RED BEACH AND OTHER BEACHES
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Beaches around Akrotiri offering pleasant swimming.
A ten-minute walk beyond the parking lot, it's called " Kokkini " in Greek: the famous " Red Beach". You'll discover an impressive but narrow beach of volcanic sand overlooked by red cliffs. The water is pure, and there aren't too many waves. A pleasant place to swim, but a little too crowded in summer, especially as you have to pay for your deckchair. Nearby, Cambia beach is famous for its church and the celebration that takes place there on the evening of July 21. Mesa Pigadia beach, not easily accessible by car from Akrotiri, is not always as clean as you'd like. The easier Gyalos beach is quieter, without umbrellas, and can be reached on foot or by car. In other tones, you can also go by caïque to Aspri Paralia or "White Beach", where the water is surrounded by impressive white cliffs. Mesa Pigadia beach (also known as "Black Beach", with its black pebbles) is less crowded. You'll find it by heading off in the direction of the lighthouse: turn left after about three kilometers and follow a track. There's a sea cave in the rock, which you can walk through. Finally, to the east of Akrotiri, Vlichada is the most impressive beach: black sand and high, improbably shaped cliffs. It's not very busy, but it's still great.
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adossée aux falaises rouges, vous accédez à la plage par un sentier rocailleux (proscrire les tongs !).
En chemin, vous pouvez admirer les spectaculaires falaises rouges et profiter d'une vue d'ensemble sur Red beach.
La vue est jolie d'en haut mais ce n'est pas exceptionnel non plus. On va dire que Santorin n'est pas une île réputée pour ses plages.
Il n'y a pas vraiment de sable, mais plutôt des algues sèches. J'ai préféré aller me prélasser sur le sable noir de la plage de Perissa (par contre plus venteuse contrairement à Red beach)
Sur place le paysage et la baignade sont les atouts majeurs de la plage.
Rester sur sa serviette n'est pas très agréable, la plage est petite, et il est interdit de rester au bord même de la falaise ( il y a un cordon de sécurité).
Un incontournable de Santorin malgré tout dont on peut aussi profiter avec les croisières dans l'archipel