What to do and see in Santorini, South Aegean: The Best Beaches

August 26, 2021 Nobuko Falco

Even if you’ve never been to this Cyclades island in the Aegean Sea, you’d still recognize it immediately – candy-colored houses carved into cliffs, sapphire waters, gleaming white buildings topped with half-spheres the color of a stormy sky. Here you’ll find peace as you roam the black sand beaches or the streets of a provincial village like Imerovigli. Beautiful Oia is world famous for its sunsets, which seem tinted with every shade of an artist’s palette.
Restaurants in Santorini

1. Perissa Black Sand Beach

Perissa 847 03 Greece
Excellent
45%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
13%
Poor
2%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 5,718 reviews

Perissa Black Sand Beach

Reviewed By ianhwk

Nice beach, lovely view, clean and with great food including Greek, Italian, Mediterranean and even an Indian restaurant on the seafront.

2. Almyra Beach

Akrotiri Greece
Excellent
33%
Good
67%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 3 reviews

Almyra Beach

3. Vlychada Beach

Vlychada Greece
Excellent
48%
Good
38%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 727 reviews

Vlychada Beach

Reviewed By _E1738YO

Probably the best beach experience on the island! We found a great place with large sunbeds, only 12 euro for an umbrella with two large sunbeds (4 of us could use the set). Nice music, good service, great view to some gorgeous rocks at the beach. The sand was very soft at some places, but it is black, so make sure you have something on your feet, especially at noon, when the beach is quite hot.

4. Perivolos Beach

Perivolos 847 03 Greece
Excellent
52%
Good
35%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 1,281 reviews

Perivolos Beach

Reviewed By mayail13 - Kastel Stafilic, Croatia

Black sandy beach with lots of restaurants , so we could use the sun loungers is we drink or eat from their menu, so was very convenient to have a waiter bringing up everything to our sun loungers till we sunbathing.

5. Eros Beach

Vlikada, Perivolos Greece https://www.santorini-view.com/santorini-beaches/eros-beach/
Excellent
51%
Good
33%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
5%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 483 reviews

Eros Beach

Reviewed By karenlolito - Southern Mexico, Mexico

I enjoyed my time for swimming and sunbathing at this beach! I like the volcanic landscape, the water and of course the bar at the beach!

6. Kamari Beach

Kamari 84 700 Greece
Excellent
39%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
16%
Poor
3%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 6,756 reviews

Kamari Beach

Reviewed By 743cesarm - Ponte de Lima, Portugal

Esta praia e muito agradável tem uma rua paralela com exelentes bares e restaurantes,tem cadeiras de praia muito confortáveis e basta consumir algo nos bares que as cadeiras de praia sao gratuitas,aguas cristalinas e quentes. This beach is very nice and has a parallel street with excellent bars and restaurants, has very comfortable beach chairs and just eat something in the bars that the beach chairs are free, crystal clear and warm waters.

7. White Beach

Akrotiri Greece
Excellent
36%
Good
29%
Satisfactory
22%
Poor
8%
Terrible
5%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 642 reviews

White Beach

The cove right next to the Red beach, on the southern side of Santorini, is known as the White beach. It is very similar to the Red beach, with black pebbles on the shore, only that the surrounding cliffs are white. This beach is accessible only by boat or on foot from the Red beach.

Reviewed By 352victorp - Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

True whit beach is accessible only by water. Amazing spot for sunbathing, snorkeling and escaping busy streets and beaches of Santorini ????????????

8. Mesa Pigadia Beach

847 00 Greece
Excellent
42%
Good
39%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
2%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 139 reviews

Mesa Pigadia Beach

Reviewed By UKSnorkeller

The road down to the beach is a bit of a dirt track so take care, places to park at bottom. A charming little beach, beds 7 euros for 2 with an umbrella in front of Mesa Pigadia Taverna. There is a little stone jetty, handy for getting into the sea. As everywhere on Santorini it's safer to wear wet suit shoes. We snorkelled and this is the only beach in Santorini where we saw much, lots of fish amongst the rocks. It's also interesting to watch the boats going past. There is a place to hire kayaks on the beach. The Taverna is definitely worth a try.

9. Caldera Beach

Akrotiri 340 01 Greece
Excellent
35%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
18%
Poor
3%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 208 reviews

Caldera Beach

Reviewed By apars0n - Manchester, United Kingdom

Not much of beach, but felt I had to review it as the snorkeling here is out of this world, so much that I returned the following day. Being next to the diving school, I thought it would be a good place to snorkel, but I didn't expect to feel like I was inside an aquarium. Deep- very deep, blue sea and penetrating sunlight made this a magical experience, easily accessible just before the entrance to Akrotiri village, via a steep dusty track.

10. Vourvoulos beach

Vourvoulos 84700 Greece
Excellent
28%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
28%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 61 reviews

Vourvoulos beach

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