Amoudi Bay

26 pictures · 18 May 2025

Amoudi Bay lies below the town of Oia, set into the high volcanic cliffs at the north-western tip of Santorini. Through the 19th and 20th centuries it was the main port of Oia, a harbour whose buildings served as warehouses. The earthquake of July 1956 damaged it badly, and in the 1970s the Greek Tourist Organization restored the buildings and laid a promenade along the bay, running roughly 800 metres to the islet of Agios Nikolaos Peramataris. My photographs show the small harbour at the foot of red-brown cliffs, white buildings above, tavernas and boats, and a stone-walled quay crowded with people. I look back at the cliff town across blue water.