Akrotiri and the south coast
The Bronze Age town kept under the ash, the Red Beach viewpoint and the sunset at the lighthouse.
- Where
- Akrotiri, Red Beach, the lighthouse
- Length
- 5 hours
- Group size
- 1–8 people
- When
- All year
from €320per group
Villages and wine
The inland villages and two family wineries, with a long village lunch.
- 6 hours
- 1–8 people
- All year
What is the day like?
We drive you through the villages inside the island by minibus. On the way we tell you why the vines grow in basket shapes and why the wines taste of salt.
We visit two small family wineries where the owner shows you the cellar. Lunch is in a village taverna where locals eat too.
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The wind, the sea and the crowds decide the exact route. The map shows the usual one.
Pyrgos, the highest village
Narrow lanes inside the old Venetian castle walls, with a view over the whole island from the top.
Vineyards and the first winery
Assyrtiko vines trained into baskets on black volcanic soil, then a tasting in the cellar.
Megalochori
Bell towers over the street, old wine merchants’ houses and a quiet square.
Lunch and the second winery
Fava, tomato fritters and fresh fish, then sweet vinsanto in a smaller cellar.
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Price and what it includes
from €390, per group
Two wineries with tastings, by minibus from your hotel and back.
1–4 people
by minibus, two tastings
€390 per group
5–8 people
by larger minibus, two tastings
€540 per group
Lunch at the village taverna
three courses, paid on the day
€35 per person
Included
- a minibus with driver, from your hotel and back
- a guide who speaks Hungarian or English
- tastings at two wineries
Not included
- lunch at the taverna
- any wine you buy
Good to know before you come
Who drives?
We drive, so everyone can taste in peace.
I do not drink wine. Is it still for me?
Yes. The wineries also serve grape juice and local snacks, and the villages are worth it on their own.
With children?
Yes. You can ask for a child seat in the minibus. Children get grape juice instead of wine.
What to bring
- comfortable shoes for the cobbled lanes
- a hat and sun cream
- a bag if you want to take wine home
All year
This tour runs in winter too. On a rainy day we spend more time in the cellars.
Guests who came with us
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4.9
Two small wineries, and in both the owner poured for us. Eszter translated and showed us how the vines grow woven into baskets against the wind. There were eight of us and the minibus took us everywhere in comfort.
We do not drink much, so we asked for fewer tastings and more walking in Pyrgos. Everything went as agreed, and at the end we even got a fig pastry for the road.
Judit, KecskemétVillages and wine · June 2025Márk knew exactly which bay was out of the wind. At the warm spring there was hardly another boat, and the children jumped off the ladder all afternoon. Lunch on Thirasia was the best meal of our trip.
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Questions and answers
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Can we buy wine?
Yes, at both wineries. They pack it for the flight on request.
Can it end with the sunset?
Yes. Starting in the afternoon, the day can end at the Akrotiri lighthouse.
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