How to Avoid the Crowds on the Greek Island of Santorini

The volcanic island of Santorini is one of Greece's most beautiful destinations! No wonder it’s also incredibly touristic and crowded. DW reporter Sarah Hucal shows you how you can enjoy your stay anyway! Join her to discover some of the island's local traditions and alternative activities. Sarah gives you travel tips when you can best see classic sites like the blue-domed churches, the sunset in Oia and Red Beach. This video will help you have an incredible trip to Santorini!

00:00 Intro
00:47 Fira: Three Bells of Fira church, geography of Santorini
01:50 How to get around
02:13 Megalochori
02:39 Symposion Cultural Center
04:48 Domaine Sigalas Winery
05:57 Enjoy Santorini's wine and food
06:30 Perissa beach, Vlychada beach (Moon beach), Red beach
07:33 Oia
09:35 Hiking from Fira to Oia for sunset spotting
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[AbbyYoung-Powell-iogl]

This video makes me want to go back to Santorini. I was in Crete last week. We saw so many cruise ships in Santorini but we also saw people playing music at the sunset!

[c_cma]

Hello from Bucharest, Romania - a huge underrated city in Europe:) Known also as "Le Petit Paris"!

[courtalaneriz]

I would definitely want to do that hike!

[SpiritTemple]

Excellent tips, that hiking path looks awesome!

[aynrandfan]

Had my wedding ceremony there it’s pretty amazing especially in May which wasn’t so crowded

[MelissaFischer-rn]

Sarah. you are so good at this, what a natural and you give such good advice. Thank you! Much Love!

[abrahamk]

I would like to do that hike starting predawn. I imagine the sunrise views are amazing.

[junkogreene]

A lovely video, thank you, and the focus on live music was as beautiful as the sunsets!

[effiekeramyda]

Such a great video again and very informative ❤
Thank you!❤

[sriramcan]

my top tip - Visit Santorini in Oct (like how I did) and enjoy amazing views with very less crowd. It was total value for money and I didnt have to compromise on anything.Booked an apartment in Fira with jacuzzi and walking distance to town centre. It was one of the best vacations of my life.

[georgeg]

Another great video by Sarah - thank you!

[FergBent.]

Thank you DW this is cool and awesome!!❤

[verawhite]

You would make a wonderful travel show host!

[PtolemyVV]

Santorini is heaven. But many Greek islands are and many Greek islands that are known. Greece has 6000 islands. And then a heavenly mainland also. Also. Because Santorini indeed gets massive hype as like a posterchild for the islands to visit, it means that in peak season it is just too crowded for some people. And I agree. I actually don't like too many people. But. I visit Santorini in March/April, or October etc and it's per-fect.
If people only knew how many other endless amount of wonderful Greek islands exist. Most people lack a lot of knowledge about Greece. Greece is 80% mountains which makes it an absolute hikers paradise. How many people know this. Go in winter across mainland Greece and be marveled by absolute beauty. But also. If I was a god and would put any of you viewers on 10 random Greek islands over the next few years as holidays, then each of you would be mindblown to how each of these islands were incredible each in their own way. Greece is heaven. Only those who have been traveling more and more to Greece know it

[diturielala]

The most aichent part of Iceland is akrotiri village too with very aichent part of archeology side....

[nikosnikos]

I listen to traditional island music at the end.

[nikosnikos]

Very good flutes and music. I want to play greece flutes and native anerican flute. They have different sound

[suevialania]

✝️Europe have a lot of wonderful places! Why the travellers and tourists go to the same places.???🇨🇭🇪🇺

[katie]

I went there just a few days ago. I felt as if they didn't like Americans very much. However, it was a beautiful place to see. It was one of the stops on the cruise I was on. It was very crowded.

[taurussian]

I was there in November 2023. No people at all. But I think it’s overrated. I prefer Meteora.