Enjoy the easy
night life of Perissa beach or choose to stay in one of the
small hotels. A steep pathway leads from Perissa up to the
ruins of Ancient Thera.
In the southern corner of the island is Perissa, known as
another summer resort of Santorini. The seven kilometres
long black sandy beach attracts thousand of visitors every
year to its shores. Perissa is seaside village with a
magnificent and interminable beach. The dark sea and the
surrounding green make it one of the most beautiful on the
island. The rocky bulk of Mesa Vouno, the reminder of
ancient Aigiis, rises east of the village.
Perissa is effectively a village that "opens" in April and
"closes" in October, with lots of taverns, few good hotels
and plenty of rooms to let. It is also location of the best
(and most historic) campground on the Santorini, whose beach
bar is the scene of the liveliest beach parties and
happenings. A number of hotels, restaurants, taverns, bars,
discos and other facilities are available for the visitor.
The beach offers one of the best water sports facilities on
the island with windsurfing, water-skiing and pedals for
hire.
The Byzantine church of Agia Irini (St. Irene) is worth
visiting and especially during August 29th and September
14th when festivals are held in honour of the patron saint
of the island. Agia Irini died on the island while exile in
304 A.D. Ancient
Thira
is not far from Perissa. The site is located on Mesa Vouno
mountain, at an altitude of 264 meters. Excavations were
done between 1895 and 1903 by Baron Hiller Von Gartringen,
which revealed many artefacts of the Dorian city. One
kilometre away from Perissa is the beautiful village of
Emporio with its impressive traditional Cycladic style
architecture buildings
