Images of Santorini · Magnificent VistasViews along the edge of Santorini’s crater are nothing short of breath taking, and explain why many of Santorini’s white-washed cottages are perched precariously on its edge. The crater is the result of a massive volcanic eruption which blew apart the centre of the island, leaving a massive hole 6km wide, which was subsequently filled with sea water.... |  View Photos of Magnificent Vistas · View all Photos of Santorini |  | Imerovigli & Firostefani - Photos of Imerovigli & Firostefani
Imerovigli and Firostefani are towns perched on the edge of the crater, just north of Fira. They command a magnificent v... |  | Akrotiri & Ancient Thira - Photos of Akrotiri & Ancient Thira
Santorini has yielded some remarkable archeological finds, and it has been compared with Pompei, for its famous town of ... |  | Beaches - Photos of Beaches
Santorini is famous for its beaches of different coloured sands. There is a black beach, a white beach a red beach and e... |  | Nea Kameni - Photos of Nea Kameni
The islands in the centre of the crater are Nea Kameni and Palea Kameni, which still show clear signs that Santorini is ... |
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Feature: Akrotiri - Santorini’s Pompeii
The city of Aktrotiri was buried under ash during the massive eruption of 1630 BC, helping to preserve the houses of the early inhabitants of the islands, and giving archaeologists a glimpse into their lives.
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