12k Hike to Oia, Santorini

Over The Hills & Far Away

At breakfast this morning we spoke with

a lovely couple from our hotel and they

told us they did the hike to Oia yesterday.

We thought it might be a bit too far for

us so we just planned to walk to the first

village and then head back.

Once we started seeing the stunning views

and smelling the delicious scents of the

 wildflowers, we knew we had to go on.

We thought the cobblestones and steep

steps were difficult to walk ~ but HA!

that was nothing compared to what

was to come...

There were two mountains yet to cross.

The trail became more remote.

At this mountaintop church we met...

Aditya, who became our hiking companion.

Going down the first mountain the

trail was quite difficult since the

path was volcanic rubble.

The plunging views to the sea were

stunning and yet a bit frightening.

I added a rock to this cairn.

Then it was on to mountain number two.

In the distance we could see our destination, Oia.

Oia is a lovely village with

many beautiful churches.

We rewarded ourselves for finishing the

hike with a lunch with a beautiful view.

Needless to say, we took the bus home.