South Aegean Islands
Cyclades
Santorini

Red Beach

Red Beach is a volcanic sand beach on the of . The beach is famed for its titular red-hued sand, and is a noted for being a popular tourist attraction.
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Photo: Sidvics, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Beach
  • Description: beach in Greece
  • Also known as: “Kokini”, “Kokkini”, and “Kókkini Paralía”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Akrotiri and Vlychada.

Photo: Smial, Public domain.
is a town on the southwestern end of Thira, the largest island of the archipelago. Though it offers great view of the caldera and volcano, it is not as overrun by tourists like and .

Photo: ArticCynda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fishing village on the southern shore of Thira, the largest island in the archipelago. It is the largest coastal settlement on the south coast, and has the only marina of significance in the archipelago.

Museum
Photo: Lajmmoore, CC BY-SA 4.0.
"D. Nomikos" is an industrial museum in Vlychada on the island of in Greece. It was founded as a tomato paste factory in 1945 but closed in 1981. is situated 3½ km east of Red Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akrotiri and Megalochori.

Village
Photo: Smial, Public domain.
is a Cycladic Bronze Age settlement site on the volcanic island of . The name comes from the nearby village of . The settlement was destroyed during the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century BC, and was buried in volcanic ash, which helped preserve its fine frescoes.

Photo: Norbert Nagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quiet traditional village in the heart of , 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.

Village
Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Nimborios, is a village on the island of , . It is located 12 km from , near the Profitis Ilias Mountains. According to the 2021 census, the community of Emporio has 3,704 permanent inhabitants. is situated 5 km east of Red Beach.

Red Beach

Latitude
36.34889° or 36° 20′ 56″ north
Longitude
25.39309° or 25° 23′ 35″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
8G8789XV+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42195895
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8134410
Wiki­data ID
Q25161949
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Satellite Map

Discover Red Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Red Beach” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kókkini”
  • Chinese: “红沙滩”
  • French: “plage Rouge”
  • French: “Plage Rouge”
  • German: “Roter Strand”
  • Greek: “Κόκκινη Παραλία”
  • Greek: “Κόκκινη”
  • Spanish: “Playa Roja”
  • Swedish: “Kókkini”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Red Beach”. Photo: Sidvics, CC BY-SA 4.0.