The best Santorini Tours at Christmas
Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ and is among the great festivals of the Orthodox Christian Church along with Easter. On this day, the Orthodox celebrate the incarnation of the Divine Word, the seizure of the son of God in the world as the second component of the Holy Trinity. God comes from heaven on earth to lift man from earth to heaven.
Santorini Tours present to you the most heaven place on earth!
Christmas on Santorini island
The inhabitants of the Cyclades celebrate the twelve days, starting from Christmas Day and until January 6, celebrating the Orthodox feast of Epiphany. Several prejudices consider a good sign if a pigeon appears in their yard and / or the wind blows from the north on the first day of the New Year.
On the contrary, a bad sign is considered if a crow appears in their yard. In Santorini, there is an old custom from the Byzantine era, when all elementary school pupils give the “Goodbye” to their teacher.
Why you should visit Santorini during Christmas
Christmas is usually a time for shopping and shopping strolls, dinner excursions and drinks with friends, cities have traffic jams and lots of noise. In Santorini things are a bit different during the Christmas season.
They are celebrated much quieter, with an emphasis on local traditional cuisine. The traditional fava of Santorini will take the lead. The beans as well as the tomato bites from the traditional tomatoes of Santorini are served with the famous, tasty Vinsanto wine of the island.
Plus the prices during this period of time are really very low!
Activities to do on Santorini at Christmas
- Santorini full day private tour
- Santorini sightseeing private tour
- Santorini exclusive shore private tour
- Santorini impressive Caldera private tour
- Santorini south part private tour
- Santorini north part private tour
- Santorini historical private tour
- Santorini sunset private tour
