Nightlife Guide in Santorini 2016

Did you know that Santorini offers the next best night out experience in your life? Of course, nightlife isn’t exclusive for clubs and bars. But coffee shops and snack bars are also popular in this island! Unlike in Mykonos where all the party animals are headed to, Santorini provides a perfect scene for both intimacy and bliss. Hey, one can still have a good time with a couple of cold booze or a cup of coffee, right? Indeed, the nightlife experience in Santorini is artistically redefined!

The main village of Fira is also known as the social hub of Santorini. At first, the town lets you see a typical busy place for tourists who don’t seem to know where they are headed yet. But wait until the crimson sky turns blue to dark, this is when the magic happens. Santorini hotels, residences, and other establishments lit up their buildings making the whole island glow! If you’ll be in Fira, here are some of the best clubs where you can have a totally cool time with your friends: Enigma, Koo, Tithora, Mamounia, and Town Club. If you are more of an introvert, these cozy coffee shops are also recommended for you: The Pure Coffee Bar, Lava Café, and Art Café. These shops don’t only bring you the best local brew but also, they will provide you the captivating view of the Caldera.

Fira by night.

Love spending time at the beach? You’ll the stunning and unique beaches of Santorini even more! Santorini beach bars are nothing new. Get yourself served with a sparkling drink or really, a glass of margarita or ouzo will be much appreciated. During big events such as summer music fest, there will be guest DJ’s to bring you the upbeat of the scorching hot sun. Santorini beach bars are mostly found in Kamari and Perivolos. These are the bars you shouldn’t miss while at the awesome beach! Ethnic Café Bar, Hook Bar, Mango Bar, and West Stories Beach Bar. You can also enjoy different music genres while hanging out at these beach bars: ethnic, rock music, pumping mainstream, and cool club.

Mango Bar in Kamari, Santorini, Greece

Where to Stay in Santorini?

A relieving view of the Aegean Sea from one of Strogili's apartments.

Staying in a cozy and posh Santorini accommodation such as Strogili Apartments is a must try experience. First, you are free to wake up and chill next to the sight of the Caldera and the Aegean Sea that will surely give you peace and refreshment. Moreover, a variety of facilities and services are available to exceed each guest’s satisfaction. One can also rent a car, motorcycle, or even a boat from Strogili. If you will be in Santorini for the summer or even during the off-peak season, the traditional houses of Strogili in Oia welcomes everyone with warm greetings!

Strogili Traditional Houses

The One and Only Thing You Shouldn't Miss in Oia

Admire the Santorini sunset in Oia

What are the most cliché-free ways of travelling Santorini? Where do 'first timers' go to have a great time? What does Santorini offers that the other Cyclades do not? These are the questions that pop in someone's head if they are setting their first vacation to Santorini. Santorini is an island best wandered by feet, renting a camel to take you from the bottom to the top of the island is an option of course. Oia is definitely the star of Santorini when it comes to creating your own ‘most unforgettable moment’ list while on the island. It is safe to say that Oia is that part of Santorini that 'never sleeps'. If that sounds familiar for you then, let us together unveil what are the incredible things you can see and do by spending a day at Oia.

Meet the alluring cosmopolitan town of Oia.

Oia acts as the cosmopolitan town of Santorini together with its twin sister, the town of Fira. Oia (pronounced as EE-aa) is the central hub for social gatherings and togetherness. It offers a vibrant nightlife because clubs and pubs are everywhere you look! You can also sight at least one fish tavern near the Santorini studios (that are scattered around the village too) where you can enjoy a wholesome meal with your family prepared by a local chef. 

You should never miss the once in a lifetime opportunity of watching the sunset in Oia.

If you would be asking again, what's the catch with Santorini being the best Cyclades Island among the rest? And what does the volcanic island offers that the other tourist destinations in Greece don't? Santorini offers the best sunset in the world. One thing that you should not miss when staying in Oia, is to climb up to the highest point of the town by scrambling your way into small aisles and busy streets, and get yourself a perfect spot to seat or even stand once you're at the top, and wait for the most beautiful and dramatic sunset watching of your life. After the sun said its goodbye (for the mean time), people start clapping for witnessing such a touching scene as if you just watched an Opera. Anyway, if you don't feel like going out of the way at your already comfortable Santorini accommodation you're at, that's fine. There are many studios that offer a balcony and even a roof deck where you can watch the sunset like at Strogili Apartments in Oia. 

Strogili Apartments' Balconies.

Don't forget to find the not-so-crowded exit after the sunset, but if you're not that lucky, you have to be patient in slowly walking as a zombie with the whole gang, believe it or not, there are massive of tourists and locals who wait for the sunset show. What you can do is calm down because you will be fine, you can get back to your Oia Hotel within the day so take it easy and don't ever panic for it can provoke a stampede.

Thus, you should never miss the sunset while in Oia, Santorini Island. The sunset implies one thing that it’s now time for you to rest and call it a day. Just kidding, it will be a long night at the club with the music pampering your party lover soul! Sunset only signals one thing, you’ll never go home empty stomach with all the beers and Ouzo and Greek foods to consume- it’s only the start of the vivid nightlife in Oia, Santorini! Opa!