Kamari beach - village
- Santorini Greece
- Nov 20, 2014
- 1 min read
Kamari beach is a big black sand beach on the southeast part of Santorini island and just 8 miles from Akrotiri village.
This beach is one of the famous in Santorini and hosts many visitors in the summertime, and is served by many restaurants, traditional taverns, bars, souvenir shops and clothing shops.
Sunbeds and umbrellas are available for rent.
Kamari beach is a very organized beach in Santorini and is also beautiful at night since you can do a night walk in the huge cobblestone street next to the beach, and enjoy beautiful Greek summer days and nights.
Near Kamari is located the "Panagia Episkopi" Church, near Exo Gonia village.
One of the most important Byzantine monuments, built by the emperor Alexios A’ Komninos in the late 11th century, which has been well-preserved despite the many damages it has suffered through the years.
There you will find the icon of Panagia Glykofilousa, among the three most priceless portable icons in the world!
Also it has the remains of Ancient Thira in Mesa Vouno of Kamari.
Located in the south-east of the island, is a real jewel, where you can see a complex of ancient constructions from the Hellenistic and Roman Period, such as the Temples of Artemidoros and Dionysus, the Agora, Sanctuaries, the Graveyard and the Stoa, as well as the ruins of several monuments built in the 3rd and 4th centuries BC by the Ptolemies, such as the Theater.
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