Oia village

On our first day on Santorini we went on an excursion to visit the villages of Pyrgos and Oia. The latter is the second largest settlement on the island after the capital, Fira, and is probably the best known to those who have not yet visited. The gentle reader will see why this is so from the attached images.

First, though, this is Pyrgos:

We loved the hats as lampshades:

And this is Oia:

These images could almost be of a model – or of an Escher-like illustration:

Gorgeous!!