Santorini 05 Jul 2022

Santorini officially Thira is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the Greek mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago, which bears the same name and is the remnant of a caldera. It forms the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately 73 km2 (28 sq mi) and a 2011 census population of 15,550.

Oia

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Moni Profiti Ilia

Views from the highest point on Santorini

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Akrotiri

Akrotiri - The ash covered the ruins of the settlement preserving the images of a civilization devastated by the volcanic eruption. Today their excellent state…

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Fira

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The municipality of Santorini includes the inhabited islands of Santorini and Therasia, as well as the uninhabited islands of Nea Kameni, Palaia Kameni,…
The most recent eruption at Santorini was in 1950 on Nea Kameni, the northern island. The eruption was phreatic (steam-driven explosions that occur when water…
The island was the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history: the Minoan eruption (sometimes called the Thera eruption), which occurred…
It is the most active volcanic centre in the South Aegean Volcanic Arc, though what remains today is chiefly a water-filled caldera. The volcanic arc is…
Commercial commerce utilizes this path.
The church of Saint George (Agios Georgios) in Oia. The church housed the holy icon of Saint George that an ancestor of the Nomikos shipping family brought to…
Profitis Elias chapel wedding venue is a blue dome church and is located on a small volcanic mountain at the north side of Imerovigle going on the road…
Profitis Elias chapel