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Blue-domed whitewashed houses stepping down towards a deep blue sea

Mediterranean

Santorini

A drowned volcano with a town on the rim

Best time
May, June, September
Flight
9h from Mumbai with one stop

About Santorini

The caldera edge is the whole point: whitewashed villages stacked above a flooded crater, facing a sunset the island has built itself around.

Fira is the busiest and best connected; Oia has the postcard and the crowds that come with it; Imerovigli sits between them and is quieter than both. The beaches are black sand and on the far side of the island.

Worth building a day around

  • Caldera walk from Fira to Oia
  • Assyrtiko tasting at a cliffside winery
  • Boat to the volcanic hot springs

When to go

Warm and open, either side of the August crush.

  • May-Jun

    Best

  • Sep-Oct

    Best

  • Nov-Mar

    Quiet

What our designers tell people

  • Stay outside Oia

    The sunset crowd arrives at six and leaves at nine. Watch it from somewhere you can walk home.

Entry and visas

A Schengen visa is required and takes three to four weeks.

Questions people ask

Do we need a car?
No. The bus network covers the island and parking in the caldera towns is genuinely difficult.

4 trips in Santorini

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Santorini Sunset Catamaran

Activity

Santorini Sunset Catamaran

  • Santorini
  • Day trip
  • International

Five hours from Vlychada to the caldera

  • 0Hotels
  • 1Activity
  • 2Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹14,900

per person

Santorini Caldera Week

Santorini Caldera Week

  • Santorini
  • 5N/6D
  • International

Five nights on the crater rim

  • 1Hotel
  • 4Activities
  • 2Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹1,08,000

per person

Oia Wine and Sunset Tasting

Activity

Oia Wine and Sunset Tasting

  • Santorini
  • Day trip
  • International

Three volcanic wines and the best seat in Oia

  • 0Hotels
  • 1Activity
  • 0Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹7,200

per couple

Caldera Whitewash Suites

Stay

Caldera Whitewash Suites

  • Santorini
  • 1N/2D
  • International

Cave suites facing the volcano

  • 1Hotel
  • 0Activities
  • 0Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹38,000

per couple