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Villa Ilias Blog

Discover insider tips, local recommendations, and stories from Santorini's most welcoming hotel.

4/7/2026
Villa Ilias Team

Creating a Restful Place

A hotel is a resting place. As a guest, you get to set aside your daily chores of cleaning and cooking and just rest for a while. To be at peace and forget about daily, monotonous tasks like washing the dishes. Your needs are anticipated for you: your room quietly serviced when you are out, your coffee taken away when you leave the table, a receptionist ready to help you at any hour with a kind smile.

4/7/2026
Villa Ilias Team

Healthy and Delicious Food

Greece has a rich history of delicious, natural, and local food and wine. Santorini embraces those Mediterranean traditions and adds its own flair. Here you will find savory salads and lambs; sweet wines and pomegranates; kofta, moussaka, gyros… Delicious food with delightful views are always available in Santorini!

Walk on the path from Pyrgos to Emporio
5/16/2019
Themis Badas

Walk on the path from Pyrgos to Emporio

From the first days I stepped a foot on the island of Santorini, I had heard through discussions with friends that the island has to show other, diverse beauties, apart from the very touristic and popular.

4/2/2019
Themis Badas

Santorini & Nea Kameni

Santorini is an island located in the southern Aegean Sea, in the Cycladic islands, and is one of the most famous touristic centers in the world.