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Perissa, Santorini
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<p>Perissa is a village on the island of <a href="/facts/Santorini/0mwy5FSA">Santorini</a>, <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a>. It is located 13 km to the southeast of <a href="/facts/Fira/tWzR4edS">Fira</a>, near the Messa Vouno rock. </p><p>According to the 2021 census, Perissa has 725 permanent inhabitants. It is part of the community of <a href="/facts/Emporio%2c_Santorini/nUWkmdWp">Emporio</a>. </p><p>Perissa boasts magnificent beaches on the <a href="/facts/Aegean_Sea/Vx4Gg5CT">Aegean</a> including Perissa Beach itself. There are the remnants of the ancient <a href="/facts/Early_Christian/LmdNJmea">Early Christian</a> church of <a href="/facts/Irene_of_Thessalonica/TwRsL6aa">Saint Irene</a>; its contracted form is the present name of the island, Santorini. </p>