The City Code · Greece
Santorini
A caldera that rewards anyone willing to avoid its own crowds.
Arriving
Fly in; the ferry takes eight hours from Athens. Pre-arrange the transfer — Oia's lanes take no cars.
Book this first
A caldera-facing suite for the sunset side, and a sailing for the day the cruise ships are in.
What is worn
White, loose, and flat shoes for volcanic stone.
Money & manners
Cash still helps in the villages; cards everywhere in Oia and Fira.
The golden hour
Not sunset in Oia, but sunrise in Imerovigli, which almost nobody sees.
The usual mistake
Watching the sunset in the same square as four thousand other people. Take a boat instead.
When to come
May — see where to go, month by month.
From the collection
The stay, the table, the morning
Go deeper
The rest of Santorini on Velori
Elsewhere
Other city codes
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