Greek Islands White Houses Blue Roofs

Oia or ia greek.

Greek islands white houses blue roofs.

Plaka is the most beautiful area of athens and is alive with traditional greek character. Mumua studios has fresh white and blue rooms. Santorini santorini is perched on the edge of a submerged volcano overlooking a stunning caldera. The locality with its blue doored white houses and stepped streets decorated with flower pots will have you imagining you ve been teleported from the city to one of the quieter less developed islands.

Or it s 2 5 hours to athens important. Traveling to santorini has become even more popular in recent years. Yes you may see brad sand and cheese but if you are anything like me the first image that will pop into your head will be of whitewashed walls and bright blue rooftops the classic buildings of greece especially the greek islands and the subject of posters plastered all over the walls of travel agencies around the world. The greece white buildings adorned with beautiful blue domes remain one of the many reasons that make the cycladic islands into the list of best greek islands for couples.

Mykonos has an airport with both international and domestic flights. How to get there. Whatever might be your reason greece is your place to be. There is one thing you should know about santorini you don t choose your hotel based on how fancy it is you choose it according to which one has the best sunset view.

While blue and white homes have become synonymous with the greek cyclades islands today this isn t true off all of them and even the most famous santorini used to be full of vibrant vivid colors. And the island now has its own luxury design hostel too in mycocoon which features a spacey vibe and plush cave pods inspired by the local architecture. So after some decades the blue and white combination along with the preexisting colors of the greek flag and the preexisting colors in other islands too became the strongest trademark of the greek cycladic islands santorini included. Many people also used many different colors as an accent to the white color.

The houses and building structures are predominantly white some with blue dome roofs accented by beautiful blue skies and overlooking the blue sea. οία pronounced is a small village and former community in the south aegean on the islands of thira and therasia in the cyclades greece since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of santorini of which it is a municipal unit. Santorini is famous for its cliff side homes which are painted blazing white with deep blue roofs. If you are looking for a romantic getaway this is the place.

Don t miss watching the sunset at oia visiting the many historical sites or exploring the vineyards. It covers the whole island of therasia and the northwesternmost part of santorini which it shares with the. Even now the reputation remains unchanged. Since 1974 all new houses have had to be painted white.

Over time blue became the cheapest and most readily available.