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Santorini Beaches: Red Beach beach in Santorini Greece
Santorini Red Beach
Red beach Santorini: The red beach is one of the most famous and beautiful of the beaches of Santorini. It is located near the village and ancient site of Akrotiri.

Because it is smallish, the red beach gets quite busy. A number of people come onto the headland just to admire this beach and never make it down to the hot sand. The reason why it attracts so many people is because of the slabs of red and black volcanic rocks behind it.
 
Indeed one walks from the car park over a rocky route before it comes into view. If you look along the rock you can see it gradually turn white and the next beach obtains its name from this. The sand itself is reddish black and painful to sit straight onto. There are thus a lot of sun loungers and shades. Just in front of the clear water is a corridor of large pebbles. You find on this beach that the sun seems to beat down particularly strong. The snorkeling is good here due to the interesting rocks.

Only accessible by car and then by walking from the lot, it can reached by the sea, with caiques (small fishing boats which are used during the summer for transportation) that depart from the ports of Akrotiri and Fira.

The White Beach is also located in the area, and the same caique can take you to it.
 
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Our Impressions

You should go out of your way to make a visit to this beach. But don't just look from afar, make the journey down the rocks to enjoy the strange surroundings close up.

Useful info

- Where to eat/drink: are two cafes next to each other a distance from the entrance. Both are quite ramshackle and it’s worth going inside because they are cut into the cliff.
- Shops/Minimarket: None
- Telephone: None
- Transportation: Boat from Akrotiri. The carpark is not small but still gets very full up.
- Beach Activities: None
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