Places to Explore In Santorini (Thira)

Discover the best places to explore in Santorini (Thira) with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Akrotiri

This village is most famous for its ancient ruins, but the little collection of houses surrounded by gardens and fields is a pleasant place in...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

Fira

Tourism is Santorini's major industry and adds more than 1 million visitors per year to a population of 15,500. As a result, Fira, the capital...

  • 4 Restaurants
  • 7 Hotels
  • 11 Things To Do

Firostefani

Firostefani used to be a separate village, but now it comprises the quieter, more pleasant northern end of Fira. The name derives from Fira +...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 0 Things To Do

Ia

At the tip of the northern horn of the island sits Ia (or Oia), Santorini's second-largest town and the Aegean's most-photographed village. Ia is more...

  • 6 Restaurants
  • 6 Hotels
  • 8 Things To Do

Imerovigli

Set on the highest point of the caldera's rim, Imerovigli (the name means "watchtower") is quiet, traditional, and less expensive than other places on the...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 5 Hotels
  • 0 Things To Do

Kamari

Santorini’s most popular beach resort is just that—a long line of hotels and tavernas strung out along a stretch of red-and-black sand on the island’s...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Megalochori

Megalochori is a picturesque, half-abandoned town. Many of the village's buildings were actually canavas, wine-making facilities. The tiny main square is still lively in the...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

Pyrgos

Though today Pyrgos has only 500 inhabitants, until the early 1800s it was the capital of the island. Medieval houses are stacked on top of...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

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Sights 19

Shopping 6

Nightlife 3

Performing Arts 1

Restaurants 17

Hotels 25
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