Santorini is one of those places that looks almost too perfect from a distance \u2014 the postcards, the Instagram photos, the caldera views that everyone recognizes before they’ve even booked their flight. But there’s a version of the island that most tourists never see, and that version doesn’t reveal itself from the window of a tour bus or the back seat of a taxi. It reveals itself when you’re behind the wheel of an ATV, with no fixed schedule and nowhere you absolutely have to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If I were visiting Santorini with a free day and no obligations, the first thing I’d do is head to Iakovos Rentals<\/a> in Perivolos and pick up an ATV. Not because it’s the most practical choice \u2014 though it is \u2014 but because the island’s roads were practically designed for it. Narrow, winding, occasionally dramatic, and almost always rewarded with a view that makes you stop and just stand there for a minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are some of the routes worth exploring.<\/p>\n\n\n