65 Unique Santorini Instagram Captions and Travel Quotes

ByNausheen Farishta Updated on
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Looking for fun and unique Santorini Instagram captions? Inspired by my own recent trip to Thira (Santorini’s official name), I’ve come up with 60+ Santorini quote ideas for you to use when sharing your incredible vacation photos on Instagram. Customize how you like, add in your favorite emojis and post away!

Santorini Instagram Captions

You’ll see a lot of the exact same Santorini Greece captions for Instagram floating around, but I challenged myself to come up with new ones. I hope you find some you love in this list!

Blue and white aesthetic

santorini instagram captions idea. blue dome church image in background with text overlay in cursive, blue font that reads: What's blue and white and gorgeous all over?

What list of Santorini caption ideas would be complete without a section highlighting its renowned color palette? 

  1. My favorite color is Santorini blue 
  1. Blue-domed bliss 
  1. Blissful blues 
  1. Sugar, spice and everything blue
  1. What’s blue and white and gorgeous all over? 😍
  1. In my Santorini uniform – blue and white reporting for sun
  1. Color my world in blue and white
  1. Blue domes everywhere I roam – must be Santorini
  1.  All decked out in blue and white
  1.  Blue hued, whitewashed, sun kissed bliss

Food and drink 

photo on top of the top of a white church with blue dome, and on bottom of a plate of Greek grape leaves with tzatziki. In the middle of these two photos text says Domes and dolmades

You’re sure to love Greek cuisine, here are some Greek food and drink related captions for Instagram:

  1.  Domes and dolmades in Santorini
  1.  Olive you
  1.  Feta believe it’s love at first sight
  1.  Sips in Santorini
  1.  Sipping my worries away in Santorini
  1.  Martini with a Santorini view 
  1.  Caldera, cliffs, cocktails ✅

Rhymes and wordplay 

a cobblestone path between pastel orange and yellow walls with a white building with blue dome at the end. Text reads Mamma Oia and is one of the Santorini Instagram captions to consider

I couldn’t resist some rhymes and wordplay:

  1. Oh so dreamy, Santorini 
  1.  Eeny, meeny, Santorini 
  1.  you + me in Santorini
  1.  Santorini me
  1.  Peace, love, Santorini
  1.  Live, laugh, Santorini 
  1.  Eat, Pray, Santorini 
  1.  Mamma Oia 🇬🇷

Sailing and sunsets

Sunset on horizon over the sea, with two silhouettes of land masses on either side. text reads you + me and a Santorini sunset

Chances are, you have a catamaran or sailing excursion on your Santorini itinerary and you’ll definitely want to capture as many Santorini sunsets as possible:

  1. You+me and a Santorini sunset 
  1. Cruising along the caldera
  1.  As the sun sets, I come alive 
  1.  Sailing Santorini

Santorni views and vibes

a whitewashed archway with cutouts at the top for 5 bells, in Greece. text reads: the greek island life is the life for me

If you’re looking for short and sweet, here are some Santorini Instagram captions that get straight to the point:

  1.  That Santorini sizzle 
  1.  Sun, sea, Santorini 
  1.  Seaside in Santorini
  1.  Santorini is a vibe
  1.  Santorini vibes
  1.  Santorini sunshine hits different
  1.  Santorini views 
  1.  Serene in Santorini
  1.  Santorini through my eyes
  1.  Santorini state of mind
  1. Santorini scenes
  1.  Paradise exists
  2.  Send me back to Santorini 
  1.  Left my heart in Santorini 
  1.  The [Greek] island life is the life for me 

Wanderlust 

view of a Venetian style archtecture, blue and yellow church against a blue sky in Santorini. text reads: it's official, just go my favorite passport stamp

Have a traveler’s spirit? Pair these captions with your Santorini photos to showcase your dreamy escape:

  1. Just checked in to Santorini 
  1.  Somewhere in Greece, there’s Santorini. That’s where you’ll find me. 
  1.  My soul said Santorini, so here I am
  1.  It’s official, just got my favorite passport stamp
  1.  I live here now
  1.  I wanted to witness something beautiful, so I came to Santorini
  1.  What’s the point if you don’t end up in Santorini?
  1.  Heaven is a place in Greece: Santorini, to be exact
  1.  OoOoo heaven is a place like this 🎶
  1.  Decided to take a walk to clear my head and now I’m in Santorini – oops
  2.  Measuring my life in moments like these

Cheeky and playful

view of cliffside town, Oia on one side, sea on the other, mountain and sunrise in the back. text reads: with views like these, who needs love?

Keep things light and playful with one of these captions:

  1. Catchin’ feels along the caldera
  1.  With views like these, who needs love? 
  1.  Santorini. Jealous
  1.  Livin’ la vida luxe
  1.  Wind in my hair, salt on the air 
  1.  Santorini for a spell 

Travel Quotes for your Santorini Instagram Captions

Sometimes, someone else has already said it best. Here are a few concise yet beautiful quotes about travel. Going solo? Consider solo travel quote captions instead.

  1. “We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone” – Katie Thurmes
  2.  “Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow” – Anita Desai
  3.  “Take only memories, leave only footprints ” – Chief Seattle
  4.  “I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it” – Shakespeare 

Final thoughts

Nausheen is a solo female traveler who is passionate about travel as a way to increase self love and confidence. She focuses on slow travel and bouts of digital nomadism, and has experience living abroad across several continents. As a post-divorce, South Asian woman in her 30s Nausheen aims to empower fellow women of color in particular to live life on their own terms. She shares travel itineraries, tips and inspiration on her blog and social media channels.