Anchorage· Santorini (Thira)· Greece — Cyclades
Akrotiri Beach Anchorage & Buoys (Santorini)
36° 20.9′ N · 25° 24.1′ E
A south-facing bay in front of the excavated Bronze Age city at Akrotiri, with a dinghy dock at a fish taverna. It is the shortest walk from the water to Santorini's Pompeii.
Practical
Grecosailor: sand and seagrass, about 5 m on the east side; dinghy dock at the restaurant The Dolphins (Ta Delfinia); hourly bus from Akrotiri to Fira (EUR 2, verify locally). Sailingissues counts 12 or more pointed buoys plus 2 yellow buoys owned by Ta Delfinia (+30 22860 81151). In summer most buoys are reserved for tripper boats, so ask the restaurant. Good shelter from the N-NW meltemi under the Akrotiri peninsula, but open to the south, so leave if a southerly is forecast. Reefs and rocks fringe the headlands; approach in good light. Tripper catamarans run in and out mornings and around sunset.
Best for
Lunch stop or calm-night anchorage for Ancient Akrotiri and Red Beach
Season
May-Oct in N winds; untenable in southerlies
Nearby
- Melina's Tavern (Akrotiri Beach)0.1 NM away
- Akrotiri Archaeological Site0.2 NM away
- Ta Delfinia Taverna (Akrotiri)0.2 NM away
- Taverna Glaros (Akrotiri)0.2 NM away
- Red Beach (Santorini)0.3 NM away
- Red Beach Snorkel (Akrotiri)0.3 NM away
- Red Beach Anchorage (Akrotiri)0.5 NM away
- Akrotiri Village Mini Markets0.6 NM away
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