Santorini Hiking Travel Videos

Santorini Sunset Hike - Fira to Ia (01:53)

by jamay

We decided to try the 6 mile hike between Fira and Ia, the two main towns on Santorini. The hike took about 2 hours to complete and offered magnificent views of the island from all angles along the caldera. We were surprised there weren't many other people on the hike - parts of the path are very undeveloped and rocky, but the views definitely made any harder parts worth it. We saw the famous Ia sunset from the kastro (fortress) with the other tourists who had spots staked out and cameras ready. The kastro is probably the best place on the island to watch the sunset, since it offers both a full view of the caldera and the very picturesque whitewashed houses, stacked against the tip of Ia. It was incredible!