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Santorini Σαντορίνη

Santorini and classic Greek Thera,
is an island in the southern Aegean Sea,
about 200 km southeast of Greece's mainland.

It is the largest island of a small,
circular archipelago, which bears the same
name and is the remnant of a volcanic caldera.

It forms the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands

Santorini Σαντορίνη Thira Θήρα Thera OIA june 2019

The municipality of Santorini includes the inhabited islands of Santorini and Therasia and the uninhabited islands of Nea Kameni, Palaia Kameni, Aspronisi, and Christiana.

Santorini Σαντορίνη Thira Θήρα Thera is part of the Thira regional unit.

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Santorini Σαντορίνη Thira Θήρα Thera OIA 15.06.2019.

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 about 3,600 years ago at the height of the Minoan civilization.

The eruption left a large caldera surrounded by volcanic ash deposits hundreds of metres deep.

It may have led indirectly to the collapse of the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete, 110 km to the south, through a gigantic tsunami.

Another popular theory holds that the Thera eruption is the source of the legend of Atlantis.

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Santorini Σαντορίνη Thira Θήρα Thera OIA 15.06.2019.

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Santorini Σαντορίνη Thira Θήρα TheraOIA 15.06.2019.

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Santorini Σαντορίνη Thira Θήρα Thera OIA 15.06.2019.

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Santorini OIA 15.06.2019.

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Santorini Σαντορίνη Thira Θήρα Thera OIA 15.06.2019.

Santorini Σαντορίνη Thira Θήρα Thera Firá Φηρά june 2019

Firá (Greek: Φηρά) is the modern capital of the Greek Aegean island of Santorini.

A traditional settlement, "Firá" derives its name from an alternative pronunciation of "Thíra", the ancient name of the island itself.

Fira is a city of white-washed houses built on the edge of the 400 metres high caldera on the western edge of the semi-circular island of Thera.

The town hosts a number of churches, including the Cathedral of Ypapanti and the Three Bells of Fira.

From Fira there is a panoramic view of the 18 kilometres long caldera from southern Cape Akrotiri to northern Cape Ag.

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Santorini THIRA 15.06.2019.

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Santorini Σαντορίνη Thira Θήρα Thera Firá Φηρά 15.06.2019.

Nikolaos, plus the volcanic island Nea Kameni at the center with Thirassia Island.

Large cruise ships anchor in the small harbor between Nea Kameni and Fira.

Greece, Cyclades Islands, Santorini Σαντορίνη Thira Θήρα Thera Firá Φηρά 15.06.2019.

Access to Fira is mainly by roads on its eastern side, climbing from its port via the Z-shaped footpath on foot or on donkeys,
or by riding the steep cable car from its lower terminal by the port.