Santoríni
Σαντορίνη · Cyclades
Caldera views, blue-domed churches and the most famous sunset in Greece.
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About Santoríni
Santoríni is the rim of a flooded volcanic caldera — its western towns sit on a cliff edge several hundred metres above the sea, which is why the sunsets here are so famous. The dramatic landscape was shaped by…
Highlights
Town & villages
Firá & Oía
Two clifftop towns of white cubes and blue domes strung along the caldera edge; Oía has the headline sunset.
Don’t miss
Akrotíri
A Bronze-Age Minoan town buried by the eruption and remarkably preserved — frescoes, multi-storey houses, drainage.
Beaches
Red & black beaches
Kokkíni (Red Beach), Périssa and Kamári are volcanic sand and pebble, not the usual gold.
Food & drink
Assyrtiko & island produce
Vines are coiled into baskets against the wind; pair the crisp white with cherry tomatoes, fava and white aubergine.
Things to do
Caldera by boat
Sail out to the still-steaming volcanic islets of Néa Kaméni and the hot springs in the bay.
Interesting spots
Oía Castle
The classic sunset viewpoint at the village’s tip.
Ancient Thíra
Hilltop ruins above Kamári, Greek through Roman.
See it for real
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