and its history was rather quiet during ancient times, until around 1,650 B.C. The island was inhabited since 3,200 B.C. Keep reading to learn (almost) everything about the history! Tip: The best way to experience the amazing view is to have a coffee or a cocktail at one of the numerous roofs and balconies of the island. Besides, mules were the only means of transportation until 1979.
Apart from its amazing sunset, the island is also known for its breathtaking caldera, which was formed by a volcanic eruption.Receiving millions of visitors every year, it’s the most popular island destination in Greece and one of the most popular holiday destinations worldwide!.Famous for its breathtaking sunsets and volcanic landscape, it is the absolute romantic Greek island.Hop on a ferry to Santorini for romantic sunsets, breathtaking views, Cycladic luxury and romantic atmosphere. The busiest are Perissa, Kamari and Perivolos, as their water is clean and they have a lot of water sports clubs. To enjoy the view even more, have a coffee at the numerous cafeterias with balconies.īeach resorts also get very popular. Mules were the only way of transport till 1979. Houses are small and white, roads are narrow and paved, while at every corner you will meet mules. They are built amphitheatrically on the edges of the caldera and give wonderful view of the sea and the sunset. Many Castles and monasteries were built during that period as well as elegant mansions that remain well preserved till today.įira and Oia are the most photographed and picturesque villages. Its development started in the Medieval Era, when the Venetians conquered the island and made it a commercial and economical centre. Inhabited since 3200 BC by the Minoans, it had a rather quiet history in the ancient times. With steep cliffs on three sides, this caldera provides breathtaking view of the sea and the volcano. One particularly stunning geographic feature of the island is the breathtaking caldera, which was formed as a result of the volcanic eruption. Santorini today is a volcanic complex, which apart from the known cresent island, also includes other uninhabited islets, such as Aspronisi, Nea Kameni and Palea Kameni. This eruption not only cut the originally round island in many pieces, giving it its present form, but also destroyed the minoan town of Akrotiri covering it in ashes and raised so high tsounami waves that they destroyed the Minoan towns in northern Crete island.
and had serious impact on the Mediterranean basin. Situated in the southern side of Cyclades, the island is visited by more than 6 million tourists every year, making it the top Greek island and one of the most favorite destinations in the world.Īlso known as Thira, the history of the place is prevailed by an enormous volcanic eruption that happened at about 1,650 B.C. Santorini is worthy known for its volcano and the most romantic sunset in the world.
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