The beach towns of Perissa and Kamari are nearly similar, though they are separated by a big mountain of rock, and attract to their black sand beaches thousands of suntanned young boys and girls with perfect bodies. I keep in mind hearing of these marvels of nature (the sand, not the tanned bodies).
Black sand to me resembled white whales or purple mountains majesty. Something that was considered beyond special and needed to be seen to be believed. What the tour guide don't tell you about black sand which would be relatively apparent if I had actually considered it is that it's hot as hell. On a summer's day you can not stroll from your towel to the sea without your flip-flops. You can look down the beach and see the heat rising in waves off the black sand santorini beaches and the coast is lined with flip-flops, waiting like patient dogs whose masters have actually gone for a swim.
In the most popular areas, the places that are lined with beach beds and umbrellas where loud Euro-disco-pop roars out of beach-cafe speakers they have put down wood sidewalks that can get you from the roadway to the sea and even a row or two parallel to the sea so you can reach your umbrella. But if you want to be far from the crowds you will most likely need your flip-flops to make it to the sand without seeming like one of Tony Robbins' unsuccessful firewalkers.
Kamari beach, SantoriniPerissa and Kamari have plenty of dining establishments, bars, coffee shops and stores. There are supermarkets, camping areas and even some sort of water park or mini-golf for kids in Perissa (I am not the type of travel author that investigates these things in great information).
Both Kamari and Perissa have diving centers where even if you are a beginner you can get lessons and do an actual dive and perhaps find an ancient vase put there for you to see, or an old fishing boat that was sunk when the EU paid the Greek fishermen to ruin their boats and do something else for a living.
En route to these beaches you pass through towns like Megalochori and Emborio which are agricultural communities that held out til the eleventh hour prior to only a little succumbing to tourism, where you can still find dining establishments that are filled with primarily Greeks.
Kamari beach, SantoriniYou will discover that remaining in a hotel in Perissa or Kamari will enable you to do two things. The first is to swim routinely, and in the sea, not in a swimming pool, though much of the hotels will have pools.
The second thing is save a lot of money which will enable you to spend more loan on food in areas that restaurants are in fact less expensive than in the main towns on the caldera. If you have a cars and truck it is no huge deal to get in it and drive to Fira or Firostefani or even as far as Oia for dinner or to have a beverage and enjoy the sunset. I would recommend that if you are on a budget plan then you need to consider checking out hotels in Kamari and hotels in Perissa.
There are a couple other beach towns however in my viewpoint these may attract people from locations where they do not have internet and you do not have any concept what it resembles up until you arrive and by then you probably do not have enough cash to go somewhere else. I do not imply Perivolos which you can consider simply an extension of Perissa so you can check out Perivolos Hotels too if you are bargain hunting.
Red Beach, SantoriniIf the concept of staying in Red Beach or White Beach or any other color beach forget about it. There is nowhere to remain and if there were you most likely would not wish to stay there. But they are definitely lovely locations to go and swim. Monolithos and Exogialos deal with the north (northeast in fact) and when the wind blows from the north you can be walking down the street and run over by a windsurfer or impaled by a beach umbrella.
Obviously for that reason you can get a great deal of hotel for nearly absolutely nothing in Katerados though you might discover yourself separated and feel like some sort of misfit. Still if saving cash is of utmost value then you probably don't care. The same opts for Hotels in Monolithos and if nothing else it is close to the airport.
Vlichada beach, SantoriniThe beach at Vlichada is likewise quite magnificent and there are several great fish tavernas within easy walking distance and a restored old tomato factory on the beach that simply looks amazing.
The Notos Therme and Health club is located above the marina and has an outside pool with pool bar, and large rooms with views of the sea. On the more economical side is the Rental property Michalis which has an outside swimming pool surrounded by sun beds, umbrellas and a poolside bar and features complimentary Wi-Fi. The advantages to staying here are the truth that it is reasonably untouristy, yet on the sea, with most of the structures being summertime houses.
The restaurants are affordable and excellent, the beach is rarely crowded black sand beach santorini and if you keep strolling you don't even need your swimwear. You will need a rental car though if you want to see the remainder of the island or have a night or two in one of the caldera towns and it is just a fifteen minute drive to Fira.
Another plus is that the Catamaran Caldera Cruise leaves from here so you can check out the caldera from the sea.