Best Dog Walks on Santorini, Caldera Path, Pyrgos Castle Hill & Vlychada Bluffs

The signature Santorini hike: 10 km clifftop footpath following the caldera rim from Fira through Firostefani and Imerovigli to Skaros Rock, then up to Oia. White-blue village mazes, donkey-track cobbles, sea on the left at 300 m below. Best 3–5 h with a fit dog in cool hours.

The highest village on Santorini at 304 m, capped by the ruined Kasteli (Venetian castle) with 360 degree views from caldera to Aegean. Whitewashed lanes wind up through traditional houses and the church of Theotokaki. The most authentic Santorinian village walk, far calmer than Fira or Oia.

Wind-eroded volcanic ash bluffs on the south coast above Vlychada beach, sculpted into surreal curves and grooves the locals call 'the Moonscape'. Open dirt trail along the bluff top from the marina to Cape Exomytis, 2 km return, Aegean panorama. The wildest dog walk on the island.