The Tomato Industrial Museum “D. Nomikos” is in Vlychada, Santorini, beside the beach and its volcanic rock formations. Inside a former tomato factory, it traces the island’s tomato-paste industry through machinery, archival material and a visit that includes an audio tour and tasting.
- Location: Vlychada, beside Vlychada beach.
- Visiting season: regularly published for April through November.
- Admission: general and reduced tickets are available, with some free-admission categories.
What the Tomato Industrial Museum covers
The museum explains how Santorini cherry tomatoes were cultivated and processed into tomato paste, while also documenting the factory’s history and the island’s traditions. Its exhibits include processing machines from 1890, factory manuscripts, tools, early product labels and audiovisual material featuring former factory workers.
The museum occupies the former D. Nomikos tomato factory, which processed Santorini cherry tomatoes from 1945 to 1981. The building became an industrial museum in 2014.
An audio tour is available in five languages. The visit also includes a film about former workers, a tomato-paste tasting and the chance to seal a souvenir can with an old sealing machine.
Where is the museum?
The museum is in Vlychada, beside the beach and the area’s volcanic rock formations. This puts the factory story in the landscape associated with the visit, rather than in a town-centre setting. You can pair the museum with time around the nearby coast.
If you’re planning other stops around your starting point, this guide to what to see around Perissa covers the beach, centre and local routes.
How do you get from Perissa to the museum?
From Villa Voula, the museum is about a 12-minute drive. If you’re considering the bus, KTEL Santorini’s published summer timetable has separate Fira–Vlychada and Fira–Perissa routes, with no direct Perissa–Vlychada bus shown.
Check the current timetable with KTEL Santorini before travelling. A Perissa-based day plan can also help you fit the museum around other stops: see how to plan a day from Perissa.
Opening times and admission
The museum’s regular visiting season runs from April through November. General admission is €12; reduced admission is €10 for children aged 8–18, students, unemployed people and people over 65. Admission is free for children aged 0–7, people with disabilities and one attendant.
Temporarily closed
This place is listed as temporarily closed. Check the official site before you go.
Last checked November 2026.
The museum’s pages differ on the upper age limit for reduced child tickets. Hours, prices and ticket arrangements can change, so check the official site before you go.
Pair the museum with the Vlychada area
The museum’s location beside Vlychada beach makes the coast a natural companion to a visit. The volcanic rock formations around the beach give the area a distinct landscape to take in before or after time in the former factory. Keep the museum and shoreline together as a Vlychada outing, and allow for your transport back to Perissa.
FAQs
What is the Tomato Industrial Museum called in full?
Its full name is the Tomato Industrial Museum “D. Nomikos.”
What can you do during a museum visit?
The visit includes an audio tour, a film about former factory workers, a tomato-paste tasting and the opportunity to seal a souvenir can.
Where is the museum located?
It is in Vlychada, Santorini, beside Vlychada beach.