SANTORINI
Most of what is worth doing in Santorini requires planning, and some of it requires knowing the right people. We would encourage you to reach out before you arrive — the earlier we know what you are looking for, the better we can make it happen.
Sailing & Catamaran Charters
The most honest way to understand Santorini's scale is from the water. We arrange both private and semi-private charters — catamaran or motor yacht — for half-day morning departures, half-day sunset crossings, or full-day private charters for those who want the sea entirely to themselves.
A typical half-day takes you past the island's volcanic beaches, to the hot springs near the crater, and back in time for the light to change over the caldera. The sunset crossing does what it promises. Both are worth doing. We will tell you which suits you better once we know what you're looking for.
Hiking & Cycling
The path from Oia to Fira along the caldera's edge is one of the more quietly spectacular walks in the Aegean — best attempted in the early morning before the heat and the crowds arrive. We provide maps, advice, and the kind of local knowledge that makes the difference between a good walk and a memorable one.
For those who prefer wheels, e-bike tours of the island offer the same freedom with considerably less effort — and open up parts of Santorini that most visitors never reach. The two can be combined: cycle out, walk back, or vice versa.
Horse Riding
One of Santorini's less obvious pleasures — and one of its most enduring. A ride along the caldera's edge, away from the pedestrian routes, offers a perspective of the island that neither walking nor driving can replicate. We arrange rides for all experience levels, privately or in small groups, at the hour when the light is worth it.
Helicopter Tours
For a perspective of the caldera that no other vantage point offers — helicopter tours of Santorini and the surrounding Cyclades, or transfers to other islands and Athens airport for guests whose schedule demands it. We arrange these on request.
Transfers & Private Tours
Airport and port transfers are our most requested service — arranged in advance, met on arrival, no negotiating with drivers in the heat. We coordinate private vehicles for all arrivals and departures.
Beyond transfers, we arrange tailor-made tours of the island — to villages, vineyards, archaeological sites, and places that don't appear on standard itineraries. Private vehicles with a driver, or with a dedicated guide for those who want the context as well as the journey.
Wine, Food & Cultural Experiences
Santorini's wine culture is serious — Assyrtiko grown in volcanic soil produces whites of a quality that surprises people. The island's best wineries deserve more than a group tour and a tasting room.
We arrange private cellar visits, winery meals, and the kind of access that comes from experience. Beyond wine, we have curated a series of experiences that combine the island's food culture with its history and craft — cooking classes with local producers, farm visits with meals prepared from what's grown there, pottery workshops in traditional villages, walks through historic settlements accompanied by tastings along the way.
These are not tours. They are afternoons that happen to be in Santorini.
Private Dinning at Nostos
For an evening that requires no leaving — a private chef comes to Nostos and prepares a five-course dinner, agreed in advance, served at your private veranda.
There is, in our experience, no better place to eat it.
Dining Reservations
Santorini has exceptional restaurants — some well known, some deliberately kept off the popular lists and recommendation guides.
Tell us what kind of evening you have in mind. We'll point you in the right direction.
Weddings, Proposals & Elopements
Nostos has hosted intimate weddings, elopements, and proposals — small by design, significant by nature. We handle the logistics: the legal formalities, the flowers, the photographer, the dinner afterwards.
Santorini's most memorable weddings are rarely its largest ones. If you are considering something small and considered, we know how to make it happen.
Photography
Santorini draws photographers for obvious reasons. It also draws couples with something to ask, or something to celebrate, or both. We work with photographers whose work speaks for itself — for couples' portraits, for the moment of a proposal, for elopements that want the setting without the ceremony of a larger wedding.
The flying dress shoots that have become synonymous with Santorini — we arrange those too, at locations and hours that make the difference between a beautiful photograph and an extraordinary one.
Wellness & Beauty
Therapists come to you — fully equipped, with professional-grade beds and organic products, available in your suite or on your private veranda. Massages, facials, and treatments arranged around your schedule rather than a spa's.
For beauty appointments — hair, makeup, nails — we coordinate the same level of service, in-suite or at the salon, depending on what the occasion calls for.