Perissa black-sand beach
Guide
Photo: Tomisti · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeParkAllow 1–3 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A long strip of black sand running south from Mesa Vouno to Perivolos, with beach bars and the island's cheapest beds behind it.
A brief history
The big church by the beach is dedicated to the Holy Cross; the village grew up around it.
Tips
- Best time
- Afternoon swim, then dinner along the front
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 1–3 h
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Kamari and Perissa: Black-sand beaches on the east coast under Ancient Thera, with the island's cheapest beds and a campsite; 20–30 min by bus from Fira.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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