Santorini Historical Tour

Enjoy personalized attention from your native Santorini guide and get an eye-opening look into historic places, listen to the in-the-know commentary and capture marvelous island views. Discover Santorini’s wealth of history and culture in style on a Guided Tour at Museums of Santorini, with an art historian to guide you. Enjoy personalized attention on your special Santorini Historical Tour at two of Santorini’s most famous museums, Ancient  Akrotiri Archeological Site.

Location

Visit the Ancient site of Akrotiri, also known as the Minoan Pompeii, which was destroyed and covered by Minoan Pompeii, which was damaged and covered by the ashes of an enormous volcanic eruption in 1450 BC. The ancient Minoan city buried by the volcanic eruption 3600 years ago was discovered in 1967 nearby the modern village of Akrotiri, remarkably well-preserved. Pottery, furniture, advanced drainage systems, and three-story buildings have been found at the site. Many believe the disaster and the site itself as the inspiration behind Plato’s story of Atlantis.

Leaving the Akrotiri excavations. The second important period in the history of Santorini is linked with the city of Ancient Thira. The excavations uncovered the ruins of ancient buildings, sanctuaries and temples, inscriptions and carved stones of the archaic period, and the Ancient theater in an excellent location with a panoramic view of the Aegean Sea.
Then, you will continue to visit the Archeological Museum, which contains collections from the Archaic to the Roman period.
The tour continues to visit the Prehistorical Museum, which takes you back in time and sketches the course of the prehistoric Thira through selected finds from various excavations dating back to the Neolithic, Minoan, and Hellenistic periods.
The tour ends at the same place where you were picked up.

Inclusions

  • Professional guide for all sightseeing
  • Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Exclusions

  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Food and drinks
  • Entrance fees

MEETING POINT

Cruise passenger pick-up
Tender boats take all cruise passengers with individual programs to the old Port of Fira. You will take the cable car from the port to Fira town.
The journey with a cable car takes 3 minutes and costs €6. The approximate start of the tour should be 1 hour after the scheduled arrival of the cruise ship.

The meeting point for the tour is at the cable car's exit in Fira town. Your guide will wait for you there, holding a sign with your name.

Hotel pick-up
Your guide will meet you at the hotel entrance door

Drop-off / End Point
Same as the meeting point
 

BOOKING METHOD

 A deposit of €100 is required to secure your day with us.
You will pay the balance in cash after the end of the tour.

Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least seven days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee. If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.