This was the perfect place for us to stay in Santorini to get a break from the teeming crowds of Oia and Fira. It was really lovely to come back to this tranquil and peaceful retreat with its lovely restful view overlooking the sea. The house had all the amenities and with screened windows and doors open on the front and top deck created a most delicious, cool and relaxing cross ventilation throughout the house that was just exquisite. From the top deck we were able to experience our own very intimate family sunset. Our group contained people not too familiar with dogs and we were won over by how friendly and playful the dogs were. The dogs were their most active on the first day and night that we arrived probably due to our large group disrupting their familiar routine. They quickly got used to us and by the first morning of our stay they became really tranquil and seemed to spend most of the day sleeping and occasional playing with each other. We are so grateful to Anna and her contact in Pyrgos, Admir, for their flexibility and help in getting us organized and arranging transport for us to and from the port. They really did everything to make our stay wonderful and were super-responsive and attentive. I hate to admit my ignorance but I was surprised at how lovely and fun it was in Pyrgos town itself. The bus stop is a delightful little plaza ringed by excellent grocery shops, shady places to sit and a lovely restaurant. It is a hive of activity with locals and tourists getting about their business and a perfect place to people-watch as one awaits connections to Perissa beach, Fira etc. One can spend some time exploring the alleyways of the old town that extends upwards to a monastery and a ruined castle at the very top. There are excellent bars, hotels and restaurants at the top where one can settle and have a drink and enjoy the spectacular views. I was experiencing driving fatigue having rented cars for most of the trip till then and so opted to slow things down and use only the local transport. The house is a slightly energetic 20 minute walk from the bus-stop which we all found to be absolutely fine (including my 72 year old mother). It is however a walk that does not have a pedestrian-friendly pavement and is uphill. The drivers were always obliging though I did feel like a bit of an anomaly as I only ever so one or two other people (inevitably tourists) also walking. The real issue will be to avoid doing this walk in the dark which happened to us as we tried to use the bus after the sunset at Oia. You will need to have good bearings or a good GPS on your phone as due to the bus options we were dropped off not at the bus stop we were expecting. In hindsight...