Παραλία Βλυχάδα

This guide to Vlychada Beach in Santorini opens with the pale volcanic cliffs behind the black sand, weathered into fluted pillars and hollow caves that locals nickname moon beach. It moves through what makes this stretch of the island's quiet south coast a playground rather than a place to simply relax: jet skis and paddleboards, a small marina where catamarans set out on caldera cruises, and a bar built straight into the rock at the waterline. Walk far enough past the marina and the crowd thins to almost nothing.