The word "vedema" is Italian and stands for the harvest and the harvesting season on the island. On the celebration day of Aghios (St) Averkios, on the 22th of October, barrels are opened and wines are tasted. Festivities with songs and dances follow.
The festival entirely dedicated to the volcano eruption that changed the landscape of Santorini forever in the mid-second millennium BCE. Each September in Santorini takes place a very particular event - IFESTIA, the celebration of the volcano! The Ifestia Festival happens during one day and consist of a serie of artistic events dedicated to the mighty volcano from the middle…
Greek Easter in Santorini. If you wish to participate in a unique traditional celebration then in Pyrgos village in Santorini you will find the most impressive Good Friday procession in Greece.