Santorini – Almost Heaven: The Golden Hour at Fira

The whole Fira town sits on the ridges and the steep cliffs of the collapsed caldera. During the golden hour, the multi-coloured rock layers play the symphony of colours right before our eyes. Coupled with the golden glow of the buildings on the ridges and the steep cliffs dropping into the deep blue sea, it is really a moment not to be missed under the cooling sea breeze.

The panoramic view of Fira during the arrival of the golden hour. Please click on the picture to enlarge.

The clouds have also caught the golden glow.

The multi-coloured rock-encrusted caldera glows under the golden sun.

You can imagine how strong the sea breeze is by looking at the swaying trees.

If you would like to read more of my travelogues on Greece, here are the links:-

1. Athens – The Homeland of the Gods

• Acropolis
• Ancient Agora
• National Archaeological Museum
• Exposé at the Parliament Building
• Neoclassical Trilogy
• The Walking Tour
• The Graffiti
• The Central Market
• Panoramic View

2. The White Dream in Mykonos

• Whitewashed Cube Houses
• Stairways to Heaven
• Barricades in Paradise
• Sea Breeze
• Wind Riders
• With a Little Bit of Red
• Roaming the Streets
• The Holy Ground
• When the Sun is Going Down
• I've Been to Paradise

3. Santorini – Almost Heaven

• Roaming Around the Streets of Fira
• Gazing at the Sea in Fira
• The Southern Crosses in Fira
• The Golden Hour at Fira
• Fira Sunset and After Dark
• Strolling the Streets in Oia
• The Cliffs and the Sea in Oia
• The Domes and the Bells in Oia
• The Barriers in Oia
• The Sunset at Oia
• The Volcano at Nea Kameni
• The Black-sand Beach of Kamari
• Ancient Thira

4. Miscellaneous

• Piraeus – Tinos – Mykonos
• Delos – The Open Air Museum on an Island
• From Mykonos to Thira
• Nuts about Kebab
• Patras

Santorini – Almost Heaven: The Southern Crosses in Fira

The churches on the islands of Greece are mostly small with hemispherical domes. They are mostly painted white in colour with a few exceptions. The white ones with blue domes are the signature amongst the island buildings that appear on picture postcards. However, there are not many white churches with blue domes around Fira, as I saw more white domes here.

A very unique architecture in Fira, the Orthodox Cathedral.

The white dome that looks like the head of 'Pinhead'.

The bell tower and the dome of an orthodox church.

The white onion.

I have found a blue dome!

The bell tower of a Catholic church.

The domes and the bell towers of the Catholic Cathedral and an orthodox church.

The sprawling Southern Crosses in Fira.

If you would like to read more of my travelogues on Greece, here are the links:-

1. Athens – The Homeland of the Gods

• Acropolis
• Ancient Agora
• National Archaeological Museum
• Exposé at the Parliament Building
• Neoclassical Trilogy
• The Walking Tour
• The Graffiti
• The Central Market
• Panoramic View

2. The White Dream in Mykonos

• Whitewashed Cube Houses
• Stairways to Heaven
• Barricades in Paradise
• Sea Breeze
• Wind Riders
• With a Little Bit of Red
• Roaming the Streets
• The Holy Ground
• When the Sun is Going Down
• I've Been to Paradise

3. Santorini – Almost Heaven

• Roaming Around the Streets of Fira
• Gazing at the Sea in Fira
• The Southern Crosses in Fira
• The Golden Hour at Fira
• Fira Sunset and After Dark
• Strolling the Streets in Oia
• The Cliffs and the Sea in Oia
• The Domes and the Bells in Oia
• The Barriers in Oia
• The Sunset at Oia
• The Volcano at Nea Kameni
• The Black-sand Beach of Kamari
• Ancient Thira

4. Miscellaneous

• Piraeus – Tinos – Mykonos
• Delos – The Open Air Museum on an Island
• From Mykonos to Thira
• Nuts about Kebab
• Patras