White Buildings Blue Roofs Greece

Santorini santorini is perched on the edge of a submerged volcano overlooking a stunning caldera.

White buildings blue roofs greece.

It is a dream island that is the epitome of your greece fantasies white houses blue roofs and windmills. Nowadays these colors constitute the hallmark of cyclades and represent greece as they also match its flag. It wasn t until 1967 when a military government was in power in greece that the other colors disappeared for good. If you prefer here are the gps coordinates of the place where i took the photos.

Blues skies blue seas and white buildings which reflect the light. Oia or ia greek. Personally i prefer the right one since it bypasses an ugly roof that gets in the way of your picture. οία pronounced is a small village and former community in the south aegean on the islands of thira and therasia in the cyclades greece since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of santorini of which it is a municipal unit.

It covers the whole island of therasia and the northwesternmost part of santorini which it shares with the. Oia is a photographer s dream. This harmony has been established many years ago for various purposes. Postcard perfect oia with its awesome sunsets is the best greek town for budding photographers.

Even the big orthodox church of fira metropolis used to have a blue roof but i heard that they painted it white to save money white chalk color is cheaper then blue water based obviously. Many structures built into the side of the mountaintop make for interesting views as you walk through the little village filled with shops and tavernas. Thinking that the blue and white showed unification and supported their political agenda this government mandated that all buildings must be repainted in blue and white if they weren t already. The houses and building structures are predominantly white some with blue dome roofs accented by beautiful blue skies and overlooking the blue sea.

Follow the path down and here are the blue domes. Oia is one of the most photogenic spots in all of greece. If you are looking for a romantic getaway this is the place. The houses are evidently in absolute concordance with the light blue sky and the vast aegean sea.

There is one thing you should know about santorini you don t choose your hotel based on how fancy it is you choose it according to which one has the best sunset view. It s the stereotypical image of greece that is familiar to everyone. Agree many more churches used to have blue roof domes but due to lack of money many are now painted white. Santorini is famous for its cliff side homes which are painted blazing white with deep blue roofs.