DISCOVER SANTORINI
In the lovely village of Akrotiri, travellers have the opportunity to see the excavations of the prehistoric settlement of Akrotiri, which has been an active excavation site since 1967. The prehistoric town is one of the biggest archaeological discoveries in Greece and it was inhabited by about 30,000 people. Visitors can walk through the debris of this town, which is in a very good condition, and be transferred to the prehistoric era. Civilizations from the 4th millennium BC up until the 17th century BC have been discovered here. Some important finds are also exhibited [...]
Each September in Santorini takes place a very particular event – Ifestia festival, the celebration of the volcano! The festival is entirely dedicated to the volcano eruption that changed the landscape of Santorini forever in the mid-second millennium BCE. The Ifestia Festival happens during one day and consists of a series of artistic events dedicated to the mighty volcano from the middle of caldera, whose major highlight is a re-enactment representation of the famous Minoan Eruption (or the Thera Eruption) that took place around 1600 BC. The spectacular show is made by [...]
The Archaeological Museum The Historical and Cultural Archaeological Museum of Santorini was originally built in 1902, however, due to an earthquake in 1956 it was destroyed and then rebuilt in 1960 by the Ministry of Public Works. There are many outstanding archaeological finds from excavations on the island on display at the museum, such as sculptures & inscriptions from the Archaic to the Roman period and vases & clay figurines, dating from the Geometric to the Hellenistic periods. The Museum of Prehistoric Thira The finds that are on display o [...]
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