The Ridiculously Picturesque Oia

So after spending the morning in Fira, we hopped on a bus and headed to Oia. Oia is about 40 minutes by bus from Fira, and about 30 minutes from where we were staying in Imerovigli.

Oia is the most famous and most photographed place in Santorini. It is very famous for it's stunning sunsets, houses perched on the cliffside and the many churches with their blue roofs. If you Google Santorini, the images that come up are most likely of Oia.

The drive to Oia is pretty scary. There is one road in and out and that is on the side of the cliff. There is a HUGE drop on one side, and it does not feel safe when you are going around corners with no guard rail on a packed bus that feels like it might tip over!

But once you get there Oia is stunning. The bus drops you off in the parking lot, and you follow one of the many winding lanes that lead you up through the town up towards the cliffs.

Like Fira, Oia is very touristy, especially in the late afternoon when everyone flocks to watch the sunset. However, you don't need to go all the way to Oia, any village on that side of the island will give you amazing sunset views.

There were lots of tour groups in Oia, a lot of people from the cruise ships only have one day, so they do one big tour of the island, and it's funny to watch them all walking around together with their matching stickers.

It is almost impossible to take a bad photo in Oia. Every photo ends up looking like a postcard. And it feels like you're standing in one too.

I loved these flowers, they were everywhere in Greece. They were so pretty against the bue and white houses.

Some of the lovely beaded jewellery for sale in Oia, it was very hard not to buy something from every shop. I did however, end up buying a gorgeous blue and green silk scarf made on Santorini.

We saw this cute cat enjoying a nap in the shade of the church windows

We headed back to Imerovigli in the late afternoon, just when Oia was starting to get really busy. We ended our second day watching the sun go down at the end of the road where our hotel was.