General info about Santorini

Santorini is the most famous island of Greece. Santorini is the most southern island of the Cycladic group in the Aegean Sea and is located 63 nautical miles north of Crete. It is made up of five islands: Santorini (Thira) is the main island and around it Thirasia and Aspronisi (parts of the ancient Strogili) and the two volcanic islands Palea Kameni and Nea Kameni. Until about 1645 BC Santorini  was one island called Strogili (circle in Greek), but then the middle of the island erupted and formed a volcano now named Caldera, Read more of about Santorini

Santorini Greece Info

Santorini has fourteen villages and 17 thousand inhabitants all year around, In the summer the populations can go up to 50 thousand people, yang kids they came from all over Greece and even Europe to find a summer Job here in Santorini.  Santorini can be reached from most international airports via Athens, the flying time from Athens to Santorini is approximately 40 minutes. Numerous charter flights from different European Cities fly directly to the island during the summer period. From Piraeus it is approximately 8 hours by boat.

Santorini Geography

Santorini is a complex of overlapping shield volcanoes. The island location is  36.4N, 25.4E and the elevation is 1,850 feet (564 m). It is 80 sq. km. South East Greece, in the Aegean Sea; one of the Cyclades islands. Some of the cliff is thought to be a caldera wall associated with an eruption 21,000 year ago. Santorini's population last measured in 2002 was 11.000 people. According to tradition, Santorini was first settled by Phoenicians and later by Laconians under the leader Thera. In 631 B.C. colonists from the island founded Cyrene in N Africa. From the Middle Ages until the 20th cent. Thira was known as Santorin, for St. Irene, the protector of the island. See map.

Santorini weather

The weather is nice and sunny during the tourist season, from April to September. Santorini has only a very few cloudy days before September. On some days the weather is so clear that, you can even see the the mountains of Crete island, depending on the humidity of the atmosphere,  ( The island of Crete is 80 nautical miles away from Santorini. The marvelous dry climate and unbroken sunshine create year around conditions which are perfect for observation, photographs and videos under an extraordinary variety of natural lights and colors. More

Santorini Attractions

Santorini is one of the most famous islands in the world. A unique, crescent shaped, island formed by an ancient volcanic eruption said to have taken place in 1650 BC and with the most breathtaking views in all the Greek islands. The inner edge of the island plunges almost 900 feet into the sea and the outer coast has long black volcanic beaches. Thira, the capital, is perched above towering cliffs and connected to the harbor below by a winding path of steps. Its whitewashed houses are constantly photographed and it also boasts many excellent restaurants, shops and bars. See more

Santorini Beaches

The beaches of Santorini show the signs of volcanic activity
3,500 years ago. Santorini has unique beaches with white, red, or black sand. In the summer, the black sand gets so hot that you'll have to have a grass mat .  More of Santorini Beaches.

Santorini photos

Same of the most famous and unique photos were taken in Santorini Greece. See Santorini Photos