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Visit Santorini after Easter 2020

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Visit Santorini after Easter 2020

Government shielded Santorini before Easter 2020 – The ban on the movement of islanders by ships follows! Visit Santorini after Easter 2020.

The government is trying to shield the most touristic island of the Cyclades from the coronavirus before Easter. They will take additional measures to ban and restrict Santorini. That is why you should visit Santorini after Easter 2020. Book now Santorini private tours and take advantage of their special offers for early booking.

The choice of this island was not just a coincidence. It is the most popular in the Cyclades in terms of tourism. Under normal circumstances, Easter season would have already begun.

The political leadership wanted to eliminate even the slightest chance of developing the tourist activity in Santorini. They took the decision to tighten the measures by the end of April. These measures are satisfying the demands of the Municipality of Thira. They urgently called for strengthening the framework of restrictions during the local Easter days in Santorini.

Stricter traffic restriction measures Easter 2020

Although the pandemic is progressing satisfactorily in Greece so far, compared to the rest of the world, the government wants to send the message… “We must not relax and vigilance must continue.”

So in April, as experts and the prime minister himself point out, is the most critical month for the development of the pandemic coronavirus. New restrictions are on the way to paving the way for different Easter holidays this year.

Additional measures in Santorini

Among the extraordinary measures that will be in force for 14 days is the ban on traffic from 8 pm to 8 am every day. As well as the suspension of exceptions.

The measures, which will be implemented from today at 08.00 in the morning and for 14 days. There might be a possible extension, including, among other things, a traffic ban daily from 20.00 in the evening until 08.00 in the morning.

Even the exceptions to the general rule of thumb for exceptions for assistance to people in need, for ceremonies and for physical exercise are suspended under certain conditions, while the pet walk is only for 15 minutes and around the house. Stricter restrictions will also apply to public markets and supermarkets.

The police have already mobilized to enforce the measures. The Region and the Fire Brigade have been instructed to assist the municipality of Santorini with personnel and other means where necessary to meet the needs of the citizens. You can take a tour of Santorini!

Measures for Easter in Santorini

1. Exit home

The first step is likely to be done by numerically limiting the citizen’s daily travel, by sending up to two SMS. Competent sources explain that the majority of citizens combine their needs in one or two outings. However, the Cyprus model does not qualify with just one move per day.

2. Traffic at certain return time

In the same direction, the thought moves for a time limit (not more than three hours) for the movements. They report that there may be a margin per type of travel (another for the bank, another for the sport). The technical details for the first two measures to be implemented on their own or in combination are evolving into a “puzzle” and a big part is in the hands of the Ministry of Digital Government.

3. Exclusion of public spaces

The expansion of the closing model of Nea Paralia Thessaloniki should be taken for granted. The Prime Minister is increasingly calling for the immediate mobilization of mayors and regional governors in their “red zones” (parks, beaches, etc.).

4. Special written certificate of circulation for the elderly

In recent days, there have reportedly been speculations about the abolition of the hand written travel certificate. They seem to abandon the scenario, however, the possibility of mandatory completion of the document is only for a certain age group.

5. Police checks

In the operational part, the security forces drows special planning – especially in view of Easter 2020 – on national roads, ports, railway stations, bus stops. They already carry out checks, but the police presence will be strengthened on Holy Week.

6. Closing tolls

In Maximos’ fear of any attempted escape of citizens from urban centres in smaller towns, villages and islands, like Santorini, no one rules out “sealing” the national roads. Remember that the government does not allow walks in the villages and if there will be a violation of the rule, they will take any measure of deterrence.

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7. Closed door services in selected metropolitan churches

Officially, Maximou treats as a “responsible and measured” the attitude of the Holy Synod for closed door church services on Holy Week. The government’s final response will come next week on the basis of scientific suggestions. According to information, they will process the possibility of “closed” church services in specific temples that will cover the whole country geographically.

8. Larger fine for unnecessary traffic

Government officials have left open the possibility of toughening fines and penalties, especially for persistent offenders. So far, the intention is not to immediately “upgrade” the fine, but warnings of austerity are growing as reckless behaviour intensifies.

9. Stricter ban on gatherings

In the same vein, the effectiveness of the ban on public gatherings. The need for reinforcement in view of Easter 2020 is something tat needs more discussion. There is a possibility of lowering the current limit of 10 people.

10. Once you move out of the municipality of permanent residence

The expansion of the circulation model of the permanent residents of the islands with the Certificate of Residential Special Use and E1. This process is for those who try to move outside their municipalities. In this case, however, they state that travel you are not allowed to go to holiday residence.

What you can do to visit Santorini after Easter 2020?

These measures will last only for 14 days for the island of Santorini. Therefore, you can relax at your home and make a more deep search about your accommodation in Santorini. Also, read our articles in our blog and learn more about the places you would like to visit when you arrive on the island.

Moreover, you can organise you Santorini daily tours in advance! On our website, Santorini Private Guided Tours you have the opportunity to see what we include in our tours. Choose the ones that meet your criteria!

Keep also in mind, that this period is a great opportunity to book in lower price because of coronavirus. Everything in Santorini is waiting you to explore it! Do not miss the chance.

For now, stay home and stay safe… visit our website and start scheduling your next Santorini vacations.

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Why you should visit Santorini in Spring? 5 Reasons why you must!

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Although Santorini is a popular summer destination, Santorini Spring is a magical time to be on the island, and just as nature awakens, so will Santorini awaken all your senses. For those who are not used to spring breaks, and especially if the destination is purely summer, they may have many different emotions before deciding to spend their vacation in Santorini in the spring.

Clearly a visit to Santorini is always a magical experience, the beauty of the island and watching the sunset over the cliffs, irrespective of the season. If you are not comfortable with the crowds or just want to relax away from the crowds that the island attracts in the summer, then planning your Spring break is a great choice! You can book a Santorini Private Tour to visit all the popular destinations and enjoy Santorini with your love ones without any worries.

5 Reasons to Visit Santorini in Spring

The pace in Santorini in the spring is slower. So its elegance, luxury as well as its cosmopolitan style will be presented in front of you, without being affected by crowds. The tourist season begins around Easter every year and mainly Greeks and European visitors begin arriving on the island. The Easter season usually fills the island with Greek visitors who spend the religious holiday in the many churches of Santorini.

Spring everywhere means beauty in nature. In Santorini this concept is taken to another level. The deep blue of the caldera is more captivating than ever and blends in with the spring colours that bloom on the high cliffs. There, in the face of this miracle of nature, everyone realizes that Santorini is not just a summer destination. The clear sky, the serene sea, the volcanic landscape, the enchanting Caldera. These are just a few of the features that make Santorini one of the best destinations in the world in the spring. As for the famous sunset, it is something you should definitely see at least once in your life, regardless of the time you visit Santorini. Book in spring a Santorini Sightseeing Private Tour and enjoy it at a more relaxed pace and less crowded.

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Activities in Spring

Santorini in spring offers various activities that you should not miss. Hiking is an amazing experience, striking by the intoxicating aromas of spring blooming flowers, the spectacular atmosphere and the deep blue of the sea in the foreground. There are various hiking trails that are ideal for nature lovers but also for those who want to enjoy the uniqueness of Santorini with its picturesque villages and locations. Spring with its mild temperatures makes hiking these trails a real pleasure, which will surely make it hard to do in the summer months when the temperature is much more warmer.

Popular sites in Santorini, such as Ancient Thira and Akrotiri, will make you see the colours of spring projected next to the remnants of the island’s ancient civilization, creating a unique setting.

Gastronomically, spring in Santorini is exciting! Some of the most delectable dishes of the Santorini cuisine are made with fresh spring vegetables! So Book now a Santorini Private Tour and Food Experience to taste every delightful dish.

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The main reasons you should plan your visit to Santorini in the spring are:

Weather in Santorini in Spring

The Greek sky is bright and clear while the first warm rays of spring light give Santorini a different, unique beauty. The temperature is pleasant and the weather is perfect for walks. Temperatures are mild, ranging between 20 and 27 degrees in the spring months. Although the water may still be a bit cold you can swim. Apart from the beach time, you will find that the weather is perfect for sightseeing. Be sure to bring something warm for cool nights and book a Santorini Exclusive Shore Private Tour.

Easter

The holiday is religious, but that does not mean that someone who is not close to religion has no reason to be on the island during Easter. At Easter in Greece and Santorini you will see all the local traditions as well as the unique experience of local food. Santorini has exciting customs, such as lighting thousands of lanterns, following the Epitaph, making the island look enlightened!

Colours and flowers of spring

Santorini is full of colours in the spring. A colourful maze of flowers blooming on the rocks and their colours playing with the blue of the sea! You can take a tour of Santorini!

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Walks

Those who choose spring compared to summer will feel justified by the famous and comfortable strolls they will enjoy in Santorini. Before the flood of summer vacationers arrives, you will feel like you have the whole island to yourself! You will discover every little corner of the cobblestone streets and relax while watching the sunset. In addition, hotels and flights are cheaper in the spring. So is the best time of the year to take a Santorini Full Day Private Tour.

Gastronomy

Products like fruits, vegetables and local seafood are at their best. The gastronomic tradition of Santorini can combine them to create delicious wonders! Visit some of the region’s award-winning wineries and travel to the world of senses in a different way. Try the famous fava and tomato bites of the island, well-known cod, scandamacarona and known as meatballs of poor or pseudo-bite (meatballs of various herbs and legumes).

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Spring is the most economic period in Santorini

Spring is a great time to visit Greece and especially Santorini, just before the summer tourist season begins.

Santorini is undoubtedly one of the most tourist and favourite islands of Greece. Thousands of tourists from all over the world flock there every year, including Greek travellers. Of course, this increased tourist traffic, and as it is reasonable, raises prices. Often staying in Fira or other parts of the island is prohibitive.

Unless you choose to go for a less touristy time of year, such as spring. You will enjoy good weather, less people and much better prices. You will find beautiful and well-kept rooms in Fira even for 40 euros per night.

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How to celebrate Carnival and Clean Monday in Santorini?

 

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Carnival season in Greece is an important holiday period that leading up to the Orthodox Easter Sunday! This year the celebrations start from 9th February until 1st of March the first day of Lent. So in total a celebration of twenty-two days, including 3 weekends, there are many private parties, parades and public events organized by municipalities and schools all over Greece. Book a Santorini Private Guided Tour and spent the carnival season on the best island in Greece!

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How Carnival weeks named and what you can eat?

The Greek carnival season is divided in 3 weeks and all the Greeks are preparing for the Lent with great festivals and parties. The first week opens the carnival and it is named Profoni, because everyone is shouting that the carnival season begins. The second week it is named Kreatini, because you can eat meat every day and the third week is called Tirini, because you only eat dairy products and fish.

Of course Carnival is a feast of great parties that takes place all over the country with masquerades, dancing and music. The name ‘Apokries’ means avoidance from meat because, after that, the period of Easter Lent begins, where there is no meat consumed for 40 days.

What is Tsiknopempti and how can you celebrate it in Greece?

On the second week of Carnival and on Thursday, Greeks celebrate the so called “Tsiknopempti”. On this particular day everyone grills and eats meat. The smell of grilled meat, which fills every neighbourhood, is called “tsikna”! Most Greeks gather with friends and family, in order to feast! This means, they will eat meat, smell the “tsikna”, drink and dance until late at night!

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Where the Carnival take place in Santorini?

The unique aspect of Carnival is wearing costumes and masks. This festival, dates back to the period of Dionysos, the ancient Greek god of wine and theatre. The greatest Carnival that takes place in Patra. However, there are many other’s cities like Xanthi, Santorini, Naxos, Mytilini, Thessaloniki, and Athens that celebrate equally.

The carnival customs of Santorini  differ from the rest of Greece. Something like that happens with everything on the island. We may not find similar customs, but the carnival in Fira Square is still here and fills the island with fun, dance and smiles, a sight worth watching and living. You can take a tour of Santorini!

What are the carnival customs of Santorini?

In the past, from the feast of St. Anthony to the Sunday of Tirini and the beginning of the Triodion, children and adults dressed in funny costumes and visited the various houses in the evenings. As soon as they got out of the door the masquerades shouted: “Can the masquerades get inside? And the master of the house replied, “Get in. Get in”

On the afternoon of the Carnival everybody is dressed up and change their voices according to the costume they wear. Because they couldn’t reveal their faces they had to play a short role in a story, only they know and the party begins. Book a Santorini Sunset Wine Tour, a Santorini Private Tour or a Santorini Popular Destination Tour and enjoy your stay there without wondering where to start from.

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What is Clean Monday?

The name might sound weird but really, it is not that Greeks clean up their homes on this day. The Clean Monday is always placed every year 7 weeks before the Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday. This is an usual moveable feast that will introduce you to the Greek traditions and customs and make you feel like a local! The carnival ends this day and the Lent begins. On Kathara Deftera most of the Greeks leave the big cities and visit the countryside with friends and families to have a picnic and fly a kite.

Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) is a day of joy and more tranquil celebrations. As in the rest of Greece, locals head for the nearby beach in the morning, where they fly colourful kites to the sky. At noon, they gather in the village centre to share the traditional meal of the day: “lagana” (traditional flatbread, originally prepared without yeast), “taramosalata” (Greek caviar paste), seafood, beans and other fasting delicacies.

How can you built a kite?

Making a kite is not as hard as it seems. Here’s the material you will need.

  • A rectangular piece of paper – A4 is good. Feel free to decorate it, either now or in step two.
  • String.
  • A paper hole punch.

Fold paper in half widthways. Bring the two short sides of your piece of paper together and press along the bend to make a crease. Now is a great time to decorate your kite! Use pens, pencils, crayons, felt-tip pens, a printer, but be careful not to weigh it down too much. If it’s too heavy it won’t be able to fly!

Bend the front corner of the top layer down to touch the crease. Repeat on the back layer and staple.The essential thing with this step is to only bend the corners down. If you fold them, the kite will not work. The exact position of the corner is not critical, but will affect how your kite flies. If you don’t have access to a functional stapler and staples, you can pierce through the two corners and the body of the kite with your hole making device.

Thread string through the hole and tie it off. The knot used is not important as long as it will keep the string attached to the kite. Find somewhere with a steady breeze free from things that could get in the way. Release your kite with one hand while holding the string in the other. Your kite should take off! Enjoy!

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When is the Best Period To Go to Santorini in 2020?

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The best period to go to Santorini in 2020 depends on mostly on your free time and your economic situation. Most people visiting Santorini take Santorini Private Guided Tours to see as many places as possible, during their stay on the island.

Read below when is the best period to go to Santorini in 2020 as our clients answered!

  • Finest Time to Visit Santorini: April to Early November.
  • Finest Time for Good Weather: May to October has lots of bright climate. July and also August are the hottest months.
  • Ideal Time for Honeymoons: June and September.
  • Ideal Time for Saving Money: March, April, May, October, and also November have reduced resort prices. December, January, February have incredibly lowered hotel prices (if the resort is open).
  • Santorini beaches and swimming are best from June to September.
  • Santorini taking in the sights is best from March to June and September to November.
  • High season in Santorini runs from late June until early September. Schedule hotels far ahead of time for these months.
  • Santorini in Winter: December, January, as well as February are becoming a lot more preferred with tourists. More hotels and also restaurants are staying open yearly to serve the growing number of wintertime site visitors. Santorini has a year-round populace of 15,000 so there’s constantly plenty of local life to keep points fascinating. (Unlike Mykonos which is too silent for a lot of visitors to take pleasure in during the cold weather).
  • The Best Santorini Hotels need to be reserved 6 to 9 months in advance. Less Expensive Santorini Hotels can be reserved 4 to 6 months ahead of time. There aren’t many Good Hotels for Families in Santorini so we must reserve them as early as possible.

Sight of Santorini Caldera

We can appreciate the amazing sights and walks of Santorini all year round, but also for good weather as well as constantly clear skies browse through in between April and also November. For swimming, sunbathing, and cosy climate browse through in June, July, August, and also September. Book a Santorini Impressive Caldera Tour now!

When Is The Best Time To Visit Santorini in 2020?

The very best time to visit Santorini is between late April and very early November when the weather is warm as well as there is little rain. For heat, night life, swimming, and also sunbathing browse through in June, July, August, or September. For comfortable sightseeing and tour as well as modest temperatures, March to May or October to early December are best.

  • Ideal time to see Santorini

Finest Time for a Beach Holiday: The warmest weather in Santorini is in between June and September when it’s bright, warm, as well as the water is best for swimming. Water temperature level heats up throughout the summer months and also is warmest in August and also September. Swimming in very early May as well as late October is typically possible but can not be guaranteed.

  • Best Time for Sightseeing

If you’re checking out Santorini for the sightseeing, sights, wineries, and food then you do not require warm temperatures simply cosy positive weather condition. So the months of late March, April, May, October, and also November are blasts for exploring the island. The climate is still cosy and there can be some rain and warmer clothes ought to be loaded. You can take a tour of Santorini!

When to go to Santorini

  • Finest Time for a Cruise

I do not advise any type of Santorini Cruises (far better to visit on your own).

  • Finest Time for Island Hopping

Santorini has a much longer travelling season than the various other Greek islands (since there’s more than just beaches here). That makes visiting in the quieter months (March, April, early May, late October, and November) an excellent choice. But understand other islands will be extremely peaceful during these months so if you’re interested in seeing a couple of other islands it’s finest to find between mid-May and also mid-October.

  • Ideal Time for Saving Money

Hotels are more affordable in the low period (November to March) as well as shoulder season (April, May, as well as October) than in the summertime. Transport, food, and also scenic tour prices have a tendency not to vary much by season. If you want great weather condition yet inexpensive resorts then late May, early June, late September, or very early October are good times. There are no assurances but the initial 3 weeks of October can typically stun visitors with great weather condition.

  • Santorini in Winter

Winter travel on Santorini is getting much more popular annually. If you go to Santorini in December, January, or February you’ll likely locate modest weather (contrasted to wintertime in Northern Europe) with some rain, and also skies rotating in between over cast as well as clear. Santorini winter climate is often ideal for strolling, photographing, sightseeing, as well as checking out. Many individuals like checking out in the quieter months when you seem like you have the caldera and also sundown sights all to yourself.

What should you take with you?

Do pack some warmer clothes (pants, coat, and also rain coat) however don’t be shocked if you’re putting on shorts for a few of your days below. In 2019 it’s expected that practically 150 resorts will be open year-round (there were just 20 or 30 open for the winter season simply 3 or 4 years ago). A lot of restaurants are now open in the main towns of Fira as well as Oia and also a few bars (yet no clubs, they enclose October or early November).

Wintertime climate does seem warmer as well as sunnier than it did 10 years earlier, however still, be prepared for a little bit of anything. (It does even snow in Santorini. Around as soon as per decade, there will be a little snow accumulation– usually in January or February).

  • Finest Time for Tours

Some Santorini tours are best extracted from late May to early October. Scenic tours are great from at least April to early November. Book a Santorini Sunset Wine Tour, a Santorini Private Tour or a Santorini Popular Destination Tour and enjoy your stay there without wondering where to start from.

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