Paralia Perissa — Attraction in Municipality of Thira

Lovely beach. I drove here on an ATV. I would recommend driving the length of the beach to pick the best spot. Lounge chairs cost money or are free if you buy something. I choose to just lay on one of free spots directly on the sand.

Black sand is hot, but soft. Bring shoes. Water is cool in summer, but warms up after you get in. Ocean bottom is small smooth pebbles/rocks. Water is clear.

The difference between this beach and ones at Mykonos is the beach is located next to a small town. There are about 40-50 restaurants and cafes that line the beach. Just behind the restaurants are hotels and more cafes. In town you will find shopping. All is very walkable, but with the heat it might be better to...

Beautifully clean but busy even now under Covid so probably even more so normally. Filled with loungers and chairs most belonging to the tavernas along the front and free to customers. The sea is crystal clear and the sans is truly black. It's coarser than normal sand, useless for sand castles but I much preferred it to walk on. It's also easy to clean your feet after a cooling dip in the water. When the wind is up it is quite tricky to swim as it creates a kind of current. And the wind in Santorini is very strong sometimes. There is parking at one end of the beach that always seemed to have spaces. There is a long expanse of beach lined with...

We took our seats close to Volanto restaurant. Beach was beautiful undoubtedly. Better to wear flip-flops as the surface is slippery.

However, I am not happy with the food served by Volant. we ordered masala (indian dish served with rice) and smoothies. The masala was very sweet, not at all indian. We also ordered falafel and tatziki, they were quite good. The worst of it was they first asked to pay in cash and when we said better with card, they themselves asked for tip. There was nothing which could encourage us to give tips, but we agreed and rounded off the amount.

Sunbed, shower and water made every thing worth at the end. So 5- star for...