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Santorini ( Greek: Σαντορίνη, romanized : Santoríni, pronounced [sa (n)doˈrini] ), officially Thira ( Greek: Θήρα, romanized : Thíra, pronounced [ˈθira]) and Classical Greek Thera ( / ˈθɪərə / ), is a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from its mainland. It is the largest island of a ...
Santorini caldera is a large, mostly submerged caldera, located in the southern Aegean Sea, 120 kilometers north of Crete in Greece.Visible above water is the circular Santorini island group, consisting of Santorini (classic Greek Thera), the main island, Therasia and Aspronisi at the periphery, and the Kameni islands at the center.
The Akrotiri excavation site is of a Cycladic cultural settlement on the Greek island of Santorini, associated with the Minoan civilization due to inscriptions in Linear A, and close similarities in artifact and fresco styles. [4] The excavation is named for a modern village situated on a hill nearby.
Oia or Ia ( Greek: Οία, romanized : Oía, pronounced [ˈia] [2]) is a small village and former community in the South Aegean on the islands of Thira ( Santorini) and Therasia, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of Santorini, of which it is a municipal unit.
Akrotiri ( Greek: Ακρωτήρι) is a village and a community on the island of Santorini in Greece. [2] It is located 15 kilometers south of the capital Fira, built on the slopes of a hill offering staggering views of the caldera cliffs. On top of this hill, there are remains of a Venetian castle (Goulas). Akrotiri is part of the Thira ...
The island of Santorini is a remnant of an ancient volcano that erupted around 1640–1620 BC. In its early geological history, Santorini was the core of an ancient volcano that erupted in about 1640–1620 BC. A large part of the island became submerged, creating the modern day archipelago. Wine was made on the island in Greek and Roman times ...
Greece has 19 properties in Greece inscribed on the World Heritage List, 17 of which are cultural sites and two ( Meteora and Mount Athos) are mixed, listed for both their natural and cultural significance. The first site added to the list was the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, in 1986. The next two sites listed were the Archeological ...
The wall paintings of ancient Thera are famous frescoes discovered by Spyridon Marinatos at the excavations of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini (or Thera). They are regarded as part of Minoan art, although the culture of Thera was somewhat different from that of Crete, and the political relationship between the two islands at the time ...