Skaros Rock
A path drops from Imerovigli’s rim and climbs the neck of the headland where a Venetian fortress town once stood. Out on the rock, the caldera surrounds you on three sides.
The caldera balcony
Fira to Imerovigli bus: timetable, fare and return times
KTEL publishes Fira ↔ Firostefani / Imerovigli as one corridor, with outbound departures from Fira and return departures listed from the villages. Many visitors ride out and walk back along the rim.
By bus
Getting to Imerovigli
KTEL publishes Fira ↔ Firostefani / Imerovigli as one corridor, with outbound departures from Fira and return departures listed from the villages. Many visitors ride out and walk back along the rim.
- The corridor is one of the nine in the current publication.
- Return-column times are departures from Firostefani–Imerovigli, not arrivals.
- The caldera footpath links Imerovigli back to Fira — downhill in that direction.
Source: KTEL Thiras / Santorini Public Buses: Interactive route table (updated 18 May 2026) () · KTEL Thiras / Santorini Public Buses: Printable current timetable ()
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Take the route and return guidance for this destination offline. Recheck the official timetable on your travel day because published departures change with the season.
Worth your time
What Imerovigli does best
Imerovigli sits at the top of the caldera arc, a quieter, more residential stretch of white lanes above the deepest part of the drowned crater. Its signature is Skaros Rock: a headland fortress that once held the island’s medieval capital, now a stark promontory you can walk out onto. With neighbouring Firostefani it forms one published bus corridor from Fira.
The quiet rim
Imerovigli has the views without the crowds — its terraces face the same sunset as Oia’s castle, with a fraction of the audience.
Chapel of Theoskepasti
The small blue-roofed chapel on the way to Skaros is one of the caldera’s most striking buildings, framed against the void below.
Good to know
- The walk back to Fira along the rim takes under an hour at a stroll and passes through Firostefani’s own postcard views.
- Skaros has no shade and loose stones in places — real shoes and water, especially midsummer.
- Sunset here is superb and boarding the return bus is easier than in Oia.
Optional experiences
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Island day trip Volcano, Thirassia and Oia sunset boat trip
Santorini caldera
A broad day out combining Nea Kameni, the hot springs, Thirassia and an Oia sunset stop.
Getting there: The listing combines designated pickup points, boat travel and a bus transfer; verify your assigned pickup.
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The island hub Fira Santorini’s capital and the centre of its bus network — every published corridor starts and ends here. Plan the ride 
Black-sand resort Kamari A long black-sand beach with a proper seafront promenade, an open-air cinema, and ancient Thera on the mountain above. Plan the ride