Mesa Pigadia Beach

Mesa Pigadia Beach is a beach in Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands. Mesa Pigadia Beach is situated nearby to the village Akrotiri, as well as near the locality Πλάκα.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Akrotiri and Red Beach.

Akrotiri

Photo: Smial, Public domain.

Akrotiri is a town on the southwestern end of Thira, the largest island of the Santorini archipelago. Though it offers great view of the caldera and volcano, it is not as overrun by tourists like Fira and Oia.

Red Beach

Beach

Photo: Sidvics, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Red Beach is a volcanic sand beach on the Aegean island of Santorini. The beach is famed for its titular red-hued sand, and is a noted for being a popular tourist attraction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akrotiri and Megalochori.

Akrotiri

Village

Photo: Smial, Public domain.

Akrotiri is a Cycladic Bronze Age settlement site on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini. The name comes from the nearby village of Akrotiri, the name of the site in antiquity is unknown.

Megalochori

Photo: Norbert Nagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Megalochori is a quiet traditional village in the heart of Santorini, sitting on a hill facing east. The roads narrow as you get closer to the village, a mixture of cream and white Cycladic houses with contrasting colourful wooden doors.

Emporeio

Village

Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Emporeio, also known as Nimborios, is a village on the island of Santorini, Greece. It is located 12 km from Fira, near the Profitis Ilias Mountains. According to the 2021 census, the community of Emporio has 3,704 permanent inhabitants. Emporeio is situated 6 km east of Mesa Pigadia Beach.

Mesa Pigadia Beach

Type: Beach
Also known as: “Black Beach”, “Mesa Pigadia”, “Mésa Pigádia”, “Mesa Pighadhia”, and “Μέσα Πηγάδια”
Category: landform
Location: Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

36.35405° or 36° 21′ 15″ north

Longitude

25.37633° or 25° 22′ 35″ east

Open location code

8G87993G+JG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 417054728

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

8134405

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In Other Languages

“Mesa Pigadia Beach” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Playa Negra”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Πλάκα and Vlychada.

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Highlights include Höhlenkirche Agía Paraskeví and White Beach.

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