Kamari beach in Santorini

Kamari is, after Fira, the second largest tourist resort in Santorini. The beach stretches from the enormous rock that separates Perissa and Kamari, all the way to the airport. Just like Perissa and Perivolos, Kamari is a distinct tourist resort. All buildings are hotels, pension, restaurants, taverns, bars, cafes or shops. There are no residential areas with alleys to stroll around in and if there are any Greeks living in Kamari, it would be a few.

View of Kamari from Ancient Thira.

From the beach, you have full control of all planes that are coming in for landing.

The airport in Kamari seen from Kastro in Pyrgos.

The part of the beach that is closest to the airport.

The sand is gray-black, coarse-grained and warm. There is a maze of wooden footbridges on the beach that makes it possible to walk without burning your feet. Bathing shoes is recommended. It gets deep almost at once. Treacherous and slippery reefs hides along some sections of the beach. From your sunbed or bar stool you will have full control of all planes that are heading in for landing. When you are going home you can wave to your favourite taverna and start to long to go back.

Kamari beach in one direction

Kamari beach in the other direction. Behind the mountain lies Perissa.

There is a maze of footbridges on the beach that makes it possible to walk without burning your feet.

The sand is so hot that you have to wear something on your feet to get down to the water.

The beach is bordered with a long seafront promenade with tourist shops, hotels, pensions, bars and countless restaurants. Beyond the seafront promenade are more hotels and pensions spreading out, the streets are cram-full of shops of all kinds. An outdoor cinema with a pretty up to date program lies just outside Kamari. The road to Ancient Thira starts from the end of the beach at the foot of the enormous rock.

The beach promenade in Kamari is lined with an endless row of restaurants and tavernas.

Part of the long beach promenade in Kamari.

The kitchens are on the opposite side of the beach promenade.

One of the shopping streets in Kamari.

Parking space for mopeds and quad bikes above the beach. Cars may park before the beach.

If you want to make excursions, there are several travel agencies in Kamari.

You can go by taxi boat from Kamari to Perissa and vice versa. The beach boat start out from the end of the beach and cost about 5 €. The boat trip takes about 15 minutes.

The taxi boat that runs between Kamari and Perissa.

Like almost all beaches in Santorini, the beach in Kamari is anything but child-friendly. Partly because the sand is so hot, partly because it gets deep at once. So if you are travelling with small children, Kamari is not a good option. The nearest child-friendly beach is Monolithos beach, which you can read about via the link below.

It gets deep fast so the beach is not suitable for small children.

ACCOMMODATION IN KAMARI

Almost all tourists that stays in Kamari have travelled on a package holiday. If you are travelling independently and want to stay in Kamari, there is still a nice range of hotels and pensions to choose from. Below are suggestions for good hotels in Kamari.

Kamari Beach Hotel in Kamari.

Book Kamari Beach Hotel here »

Book Hippocampus Hotel here »

Book Studios Marios here »

Book Hotel Sunshine here »

Book Blue Waves here »

WHAT YOU MUST NOT MISS WHEN WHEN YOU ARE IN THE AREA

Don't miss the shallow Monolithos beach, which you can read about here »

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