Oia is the first village you will see from the ship as you enter the caldera and look up. The sight of Oia spread out on the rock above the Armeni gorge and the picturesque port of Ammoudi welcomes the traveler and puts him in the mood of Santorini. Oia is world famous for its sunset. Editor: Fotini
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The capital of Santorini, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful settlements in Greece - along with Oia. Fira is built in a very impressive location on the steep cliffs on the brow of the caldera, at a height of 260m. The port of Chora is the bay of Fira, from where you can go up to Chora by cable
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Few words can really describe the view from the Caldera in Santorini. Enchanting, captivating, dramatic, a breathtaking view. The Santorini Caldera is perhaps one of the most impressive yet important natural wonders on planet Earth: the contrast of the red volcanic rock with the vast blue of the
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Imerovigli is located 3 km. from Fira to the brow of the caldera, overlooking the peculiar and steep red rock of Skaros, which was once a Venetian castle - a fortified settlement. Imerovigli with its whitewashed houses, the blinding houses decorated with colorful flowers in the courtyards and the
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The prehistoric settlement of Akrotiri stretches across a small plain at the southern end of Santorini, near the modern village of the same name. It had two natural harbors protected from the strong northerly winds that blow in the area. In Akrotiri, part of a rich city that flourished already
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It is located at the southwestern end of the island at a distance of 15 kilometers from Fira. It became world-famous thanks to the prehistoric settlement discovered in the excavations, which Spyros Marinatos systematically began in the area in 1967. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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It is a Catholic Women's Monastery and is located above Fira, in Firostefani. The monastery of Saint Catherine was founded in 1596 by a pious (Catholic) Santorinian, with the help of the then bishop Antonio de Marchis. On the morning of July 11, 1956, a powerful earthquake occurred, with disastrous
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