(tel. 22860 22217) The Archaeological Museum of Santorini was built in 1960 and replaced the old museum, which had been built in 1902 and which was destroyed in the earthquakes of 1956. It includes collections of sculptures from the Archaic to the Roman era, inscriptions from the same period as well
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The Folklore Museum of Santorini is housed in a building from 1861, inside a rock, in Kontochori Fira. The visitor can get in touch with the professional habits of the locals and see workplaces up close, such as coopers, carpenters' workshops, old shoemakers' workshops, blacksmiths' workshops as
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(tel. 22860 23077) Megaro Gyzi, one of the few old mansions of the 17th century that were saved from the earthquakes of 1956, was granted by the Catholic Diocese of Thira for the activities of the Spiritual Center. Megaro Gyzi is a building of special architectural interest and beauty, of which,
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Tel: 22860 31322 fax: 22860 31355 The history of wine and the life of the Santorini winegrower from the 17th to the 20th century is captured in a special way by the only underground Wine Museum in Greece, which is located in the Vothona area, on the road to Kamari. The museum is housed in the same
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The Museum of Prehistoric Thira is unique in its kind of Regional Museum. It hosts findings from the excavations at Akrotiri, from the old excavations of the German Archaeological Institute at the Potamos site, from the excavations at various locations in Thira, from reflections and traditions. The
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The Petros M. Nomikos Conference Center is located in the capital of the island, Fira. The 3D photographic reproductions of the murals of Akrotiri, in life size, are exhibited there. The reproductions depict almost all of the impressive wall paintings found in the city of Akrotiri and are a unique
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