Living Large in the Shadow of an Ancient Catastrophe
Santorini is perhaps the most beautiful scar on the face of the Aegean Sea. Formerly a single island Herodotus christened it Strongyle meaning the round one. It was also Kalliste (the Fairest One) and eventually renamed Thera, after its leader Theras.
Santorini is essentially the remnant of a [...]
Akrotiri is one of the most fascinating and wondrous sites rimming the island and crater of Santorini. So what is so fascinating about Akrotiri? Akrotiri was an ancient, flourishing town on Santorini that was abandoned before the massive explosion in 1450 BC that destroyed the towns and civilizations on ancient Santorini. Dubbed the “Minoan Pompeii,” [...]
Seen from all over the caldera of Santorini, Skaros is the huge rock formation that juts out from Santorini’s caldera and has an imposing unobstructed 360 degree view of the entire caldera. Appearing like a vertical conical rock peninsula, Skaros is one of the must see sites for visitors to Santorini. While it looks like [...]
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 [...]
A beautiful shot of the Santorini caldera sunset from Imerovigli.
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 [...]
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 [...]
A breathtaking view of the Santorini Caldera from the town of Imerovigli.
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 [...]