Santorini
Culture & Tradition :
santorini churches, greek orthodox easter, religious calendars and festivals, greek namedays, recipes...
archaeological museum, prehistoric museum, megaro gyzi museum, naval museum, george emmanuel argyros mansion, lignos folklore museum...
petros m. nomikos conference center, thera wall paintings, art space argyros canava exhibition, 'vanishing santorini' exhibition...
akrotiri excavations, ancient thira...
Santorini History
skaros fortress, castle of agios nikolaos, tower of nimborio, pyrgos castle, akrotiri castle & tower...
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| Santorini Museums : Wine Museum |
| History & Background |
| The Wine Museum is an extraordinary natural cave, 6 meters below ground and 300 meters long.
It presents the history and life of wine from 1660 to 1970 ...
The Wine Museum of Santorini along with Koutsogiannopoulos winery that produces Volcan Wines, and the vineyards
are situated in the area of Vothonas, on the way to Kamari beach.
A small family business, established in 1880 from brothers Gregory and Dimitris Koutsogiannopoulos, four generations
later, George Koutsogiannopoulos is the new owner. |
| Touring the Museum |
| The Museum offers a personal tour, where one can view semi-mobile and still life figurines,
accompanied by audio guides and sound effects.
At the end of the passage way, there is a room where the visitor can watch a film of the history of Santorini from 1500 BC till
the present day, the evolution of life and wine production in Santorini.
There is also an opportunity to join in the ritual of wine tasting, which is held in the winery.
Every Friday a traditional Greek night with a buffet meal is held. Entertainment includes live music and
local dancers in traditional costumes giving a display of Greek dancing. |
| Vothonas Santorini 847 00 Greece |
April till November 12.00 - 20.00
November till March 09.00 - 14.30 (except Sundays) |
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