Less than 10 km from the island’s international airport, Fira is a picturesque town boasting narrow alleys and Venetian manors.
You have to climb 600 steps from the old port where many cruise ships dock to reach its centre at the summit of the caldera.
The cosmopolitan heart of Santorini undoubtedly beats at Fira, with its serpentine alleys lined with museums, blue-domed churches, boutiques, jewellery stores, nightclubs, bars and fancy restaurants.