SANTORINI  BEACHES
White, red, gray or black sand, crystal clear deep blue waters, red volcanic
rocks. Santorini offers some of the finest beaches in the Mediterranean. Most
of Santorini beaches have the famous black sand that any visitor to the
island remember and deep blue waters.
South part: Perissa, Perivolos, Agios Georgios, Vlihada,
Red beach, White beach
Perissa,
Perivolos and Agios Georgios are located in the touristic
areas of the island and
offer lots of hotels and rooms, taverns, cafes, bars, watersports and
beach bars. The Red Beach, near Akrotiri, is located in a quitter area but
also attracts much people. Thanks to its unique colour it is the most famous
beach
of the island. White beach is also accesible by boat and less crowded.
East part:
Kamari, Monolithos, Pori, Vourvoulos beach, Couloumbo. Kamari is the main beach in the East part of Santorini. Black sand, quite developed,
lots of restaurants, bars, etc.
Monolithos is less developed, offers shallow waters is therefore suitable for families
with childres. The rest are less or not at all developed for those prefering
privacy.
On a day with north wind choose one of the South part beaches.
Follow
the links below to explore Santorini beaches.
Lately we added a Santorini
beaches map.
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KAMARI
Kamari was completely rebuilt after the 1956 earthquake and was the most important strategic point on the island after the decline of Acrotiri in anci...
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PERISSA
Perissa is one of Santorini best beaches. Next to Emporio village a long dark sand endless beach.
A feature that makes Perissa unique (besides...
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PERIVOLOS
Perivolos lies between Vlihada and Perissa. Wonderfull endless beach, ideal when north winds are blowing with a litle lighter sand than Perissa (dark ...
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RED BEACH
Red beach in the Akrotiri area. Beautiful beach, well known for the unique colour of the sand and the hill behind it. Soaring red lava cliffs which d...
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KOULOUMBO BEACH
From the beaches at the North East part of Santorini Kouloumbo (or Columbo) is the greatest. It is a long sandy beach of unique beauty nestled next to...
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MONOLITHOS
A beautiful golden sandy beach next to Kamari at a distance of about 9 km from Fira. In Monolithos area is located the Santorini airport. Monolithos i...
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AGIOS GEORGIOS
Another beach in the row of Perissa and Perivolos before Vlihada with small tavernas and rooms to let opposite the beach. It is located on the souther...
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VLIHADA BEACH
Vlihada is the last beach in the row of Perissa and Perivolos before Akrotiri. The pumice stone hills just behind the beach keep it calm and quite. Ch...
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MESA PIGADIA
A quiet wonderful rocky beach. One of the many hidden spots for swimming near the extreme nature of the island in the area of Akrotiri. It is just 800...
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VOURVOULOS BEACH
Vourvoulos beach (Paralia Vourvoulou in Greek) is located on the North East part of Santorini for several kilometers. Several points offer a sandy par...
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PORI
Another amazing beach on the East side of Santorini where the rocks have that unique red colour (like the ones in red beach). Recently a small fishing...
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AMMOUDI
Ammoudi, is a tiny charming port with a very small beach in the caldera at the foot of the village of Oia (it is located some 200 steps below Oia) wit...
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BAXEDES
Baxedes is the main beach at the north part of the island in Santorini Greece. It is located next to the famous village of Oia (3 klm far from Oia). B...
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