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THE KANAVA HOTELS & RESORTS IN SANTORINI ECHO THEIR
SURROUNDINGS, ELEVATING YOUR GETAWAY ABOVE AND BEYOND.

The uniqueness of Santorini is evident around every corner. Welcome to our island.

LIGHTING THE PATH MYSTIQUE CONCIERGE SHARES HIS
Lovers of the ocean have a very special place in their heart BEST-KEPT SECRETS
for lighthouses, and the one in Santorini is an exceptional Which Santorini location do you personally
spot to watch the sunset from – and it is highly recommended most identify with absolute relaxation and would
as it is as beautiful as it is off the beaten path. The view recommend to a guest of the hotel?
is truly breathtaking, with the Aegean stretching as far Akrotiri, as it combines history with serenity. After
as the eye can see as the sun goes down over the horizon a visit to the museum, guests can enjoy lunch at
with the white, dignified mass of the lighthouse imposing one of the seaside taverns where the waves break
in the foreground. Utterly romantic, it has to be visited at their feet.
at least once. Meanwhile, for the more classic Santorini Share with us, where is the finest view for a
sunset experience, Oia is at the other end of the island, Kanava Hotels & Resorts guest to take a deep
its northwest. This is the quintessential spot from which to breath and have an unforgettable moment?
observe the sky change myriad colors as the night approaches Undeniably Oia. The most famous sunset on the
– just get there early to beat the crowds during high season. island. Even though busy at that time, it’s a view
that either with or without a sunset, remains simply
POPULARITY BEYOND TIME unforgettable.
If the island seems popular now, one should point out that The moment you arrive on the island, what is
it has always been. Since the beginning of history, human the first thing you want to see?
civilization flourished here. Beyond the aforementioned The volcano is what I believed I would see when
sites, Minoan antiquities and housing have been found at arriving on the island by boat. I may not have seen
the Red Beach. Later came the Dorians, the Phoenicians, that, however what you do encounter on arrival,
the Byzantines... all the way to the Venetians and Turks, does take your breath away. You immediately feel
and to Modern Greece, who reintroduced Santorini to the the energy of the island.
world. Near Kamari, the ruins of Ancient Thira date to

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