8-jours Santorin
J 1: Découvrir Santorin
Il n'y a aucun itinéraire particulier. Selon le temps et la lumière, aussi bien que vos préférences de photo, nous vous amenons autour de l'île sur des excursions en voiture, par bateau et sur de courtes ballades aux emplacements les plus intéressants et panoramiques, des célébrations et quoi qui vienne.
J 2: Day 2: Morning photography at Ia & sunset
To get the best photos of Ia village, without crowds of tourists, we will start early in the morning. The lanes with the shops being still closed give us great opportunities for photos. We will get back to the hotel or to a nice café for our breakfast. Later we do a round tour to discover the entire island. There will be an afternoon break to relax. We will in teh late afternoon to walk to one of the best spots for taking the sunset above the Aegean Sea with the best view on Ia village. We may stay longer to take also night photos with the tripod.
J 3: Tour to the capitol town Thira
Even Thira town is the capitol town and the first target of all tourists, we will discover the best spots for photography. There are some nice lanes without tourist shops. We may see also the architecture of the catholic quarter or we walk along the caldera to Imerovigli. If you like, it is even possible to hike from Thira back to Ia. In spring time we can also look out for rare plants at the mountains of Mavrovouno with orchids, ideal for close up photography & macro.
J 4: Private boat tour to the volcanic islands
One of the most exciting tours is sailing with a private chartered boat to the volcanic islands in the center of the caldera. There are great opportunities for unique photos. There are the craters of Nea Kameni with beautiful lava structures. Also the colors of the thermal springs flowing into the deep blue sea are amazing. With our friend Sostis we can visit places, the other mass-tourism-boats can not reach. In his island Palea Kameni, we will see the beautiful crater lake, his goats and have great landscapes in sight.
J 5: The cliffs of Vlyhada &
There are great spots for landscape photography and one of the most impressive places is the coast line of Vlyhada with its huge rocks of pumice. Also there are many details at the beach for macro photography. If there is still time and interest, a little walk to the ancient cemetery of Perissa is possible. There are a lot of interesting places for photography around...
J 6: The villages Pyrgos and Emporio
The village of Pyrgos on a mountain top is ideal for overviews over all the caldera. There are nice lanes and chapels. Later we may do a hike down to the castle like village of Emporio with many opportunities for architecture photographs. In the late afternoon we could do some nice sunset photos from the caldera near Acrotiri.
J 7: The red beach and Acrotiri village
The red beach of Acrotiri is famous for its red volcanic rocks in which there you find also the picturesque chapel Agios Nikolaos. If you like, also a visit of the prehistoric excavation of Minoan Acrotiri is possible. If you like hiking, there are many interesting place to discover on the western part of Santorini island.
J 8: Departure
On the departure day we will bring you back to the airport of Santorini or tho the ferry boat in Athinios harbour.
Point de départ:
Le tour commence et prend fin à Santorin. Santorin peut être rejoint facilement par avion via Athènes (et en été directement depuis de nombreuses villes européennes), ou par le ferry depuis Pireus et d'autres îles.
Si cela est demandé, nous sommes heureux de vous aider, à prendre des mesures ou inclure le vol / le ferry à Santorin pour vous.
Encadrement
The tour can be guided by photographer Tobias Schorr or volcanologist Dr Tom Pfeiffer who both know the island like their second home and are experienced photographers.