BEACH

Perissa Beach

Buzzy black-sand sweep under the Mesa Vouno cliff — watersports, sunbeds, cheap eats.

Beach

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Type: Beach
Best for: sunbathing & watersports

▸ Along the coast

Nearby beaches on Santorini

Other shores worth the trip — tap through to each beach's guide.

Kamari Beach

Long black-sand strip with sunbeds, tavernas and calm shallows for easy family days.

families & swimming ~2 km

Perivolos Beach

Santorini’s beach-club capital — DJs, cocktails and loungers on endless black sand.

beach clubs & partying ~2 km

Vlychada Beach

Sculpted moon-white cliffs frame a quiet black-sand beach far from the crowds.

quiet & scenery ~4 km

Red Beach

Towering blood-red volcanic cliffs plunge into turquoise water — Santorini’s icon.

photos & scenery ~7 km

Ammoudi Bay

Cliff-jump and swim beneath Oia, then watch Greece’s most famous sunset ignite.

sunset & cliff jumping ~15 km

Where it is

Perissa Beach on the map

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Perissa Beach · Nearby beaches on Santorini · 6 beaches