Santorini Travel Information

Santorini is one of the southernmost islands of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea. Its distance from Piraeus is 128 miles, from Iraklion Crete 68 miles and from Rhodes 147 miles. Santorini called from its local people the black diamond of the Aegean and deserves its name because is one of the most beautiful Greek islands. Santorini has the oldest tourist history from all the islands of Greece and is famous all over the world, this wonderful Greek island together with the islands of Rhodes, Crete, Mykonos, and Corfu attracts the most tourism in Greece. Many Hollywood films have been filmed here ,that helped more the global advertisement of Santorini and its beauties. The island of Santorini has an excellent tourist infrastructure with modern and traditional Hotels of every category . uring the summer hundreds of charter flights landing at Santorini airport which is 6 Km from Fira. Santorini town called Thira and the official name of the island is Thira as well. The beauty of Santorini town is the Cliff or Santorini caldera, with fantastic views of the Volcano, the traditional cave houses hotels, the streets, and the unforgettable Santorini sunset. The commercial port of Santorini is the Athinios port and is located in the area of Pyrgos where there is a car access. Santorini also have the Old port in Fira where the only way up and down to the town is the donkeys, the cable car or to walk although we don't recommend walking. The ancient city of Acrotiri is another of the main Attractions of the island. Major national, European and world congresses are held on Santorini each year. All congress facilities ranging from ancient theatres to the medieval palace or ultra-modern buildings meet the necessary operating and technological specifications.