Perissa, Santorini

Village in Greece
View of Perissa.
The ancient basilica of St. Irene.

Perissa (Greek: Περίσσα) is a village on the island of Santorini, Greece. It is located 13 km to the southeast of Fira, near the Messa Vouno rock.[1]

According to the 2021 census, Perissa has 725 permanent inhabitants.[2] It is part of the community of Emporio.

Perissa boasts magnificent beaches on the Aegean including Perissa Beach itself. There are the remnants of the ancient Early Christian church of Saint Irene; its contracted form is the present name of the island, Santorini.

Perissa Santorini Greece, beach
Perissa Santorini Greece, beach of Perissa in Santorini island

References

  1. ^ "Perissa". Greeka.com. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Perissa.
  • Perissa travel guide from Wikivoyage
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Subdivisions of the municipality of Thira
Municipal unit of Oia
  • Oia
  • Therasia
Municipal unit of Thira
  • Akrotiri
  • Emporeio
  • Episkopi Gonias
  • Exo Gonia
  • Fira
  • Imerovigli
  • Karterados
  • Megalochori
  • Mesaria
  • Pyrgos Kallistis
  • Vothonas
  • Vourvoulos

36°21′25″N 25°28′25″E / 36.35694°N 25.47361°E / 36.35694; 25.47361


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