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Hanging On
since santorini became

a regular cruiseship stop a few years ago, the Greek volcanic island has become a hot spot for the tourist hordes. But last May, a hotel debuted on an isolated stretch of the island, a setting where the Santorini of olda peaceful perch from which to sit and stare at the Aegean Seastill exists today. At the new San Antonio hotel, entire days can be spent gazing on Santorinis impossibly blue seascapeswhether from your suites terrace, the cliff-side dining room, or the lip of the propertys infinity pool.

Owner Antonios Sigalas spent four years developing this seemingly uninhabitable precipice on the calderas edge, carving San Antonios 26 suites from the volcanic rock. Modern interpretations of Santorinis traditional cave homes, the suites feature white arched walls, marble floors, bleached furniture, and designer twig lamps. Also styled as a cave, San Antonios spa suite offers a private setting that transports guests further still from Santorinis eruption of tourists. San Antonio, +30. 22860.24388, www.sanantonio-santorini.com scott goetz

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