Top Things to do in Oia
What to do and see in Oia, South Aegean: The Best Nature & Parks
Oia is carved out of the cliffs, and visitors can see houses built for Venetian sea captains as well as the more typical "cave houses" of the villagers. You’ll find the pure white buildings with colorful roofs that are typical of Greek architecture, and you’ll probably enjoy poking around the town. But don’t breeze through in an hour—you must stay for the sunset. It’s legendary. Watch from a café, or, better yet, from a boat—you’ll be spellbound.
Restaurants in Oia
1. Amoudi Bay
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3,828 reviews
Reviewed By stardust2newyorkcity - New York City, United States
Ammoudi Bay feels like a quintessential Greek island experience to me. You can walk a rustic path from the town of Oia down to the bay...smelling donkey doo-doo then entire way and chatting with fellow travelers and locals along the way. Once down at the water's edge there is a path for walking around the rocky coast and exploring a bit...you can watch the famous Santorini sunset from here...AND you can have an amazing lunch at the Sunset Ammoudi Tavern--here you can gobble sun-dried octopus, grilled squid, fried red mullet, fried sardines and anchovies, and grilled whole scorpion fish--absolutely wonderful! We love Ammoudi Bay and the restaurants down here...be sure to come down here if you visit Santorini, it has the best views and best dining on the island.
2. Katharos Beach
3. Armeni Bay
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 107 reviews
Reviewed By KAC689 - Chicago, United States
Access is by boat or the trail down from Oia, so this is a very tranquil spot. There is a lovely restaurant right on the edge of the water which offers lounge chairs, umbrellas and snorkel equipment. The owner is a great guy with a super personality. We hiked down the mountain and then back up, which wasn't bad and had great views. The restaurant does have free boat service to Ammoudi Port, too.
