Santorini Caldera Hike - Fira to Oia - Watch Before You Go

In Santorini, Greece, the #1 best thing to do is to hike the Fira to Oia trail along the caldera rim santorinidave.com/fira-oia-hike. The whole hike takes between 3-5 hours depending on how fast you walk, how often you stop, and can be done in either direction. We've got tons more info about how to prepare and what to expect at the link above. Overall, the hike begins in the densely packed area of Fira, where you pass through lots of commerce, before ascending up and over a hill and through Firostefani, which is also filled with a variety of restaurants and shops. There's a slight climb out of Firostefani en route to Imerovigli, which is mostly flat. Leaving Imerovigli is where it becomes more of a hike, with fewer hotels and businesses, and more open and dramatic caldera views, before eventually finishing in Oia. The side hike off of Imerovigli around Skaros Rock will add an additional hour or so to your hike, and is also fantastic. If you've got the time and energy to include it, it's definitely worth it.
0:00 Fira to Oia hike orientation
0:27 Departing Fira
1:15 Firostefani
3:50 Imerovigli
7:09 Skaros Rock
14:13 The hardest part of the hike
20:15 Oia comes into view
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[@SantoriniDaveHQ]

Tons more info about the Fira to Oia hike and what to expect here santorinidave.com/fira-oia-hike

[@bahmananvari9354]

Had one of the most memorable days of my life doing this hike.

[@KoreaWalkingToursTV]

White and blue beautiful harmony❤

[@dubz9409]

Some more signage would be good. Oia to Fira made a wrong turn after the snack shack and ended up on the side of a very unstable cliff. We climbed upwards and scaled a stone wall emerging on the C-Sky hotel pool deck. The guests thought we had lost our minds...Great hike. Great memories!

[@EladKallenberg]

we just did the hike on Wednesday! it was fabulous! our hotel apartment was actually under the trail... a little north of Imerovigli.

[@cayeymedia214]

Thank you

[@snowball8922]

Just wondering if there are public bathroom stops on this trail. Just wondering in case of emergencies lol.

[@SantoriniDaveHQ]

Not really. The church north of Imerovigli has some basic bathrooms but they can be locked. Mainly it's cafes and restaurants, and the snack bar south of Oia.

[@jzbuff86]

we were just there a couple weeks ago and we couldn’t believe all the poop and toilet paper at four minutes in. Why doesn’t the city government of Santorini call a stop to that? all it would take is one person to patrol it and all the tourists of the entire world wouldn’t have to experience that crap.

[@SantoriniDaveHQ]

Sounds unpleasant but I honestly don't know what area you're talking about. I've never encountered anything like that.

[@jzbuff86]

I feel like if you were being fully honest at four minutes in, you would have called that poop trail.

[@SantoriniDaveHQ]

Sorry to hear that was your experience. When I've walked by there in the past many times, it hasn't been the case.