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driving - the narrow roads, especially in Fira, can be a nightmare. Note that Oia has no
petrol station, the nearest being just outside Fira.
Two very good local hire outfits are
Damigos Rent a Car
(
6979968192, 22860
22048)
and, for scooters,
Zerbakis
(
6944531992, 22860 33329)
.
TAXI
Fira's
taxi stand
( 22860 22555, 22860 23951)
is on Dekigala just around the corner
from the bus station. A taxi from the port of Athinios to Fira costs between €10 to €14
and a trip from Fira to Oia about €12 to €15. Expect to add €1 to €2 if the taxi is booked
ahead or if you have luggage. A taxi to Kamari is about €12, to Perissa €16, and to An-
cient Thira about €25 one way.
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Santorini's main town of Fira is a vibrant, bustling place, its caldera edge layered with
hotels, cave apartments, infinity pools and swish restaurants, all backed by a warren of
narrow streets full of shops and even more bars and restaurants. A multitude of fellow
admirers cannot diminish the impact of Fira's stupendous landscape. Views over the mul-
ticoloured cliffs are breathtaking, and at night the caldera edge is a frozen cascade of
lights.
