Fira and the caldera edge
Guide
Photo: Manuco · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 1–2 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
The island's main town strung along the cliff top, with lanes of white houses and blue domes looking straight down into the flooded crater and across to the volcano islands.
A brief history
Fira was largely rebuilt after an earthquake in 1956 knocked down much of the old town; the zig-zag steps to the old port below have about 580 of them.
Tips
- Best time
- Early morning, before the day visitors arrive
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 1–2 h
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Fira: The main town and bus hub on the caldera edge: museums, steps to the old port, and the cheaper beds a few streets back from the cliff.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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