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Oia – The Towns on the Santorini Caldera

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

The breathtaking sunset in Oia

Oia (pronounced I-a) is a small town on the northern edge of the island of Santorini, at the top of the crescent of the half-moon shaped caldera. The area only has about 1,200 permanent residents who are outnumbered on a daily basis by the crush of tourists that pour into Oia [...]

Photos: Santorini Caldera Sunset

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

A beautiful shot of the Santorini caldera sunset from Imerovigli.

Imerovigli – The Towns on the Santorini Caldera

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Imerovigli is one of the towns ringing the caldera of Santorini, perched nearly 1,000 feet above the azure blue waters of the Aegean Sea. Imerovigli is actually not a town itself, but a neighborhood of the town of Thira (Fira) a couple of kilometers to the south. While Thira extends inland and away from the [...]

Top 5 Things To Do Around the Santorini Caldera

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

1) Hike to Red Beach – Red Beach is one of the most famous and beautiful beaches in Santorini. The beach is known for its red volcanic rock and is near the ancient site of Akrotiri where the remnants of an ancient Minoan civilization were found before it was destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption [...]

Photos: The Santorini Caldera from Imerovigli

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

A breathtaking view of the Santorini Caldera from the town of Imerovigli.

The Sights On The Santorini Caldera

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

The wineries of Vourvoulus in the inner part of Santorini’s caldera.

The Santorini caldera (caldera is Spanish for cauldron) is a massive depression created in the middle of the Aegean Sea after a destructive volcanic eruption destroyed the island and created the huge caldera that was eventually filled in with seawater. The caldera, stretching from Oia [...]

Caldera Santorini

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Welcome to Caldera Santorini where the wonders of the remnants of a once beautiful island are a magnificent caldera whose sheer walls tower hundreds of meters about the turquoise waters of the Aegean Sea. Santorini is a small island in the southern Aegean in the Cyclades, a grouping of islands approaching the famed island of [...]