Theotokopoulos Square

Theotokopoulos Square, in Fira

Theotokopoulos Square is the lively heart and the central crossroads of Fira. The Fira audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place of life, a meeting and passage point of the capital of Santorini.

The beating heart of the capital

Theotokopoulos Square is the main square and the nerve centre of Fira, the capital of Santorini. It is here that the life of the town converges: the square is surrounded by shops, cafés, restaurants, agencies and businesses, and constitutes the main meeting point of the inhabitants as well as the visitors. It is also the crossroads of the transports of the island, from where the buses serving the other villages and the beaches leave. Lively from morning to evening, it is the ideal starting point to explore Fira and the rest of Santorini. Its name pays tribute to Domínikos Theotokópoulos, the famous Cretan painter who passed to posterity under the name of El Greco, one of the greatest artists of the Greek world. Theotokopoulos Square is the lively and practical centre of Fira.

What to see

Here you enjoy the main and lively square of Fira, surrounded by shops, cafés and restaurants, the main meeting point and crossroads of the buses of the island, ideal to explore Santorini, which pays tribute to the Cretan painter Theotokópoulos, called El Greco. Theotokopoulos Square is the lively heart of Fira. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Theotokopoulos Square lies in the heart of Fira, reachable on foot. It is a freely accessible public space; the shops, cafés and the bus station have their own hours. It is lively from morning to evening and constitutes the main starting point of the transports of the island.

Why is the square of Fira called Theotokopoulos?

Its name pays tribute to Domínikos Theotokópoulos, the famous Cretan painter who passed to posterity under the name of El Greco, one of the greatest artists of the Greek world; it is the main square and the crossroads of the transports of Fira.

Where is Theotokopoulos Square?

In the heart of Fira, the capital of Santorini, in Greece.