Perched at 2,000 feet above the Aegean on the summit of Prophet Elias Mountain, Santorini Sky, Luxury Resort holds the highest position of any property on the island — a fact that shapes every design decision architect Vassilis Zorzos made when he completed the project in 2020 after three years of construction. The eight private villas step down the volcanic hillside in a composition that deliberately echoes the island's agricultural terracing: dry-stone walls in rough-cut local basalt divide the landscape into plateaus, while the villa structures themselves are finished in smooth lime render, creating a push and pull between the hewn and the refined that feels entirely native to the Cyclades. Inside, the material palette is sparse without being cold. Board-formed concrete walls sit alongside warm oak joinery — open shelving, flush wardrobe panels, built-in cabinetry — all set against floors of pale limestone tile that carry the eye toward floor-to-ceiling sliding glass. Each villa opens onto a private terrace with an infinity pool whose water line dissolves into the caldera panorama below, teak pergolas casting measured shade over stone sunloungers. The outdoor dining terrace, bounded by mortared stone walls and furnished with low dark-metal tables, leans into the landscape rather than imposing on it. What Zorzos achieved here is a hotel that earns its altitude: the views are extraordinary, and the architecture has the confidence to simply get out of their way.