Vourvoulos () is a village on the island of

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. It is located 3,7 kilometers northeast of the capital

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, built on a slope facing the east shore of the island. Vourvoulos is part of the Thira region and had 591 permanent inhabitants according to the Greek census of 2021. A number of small beaches lie along this stretch of the east coast. The most northerly is Xiropigado, a narrow strip of pebble down a dirt track off the main east coast road. Just south is Vourvoulos beach itself, down another dirt track and a not particularly attractive strip of stone and sharp black sand.

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Santorini Populated places in Thira (regional unit) {{SAegean-geo-stub

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