25 Apr 2023
My wife and I had several tours on our trip to Athens and the islands, and this was by far the best. We booked a 5 hour tour of the Akritori site, a traditional small town, and two wineries to sample their wines. All of it was excellent.
The visit to Akritori was great, even though much of the settlement still hasn’t been excavated, mostly because we had a fantastic guide, Evi, specifically for that part of the tour. She was clear and knowledgeable and gave thoughtful answers, a marked contrast to guides who have a patter and won't substantially answer any questions.
I have nothing but good things to say about Amani and her husband/driver/guide Akis, who is an architect by trade and has a deep understanding of how and why things on Santorini were and are built as they are. They were excellent guides and great company, and they knew who to hand things off to provide us with an expert archaeological tour.
Our five hour tour lasted seven hours because we spent so much time at Akritori. Not only with no complaints but Amani made restaurant recommendations and in one case, making us a reservation for Easter Sunday lunch the next day. And she later checked up on how we liked the restaurant. Nothing but raves here.