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Kamari and Perissa

Long beaches of black volcanic sand on the east coast, with clear water and beach bars.

Photo: Hartmut Inerle · CC BY-SA 3.0
Open
Always
Price
Free; paid for sunbeds
Time Needed
Half a day
Address
Kamari, 847 00 SantoriniDirections
Getting There
Buses from Fira, about 20 minutes.

Why Go

The sand gets very hot in summer, so bring shoes. Kamari has a promenade of cafés; Perissa runs on for kilometers to Perivolos.

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