Oia is, along with Fira, one of the main towns on Santorini, and you can see it far away in the right of the photo above – it’s famous for its white buildings with blue domes. Bus routes connect the two towns, but we wanted to walk there. It’s about a 10km walk and it covers a variety of terrain – sometimes you’re on paved paths, sometimes on tracks, and there was one point when it felt like we were walking on shale. It’s a bit hilly, and it’s all exposed to the elements, but it’s not a difficult walk – just a bit of a long one.

We certainly arrived in Oia feeling hungry. Happy Cow had suggested that we’d have a few vegan options on arrival, but it was all a bit uninspiring. There was at least one obscenely expensive Beyond Burger option, but I just didn’t feel like that was a smart choice. So we managed to squeeze into the very popular Lotza, which had no labelled vegan options, and trusted the Happy Cow reviewers who said that the baked aubergine was vegan. This was not a remarkable dish. The aubergine was cooked to perfection, and it was stuffed with tomato and onion which was nice, but it was not very filling. On the plus side, there were really nice views from the restaurant – and we had a bag full of snacks.

Even with the poor lunch options, we would happily take the walk again. The sea was so blue and the views were constantly astonishing.