dinner! Who are we kidding, anything will open my appetite!
We decided to check out the the Ammoudi Bay area to do some research on sailing tours and fresh seafood! We ended up eating at Sunset Ammoudi because of all the celebrities that ate there but we weren’t impressed with the food. We heard good things about Ammoudi Fish Tavern but we didn’t have time to go back down to Ammoudi to try it. The views from the water were gorgeous though!
Day THREE.
We woke up to another amazing breakfast and relaxation session in the jacuzzi. We could really get used to this life!
Today we decided to check out Fira, we heard that the hike from Oia to Fira was amazing but since we didn’t have that much time we just drove there. Fira was cute, we got the best gyros from Lucky’s Souvelaki!
We finally saw a good sunset when we were wine tasting at Santos.
Day FOUR.
For our last day in Santorini we booked the Santorini Yacht Club morning tour. I bet the sunset ones are beautiful but since we were 1 for 3 on the gorgeous sunsets and the weather gets a lot cooler in the afternoons we decided to get a little tan and do the morning tour.
The yacht company comes to pick you up from your hotel and we did the semi-private tour for 140 euros per person.
The cruise consisted of three stops: volcanic red beach, white beach, and volcano hot springs. We didn’t get to stop at the beaches, you just see them from a distance.
*PRO TIP: do not wear a white bathing suit if you want to swim in the volcano hot springs because the minerals will stain your suit!
The excursion also came with delicious greek food and the scraps were dropped into the water, I almost died taking this photo because all the birds were flying around and I’m glad I didn’t fall into the water because the photo was not as epic as it looked in real life…
After the sailing, we spent our last hours wandering the small streets of Oia.
Reluctant to say goodbye to Santorini but excited to head to the next stop on our honeymoon: Mykonos. See our Honeymoon in Mykonos Greece, Part Two to keep reading.
Some of the islands that are on our list are:
- Milos
- Crete
- Corfu
- Paros
- Patmos
- Rhodes
Did you know there are 6,000 greek islands but only 227 are inhabited?
Let us know about your experiences in Greece!
Xoxo,
Nina & Ross
Never Travel Without My Butler 
Gorgeous photos! This makes me want to take my next trip here!
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