Kambia Beach at Akrotiri
Exploring Santorini Sailing Holidays area
Kambia is one of the less known beaches of Santorini in the area of Akrotiri at a distance of about 13 km from Fira. It can be reached by car or bike from the road that leads from Akrotiri to Faros. It is a quiet beach with large black pebbles on the shore and a view of the lighthouse at Faros. It is not an organized beach. The surrounding rocks do provide some natural shade. There is a small shop for tourist goods, a small café tavern serving refreshments and food from June till September.
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Athinios is a small commercial harbor about 3 nM south of Skala. It is usually crowded with small cargo ships.
Skala Thíra or Skala Fira is the main harbor and where the cruise ships call. It is not really a harbor but a quay.
This is a small harbor on the East coast of the island. The shelter here is reasonable but there is some swell with the meltemi (the Etesians) (the Etesians).
The volcano of Santorini has the largest caldera in the world with a height of 300m and a diameter of 11km. Nea Kameni is the biggest tourist attraction due to its healing hot springs.
Santorini or Vlychada Marina is a new marina just west of cape Exomitis. The harbour is the only well protected harbour or anchorage of the island.
The archeological museum of Santorini is located at the center of Fira. It hosts a unique collection of sculptures and inscriptions from the Archaic to the Roman period.
The Prehistoric Thera Museum, located in Fira, is an amazing building, offering visitors a comfortable tour. In the museum visitors learn about the history and geologyof Thera and see findings from the Neolithic period.
Il Gelato Doro Café offers authentic Gelato ice-cream, ideal with a cold coffee in hot days. It also has an amazing view of the sunset.
Very near the airport of the island, between the Monolithos and Kamari, is Agia Paraskevi. It is a quiet area, which took its name from the church located there.
Located 10 km south of Fira, and is also one of the very popular beaches in Santorini. Considered one of the largest in the Cyclades, since it spans 5 kilometers along the east coast.
Near Kokkini Ammos in the west is the beach Aspri Ammos where we have the same background environment, the only difference being that the cliffs surrounding the beach is white. Small, with crystal clear waters and lots of peace.
In southeastern side of the island about 6km from Fira one can find a small bay with two beaches near the village Vourvoulos. Dark impressive rocks and trees adorn the beach with its blue waters.
Pigadia is a small beach with sand and pebbles, east of the village of Vourvoulos and 7 km SE of Fira. The beach is located next to the beach of Vourvoulos.
A quiet, wonderful, rocky beach. One of the many hidden spots for swimming near the extreme nature of the island in the area of Akrotiri.
Red beach is located in the area of Akrotiri. Beautiful beach, well known for the unique color of the sand and the hill behind it.
Vlychada is the last beach in the row of Perissa and Perivolos before Akrotiri. The pumice stone hills just behind the beach keep it calm and quite.
The beautiful beach of Perivolos is located at the southeastern part of the island of Santorini between Perissa and Agios Georgios. With crystal clear waters and fine black sand, it is one of the best choices for spending whole day at the beach.
A beautiful golden sandy beach next to Kamari at a distance of about 9 km from Fira. In Monolithos area is located the Santorini airport.
Akrotiri beach is located next to ancient Akrotiri at the southern coast of Santorini. It lies next to Red Beach and White Beach.
Exo Gialos is a beautiful, quiet sandy and pebbly beach at a distance of about 4 km from Fira, at the east part of Santorini, with stunning rock formations. It is located east of Fira city and is kind of considered as the beach of Fira town.
The diving center is situated on the island of Santorini, one of the most beautiful islands in Greece and maybe in the world. We offer diving courses from various internationally recognized diving organizations SSI and PADI as well as professionally organized boat dive trips suitable for all level of certified divers.
In our diving center you will find a teaching class fully equipped, modern air compressors for the fast and safe load of the tanks, 3 speedboats for the diving excursions and an excellent professional staff to answer any questions you may have. Safe diving with small groups and individual care is our priority.
We are Santorini`s only PADI 5 Star IDC, and Greece`s only TecRec Dive Center offering full-service scuba diving and snorkeling based on Kamari Beach, since 2005. We run daily dive excursions and offer all levels of PADI dive education, from Discover Scuba diving experiences to instructor courses and beyond.
Santorini Dive Center is the new trend on the island of Santorini. The new way to explore this unique volcanic island in the world of “underwater”! We have easy and quick access to all the great sites with our dive-boats from the Dive Station at Caldera Beach a small remote beach, below the cliffs of Akrotiri overlooking the Volcanoes.
A certified member of the IANTD and PADI, we follow the program of each organization to provide the best possible experience and education to participants. Our perennial experience in conjunction with reputable and qualified instructors from the early stages of training to technical education schools and mixed gas (nitrox - trimix) is a guarantee for our visitors.