Red Beach, the most impressive in Santorini
Best Santorini Beaches
Perivolos, the longest black sand beach
Perissa, the popular black sand beach
Red Beach
Partly-Organized, Pebbled
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Location: 12 km southwest of Fira
Description: Red beach is one of the most beautiful and famous beaches of Santorini. It has black and red volcanic pebbles and hot water.
Kamari beach
Well-Organized, Diving Club, Watersports, Family Friendly, Sandy
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Location: 8.6 km southeast of Fira
Description: The beach resort of Kamari is situated in the southern part of Santorini, right next to Perissa, with the enormous rock called Mesa Vouno between them.
Perissa beach
Well-Organized, Diving Club, Watersports, Family Friendly, Pebbled
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Location: 11.7 km southeast of Fira
Description: Perissa is a tourist resort that gets very crowded in summer. An impressive and organized beach, Perissa has black sand on its shore. The remains of Ancient Thera are close to the beach.
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Perivolos beach
Well-Organized, Watersports, Family Friendly, Sandy
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Location: 11 km south of Fira
Description: Perivolos is the longest black sand of Santorini. It is an organized tourist resort with many hotels, taverns, and beach bars.
Vlychada beach
Partly-Organized, Sandy
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Location: 10 km south of Fira
Description: Vlychada is a beautiful, organized beach on the southern side of Santorini. It has a small port where fishing boats and yachts moor in summer.
Agios Georgios beach
Partly-Organized, Sandy, Watersports
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Location: 11 km southeast of Fira
Description: Agios Georgios is a popular beach in the southern part of Santorini. Organized and with black pebbles, Agios Georgios is one of the most tourism-friendly beaches in Santorini.
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Cape Columbo beach
Pebbled, Secluded, Non-Organized, Nudism-Friendly
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Location: 8.5 km northeast of Fira
Description: Cape Columbo is one of the most isolated and quiet beaches on Santorini. Surrounded by a wild landscape, Cape Columbo often gets windy.
Monolithos beach
Pebbled, Secluded, Non-Organized, Nudism-Friendly
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Location: 6 km east of Fira
Description: Monolithos is one of the most family-oriented beaches on Santorini. The beautiful coast boasts a play area and a beach volley court and is surrounded by a few hotels.
White Beach
Nudism-Friendly, Secluded, Non-Organized, Pebbled
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Location: 13.4 km southwest of Fira
Description: The cove next to the Red beach is known as the White beach. It is very similar to the Red beach, with black pebbles on the shore, with the difference that the surrounding cliffs are white.
Vourvoulos beach
Pebbled, Secluded, Non-Organized
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Location: 4.5 km northeast of Fira
Description: Vourvoulos is a beautiful beach, but the strong winds that blow frequently make it inconvenient for swimming. Sometimes, waves can be really huge.
Baxedes beach
Nudism-Friendly, Secluded, Non-Organized, Pebbled
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Location: 10 km northwest of Fira
Description: An isolated beach in the northern part of Santorini, in proximity to Oia.
Armeni beach
Non-Organized, Pebbled, Small Harbor
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Location: Below the village of Oia
Description: It is the beach of the little settlement of Armeni. It has black and red volcanic pebbles.
Gialos beach
Secluded, Non-Organized, Pebbled
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Location: 9 km south of Fira
Description: Gialos beach is an isolated beach of Santorini offering wonderful vistas of the volcano.
Exomitis beach
Non-Organized, Sandy, Pebbled
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Location: 13 km south of Fira
Description: Exomitis beach is where the extensive black sand beach of Perissa ends. It is located near Vlychada beach.
Kambia beach
Secluded, Non-Organized, Pebbled
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Location: 14 km southwest of Fira
Description: Kambia beach is an isolated beach located between the Red and the White beach.
Caldera beach
Secluded, Non-Organized, Pebbled
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Location: 10 km southwest of Fira
Description: Caldera beach is a small wild beach with deep waters located north of Akrotiri.
Xiropigado beach
Secluded, Non-Organized, Pebbled
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Location: 5 km north east of Fira
Description: Xiropigado is an isolated beach located between Pori beach and Vourvoulos beach.
Mesa Pigadia beach
Partly-Organized, Pebbled
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Location: 14 km southwest of Fira
Description: Mesa Pigadia is a secluded pebbly beach near the village of Akrotiri.
Pori beach
Secluded, Non-Organized, Pebbled
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Location: 6 km north of Fira
Description: An isolated beach on the east coast of the island, perfect for relaxation.
Katharos beach
Secluded, Non-Organized, Pebbled
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Location: 1 km north of Oia
Description: Katharos Beach is a remote pebbly beach on the northwestern coast of the island, just 1 km away from Oia.
Paradise beach
Secluded, Non-Organized, Pebbled
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Location: 3 km north of Oia
Description: Paradise is a natural extension of Baxedes beach and is ideal for visitors who enjoy remote seashores.
Agios Nikolaos Kanakari Beach
Secluded, Non-Organized, Pebbled
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Location: 4 km east of Fira
Description: Kanakari beach constitutes a natural extension of Agios Nikolaos bay. It was named after the facilities of Kanakaris Tomato Factory.
