Hot Springs
- Location
- Santorin (Thira), Greece
- Water type
- iron-rich
- pH
- 6.3
Water profile
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
On the volcanic island of Santorini (Thira) in the southern Aegean, these hot springs rise from geothermal vents linked to the island's dramatic caldera — one of the most powerful volcanic formations in Europe. The springs are accessible near the islet of Palea Kameni, where ochre and rust-coloured mineral deposits stain the rocks and tint the surrounding water.
The iron-rich water carries a slightly acidic pH of 6.3 and a distinctive rusty hue, leaving mineral traces on skin and rock alike. The sensation of bathing in the warm, iron-laden flow amid the eerie caldera landscape is unlike almost any other experience in the Mediterranean. This is geothermal bathing at its most elemental — raw, ancient, and inseparable from the volcanic drama that makes Santorini one of the world's most iconic islands.