The Santorini Experience, sports combined with natural beauty

The ultimate sports experience can be enjoyed at Santorini from May 1 through to May 3 when the Santorini Experience takes place. Participants will be able to enjoy the unique paths outlined by the organizers while enjoying the island's beauty. The events kick off with races for students at Perissa. A 1.5-mile swimming race will be implemented from the volcano to the old port on May 2, while a program will be fulfilled on Sunday, May 3, giving people of all ages the chance to run along the magic path connecting Oia with Fira in routes of 21.1km (half marathon), 10 km and 5km races.

Thira Mayor Anastasios-Nikolaos Zorzos, stated: "Sports is an activity inspired by nature, so it is important to be placed within it. So what would be better than an experience that can combine sports with the beauties of nature, especially when they are unique, such as Santorini's Caldera and the volcano view. This event is an opportunity to discover the island, to meet its unknown aspects, to engage with the natural landscape and enjoy its own special beauty, through an internal need of exercise and relief, such as sports. We would like to welcome you to Santorini Experience and wish you 'faster, higher, stronger for this and for every race ? in your life'."

Deputy Mayor Roula Bellonia highlighted: "Every participation in a sporting event revitalize not only the physical but also the mental health of human. Santorini Experience, this unique sports experience is in harmony with nature and combines the messages of fair play and welfare. The target is, not only to experience these values, but also to leave them as a legacy for the future. This legacy can be ensured with your participation in the sport activities that will take place and through which a remarkable amount will...