S antorini aspett'a'tè.
It's hot like it when there is sun, sun that bad that cities conglome bitumens are heated in a burning bush and sfiamma cotton clothes never too light, and ordered to go away, a breath of wind away, toward what remains of the summer day away. On July 29, therefore, we take the current summer Europe and fly to Santorini, two hours of final thoughts on eco-friendly high altitude and a landing plane, a hundred meters from the Aegean Sea, in ancient heart of the Cyclades.
Santorini have been there, in the year of grace 1989, the year of teenage youth now burnt 1993. Santorini is the island for me the first uncirculated coin sensitive Greek, welcome image and the rest of the memory in place of the mind where memories s'olografano.
The first part of today's modernity lies precisely in arriving by air in two hours rather than two days, net of multimodal crossings, rust & salt, via Brindisi, Patras and Athens, "God Save the Low Cost
The second I find the news section of the airport, when my contract local accommodation. As anticipation for the websites of online booking, there are more houses arrembanti and widespread, little old mule with the halter in a just enough of places you Inglese a hot room without water but with a lot of folk, but a guy more or less than forty that I presented her comfortable hotel and room for 50 € Double guarantee clean, breakfast and even swimming.
Accommodation Karterados , a village in the exact center of the island, four ways of scattered houses and restaurants, good center of gravity for the Exploration of the slopes Cardinals All ten minutes walk from the capital Thira (Fira or write that you want).
And it is Thira that we approach the first light of evening, s'intaglia where the city overlooking the caldera , the mouth of the volcano that gives the island a reminiscence of Atlantis, and there find the streets paved with stones, the glory of the Aegean blue domes of the churches tucked into the hat, windows trifore and iron crosses, white houses and a fresco in the world of feet, shorts and dresses holiday confluent tributaries to the alleys and under the arches, desired by a crowd of goods in a special prize, specialty restaurants, landscape, while all around is sheer, infinite blue of the evening and the sea, the smell of gyros pita .
Thira has grown, has grown up twenty years later, a hilly flanks elettricizza skyline kilofilari measured in kilowatts, beats sounding board in the premises, it makes all the younger and hungrier than necessary. But July is the angle of the golden section is not dull, look into the eyes to see who has good aim, remember the memories they had with the color, it shines a blinding light of day and night opened the infinite look of so much last horizon.
t'Imerovigli What?
From the second day onwards, we round the island in square kilometers in the saddle of the motorbike cheap Karterados, 15 € full day and full wings sott'ai feet for roads leading to the sun and I would not even stop for the sea, so we take taste.
There geolocalized first to Imerovigli, so as to follow the vision of Thira serotina with the fullness of expression of the South Cyclades. Imerovigli, ten minutes north of Thira, it follows from the sides and is good at penthouse caldera. Survived unscathed the expansion of the retail trade of the 90s, in Imerovigli batch files are not representations of merchandise but paved and clean streets, crooked white crosses, balconies, whitewashed ripiderie stairs, infusions of blooming bougainvillea in the air and windows, doors suddenly pitted blue and without airspace behind it, open wide the door of the infinite, in a welcome exchange with the blue sky. The sun seems to feel at home.
A church provides to those who disbelieve and Orthodox sill its high altitude, leaving doubt that if there is a god, you're more likely to infinity in front of that background in the small shrine inside.
The reform of contemporary tourism in Imerovigli was born on the Reconquista of the old fishermen's cottages which were rented by the piece to backpapers Routard, requiring enclosures on each overlooking the landscape, converting each terrace and a window into modern studios & Resorts pluristellati international hotel and spa lights, clear pools in the form of pink and environmentally friendly with an endless flow of cocktails, lightening en plein-air jacuzzi, honeymoon magic and Sunset Boulevard, for the benefit & enjoyment of the Elite New Age, very up-to -date, Easy & smiling from his wallet.
few meters and is orthogonal to ripidiscende Firostefani, a middle way between tuttidentro of Thira and exclusivity of Imerovigli. Here, too, overlooking the volcano is cosmically unbalanced, a precipice on the wall red lava Bluvertigo blurred, if not without the possibility of beaches by boat. A Firostefani return twice for dinner, having found the Tavern
The momentum continued in the saddle and landed the first beach on the eastern side of the island, the mild and sheltered Monolitos , familiarly adjacent to Karterados, simple and profound, immediately dispelling the myth of 'cold water. € 5 for umbrella and two chairs, the books I put them there: that's where Alex, the hero, Grandpa and Sammy Davis Junior Junior begin their on the road known as "Everything Is Illuminated" and ideal environment in Santorini Ukraine. I do not like the book, too ironic, then I really like to write complex, then it makes me laughed, then change the registry, there is nothing to laugh about, the tones are tragic and my beliefs about the Nazis in the Ukrainian leaving strengthened, along with feedback on the excellent reading and precognition that Jonathan Safran Foer is predestined to a Nobel.
Through the ups and downs in the road and the heat that targets these miles in the Aegean surfaced that appear to ocean, we head to the inland villages. To the south is the ancient capital of Thira island, Phyrgos, survived the earthquakes that underpin the ages of Santorini. Phyrgos is a centuries-old outpost of the Turkmen, that scan the sea for the countryside and winding alleys verticalizes climbs in dairy & petrosal, aged without tricks and without cheating, to open up on the ruins of a medieval fortress where you can climb to the roofs and terraces, including old men with donkeys, bougainvillea dressed in pink, prickly pears, cactus and acacia flowers, lazy cats, oleanders and herbs.
A few hairpin bends later, there is the Monastery of Prophet Elias, the little enclosure, guardian of the secular prophetic visions and red-hot garden.
roads inland along vines and dwarf from Malvasia Mediterranean capers, as near Messaria , a small town that is home to a monastery mottled ocher and black, refined surrounding the blue domes. Upon entering the town, a lone door to welcome you to the garden in a beautiful abandoned, perhaps a school, perhaps a family, surely the sign of disinterest extracostiero tourism.
And then you get the best beaches. Among all, a historic and currently in my memories contemporary
Passing the time, the Babis Hotel is a very good choice, s'avverte a tradition of hospitality to the domestic environment for breakfast of yogurt with honey for the hospitality of the managers, cleaning and swimming pool, which is not needed but if there is good diving.
A Karterados
Another beach is benefited by the volcanic geology Vlikhada , also located on the south side. Here the rock has been playing dress up as the moon, the beach at a crowned shape that seems designed by Gaudi for the roofs of Pedrera and sung by the Police in Walking on the moon. The tourist flow is mild and the sea that shines for bathing.
But the beach want to reconsider my thoughts that van is to Kamari. Located just southeast of the island, not far from the airport, extends for some kilometers and ends in his best stretch lies beneath the headland where the ancient Thira. Here, too, with 7 € daily investment you can buy up chairs and umbrella, and despite initial concerns on the visible presence man, is revealed as a peaceful library happily overlooking a sea of \u200b\u200bblue painted blue. Kamari is also the name of the village that runs along the beach, one kilometer of internet cafes and souvenir, cheap restaurants and small resorts, promises an aperitif and snacks at all hours, and in fact there are some good Giros Pita (small kebabs Ellen) to stop the hunger at lunchtime. Probably you would be good for a relaxing holiday in the month of August off, even if the suspicion remains a nightlife second to the sound decibel (given the benefit of those who look, of course).
Kamari, under the umbrella of straw lying son to read and purify the mind, stripped of superfluous thoughts induced tracing my original lines of thought, I let my eyes look at the world and the neurons to reason for themselves, that would be mine, all you can and learn everything you can think of, while the sea of \u200b\u200bKamari sbarbaglia pale golden reflections unique. If Kant had been here it would be bathed in blue, setting aside for a moment the thing itself, and perhaps would not have been longing for Konigsberg.
"The sun machine is going down and we're going to Have A Party" (David Bowie)
the first breath of wind Meltemi evening on the island, the most famous ritual s'abbrivia mainstream: the Cycladic sunset. The last show ever day of the sinking sun into the sea, embraced from the Colonnade Sanpietro art volcanic event sacred & profane that since there is the art of passing on the painting postcards and tourism draws astonished eyes of the spectators.
A migration to the north of buses and motorbikes, cars and pilgrims, sailboats and fishing boats that depart every evening at the Grand Theatre of the Sea village of Oia , tip north of the island and place of the elected tramontofili the first and last time. The village has a fresh new and hot in the old, has a friendly boutique and is visibly refined in its restaurants by Gourma, overbudget copyright for the good of the holidays.
orientation to the west of the sunset coincides with the Western-oriented market that has grown up around. As with graph paper, each point overlooking the sea is a fractal clipping converted to seating and standing room. In front of the landscape, where there appears the greek Nescafe with ol'uozo now there's a cocktail bar, lounge, modern and glamorous fashion, so as the sun dies, born compilation soft requiem for a very chill out. The entire balcony, seen from a distance looks like a swarm of heads border-line of the caldera.
The show is as suggestive as promised, a bit 'as expected nell'affondo final and successful films in the cinema or landing strip in Italian, the moment of death of the redhead behind a cloud of sea been emphasized in a round of applause of the audience and not paying.
The show, to be said, however, is just as good even in the halls or Thira Firostefani and Imerovigli (and perhaps here even more, by relaxing colors near the caldera).
The eye of the Parthenon
Hailed Santorini promises without a sailor, we stopped a few hours in Athens, just enough for a night vision away from the Parthenon and the Parthenon in the early morning dive to close.
the first contact with Athens as quick, cheap tests the presence of night shuttle service from the airport and a subway efficient, legacies of the Olympics a few years ago.
Perhaps the attenuated pall of smog above, the Skyline cement remains the same in quantity but in quality and age, leaving prefer the suburbs of socialism as a model of urban development and public parks. Athens capital of European heavy metal interior.
marmittones verified that the changing of the guard are still there, strictly regulated and their shoes with pompons, while the sun has no mercy, and peace demonstrations over their heads, face the holy effort it takes to climb the Acropolis and get to the point after the bend, where propylaea were opened suddenly at the sight, the Temple of Athena Nika wins and testifies to the west stands the Parthenon by Phidias, oriented to give light to astral golden ratio of universal beauty. Survived the battles of the Turks and Venetians, the rapacity cursed by Lord Elgin and despite the Ardenza hot in the sky and heaps of support from costecrociere gentiformi repaid, the Acropolis remains, with the patience of caryatid, in testifying that the origin of civilization was here, while all around, all around, world-around, was all campaign.
(to be continued ...)
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