Take my 7 day trip.
Day 1
Arrive in Athens
Explore area directly surrounding Acropolis
Dinner: Enjoy a meal beneath the Acropolis
Drinks outdoors at a cafe near the Acropolis
Stay at AirBnb
Day 2
Taxi to Kamari Beach
Breakfast: Dolphins Beach Bar and Restaurant
Kamari Beach
Lunch: Eat by the beach
Stroll shops along Kamari Beach
Relax on the beach
Dinner: Elia Eatery & Bar
Stay at Villa Ostria (you can drop your luggage off before check-in)
Day 3
Breakfast: Eat in Kamari
Bus to Fira
Grab lunch to-go at Svoronos Bakery (bring on boat tour)
Volcano/Hot Springs Tour ($28pp, 3 hrs)
- Leaves from Old Port Fira (take cable car down to port)
- Note exceptions on website (for example, no towels provided)
- You will need some cash on hand, and bring comfy shoes and shorts to change into so you don’t have to hike the volcano in your swimsuit.
Explore Oia (map)
- Blue Dome Church
- Oia Castle
- Windmills of Oia
Dinner: Eat in Oia (make a reservation)
Sunset from Oia Castle (other sunset locations and tips)
Bus (leg1)(leg2) back to Kamari (arrive at bus stop early – will be crowded!)
Day 4
Breakfast: Eat in Kamari
Explore Fira (map) -get lost in the winding backstreets!)
- Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
- Three Bells of Fira
- Firostefani
- Imerovigli
Lunch: Eat in Imerovigli
Ferry to Milos (getting around Milos, we walked most of it)
Dinner: mikros Apoplous
Grab tomorrow’s breakfast at Vidalis Supermarket (closed Sundays)
Stay at Kapetan Giannis
Day 5
Breakfast: Eat in room
Kayak Day Tour ($95pp, full day, pick up/drop off and lunch included)
Dinner: Oh Hamos
Day 6
Breakfast: Egoist
Ferry to Athens (3h 40m)
Explore Athens (map)
Lunch: Eat in Anafiotika
Monastiraki Square (and surrounding streets)
Dinner: Strofi
Stay at AirBnb
Day 7
Breakfast: Eat in Plaka
Acropolis (arrive at or before opening time)
Lunch: Eat in Plaka
Depart from Athens
If you have extra time in Santorini: Red Sand beach
If you have extra time in Athens: Psyri
