The caldera path, Fira to Oia
Guide
Photo: Meersan · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 3–5 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A path of about 10 km along the crater rim, through Firostefani and Imerovigli, then over a bare hill to Oia, with the sea a long way below the whole way.
A brief history
The rim is the edge of a volcano that blew apart about 3,600 years ago in one of the largest eruptions people have seen.
Tips
- Best time
- Start early; there's almost no shade after Imerovigli. Take water and good shoes
- Cost
- Free; the bus back from Oia is about €2–3 (check)
- Allow
- 3–5 h
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Firostefani and Imerovigli: Quieter villages along the rim north of Fira, on the caldera path; beds with a view are very dear.
- Access
- Not step-free (stairs)
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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