Do Greeks call it Santorini or Thira?

After the liberation of Greece in 1821, the name 'Thira' was established as the official name of the island. In spite of this, maps abroad had the island marked as 'Santa Irina'. Until today Greeks still refer to the island as Santorini.



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Fira, sometimes spelt 'Thira,' is the capital of the Greek island of Santorini. If you've seen photos of Santorini in the past, with its whitewashed rectangular buildings overlooking the contrasting, rich blue hues of the Mediterranean – well, then, this is where you can find that same enchanting scenery.

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Firá (Greek: F???, pronounced [fi'ra]) is the modern capital of the Greek Aegean island of Santorini (Thera). A traditional settlement, Firá derives its name from an alternative pronunciation of Thíra, the ancient name of the island itself.

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Fira is the capital of the island. It is located high on the Cliffside and attracts many tourists due to the big shopping area, some small but outstanding museums, restaurants, coffee shops with a great view and its convenient location in the middle of the island.

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Thera, Modern Greek Thíra, also called Santorin or Santoríni, island, southernmost island of the Cyclades (Modern Greek: Kykládes) group, southeastern Greece, in the Aegean Sea, sometimes included in the Southern Sporades group.

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The island’s nickname is the wine island. The excavations at the site of Akrotiri have proved that wine making and trading used to be among the most important activities for prehistoric locals.

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Best places to stay in Santorini
  1. Oia. The most romantic spot on Santorini is Oia. ...
  2. Imerovigli, Firostefani and Fira. ...
  3. Megalochori. ...
  4. Pyrgos. ...
  5. Perissa, Kamari and Perivolos.


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Towns and villages of Santorini
  • Fira town. Fira is the beautiful capital of the island and the biggest and most cosmopolitan settlement of Santorini. ...
  • Oia village. ...
  • Imerovigli village. ...
  • Firostefani village. ...
  • Pyrgos village. ...
  • Kamari village. ...
  • Akrotiri village. ...
  • Perissa village.


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5 Kamari Beach On the Greek island of Santorini's southeast coast is Kamari Beach, a well-liked vacation spot known for its clean waters and dark volcanic sand. The beach is simply reachable by vehicle or bus and is located 5 kilometers southeast of Fira, Santorini's city.

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The walk through the narrow streets of Fira is a typical representation of the most common characteristic of the Cycladic islands, the small shops packed one next to the other, the pebbled streets, the traditional houses with the small blue and sun-burned verandas and of course the amazing view which distinguishes ...

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Most of the outdoor scenes were filmed on location at the small Greek island of Skopelos, in Thessaly (between August 29 and September 2007), and the seaside hamlet of Damouchari in the Pelion area of Greece. On Skopelos, Kastani beach on the southwest coast was the film's main location site.

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The island was the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history: the Minoan eruption (sometimes called the Thera eruption), which occurred about 3,600 years ago at the height of the Minoan civilization. The eruption left a large caldera surrounded by volcanic ash deposits hundreds of metres deep.

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