Santorini

Santorini or Thira, is a small island Greek is located south of the Aegean Sea Within "Kikladis" Archipelago in southeastern Greece, and includes a number of islands: "Santorini," "Theresia" (Therasia), "Nea Kameni," "Pallaia Kameni," "Osbronisa "(Aspronisi), and" Christiana ".
Santorini Island, remaining one of the massive volcanic explosion that hit the oldest civilizations on the island and led to be a "caldera" current. The islands in the middle of a large lake relate Aegean Sea through Theresia Island (Therasia) from the north and the south, Musabh on ships to dock safely in the Gulf or the island's main port Otineyas (Athinias).
Santorini's capital, "Vera", located on top of a cliff overlooking the beautiful lake views. Characterized by volcanic rocks belonging to the volcanic eruption of the past, we find olivine and a little hornblende. The arc volcano, the most active volcano in the Aegean Sea, where he began his activity about 3 to 4 million years ago, with the knowledge that first rush of lava in "Thira", was about million a year ago perimeter Akrotiri.
The island has recorded the largest volcanic eruption in history, before the year 3600 when the "Minoan eruption" or "the eruption of Thera," days of the Minoan civilization. Behind the volcanic eruption large caldera surrounded by volcanic ash; Some believe that all this led to the collapse of the Minoan civilization indirectly in Crete tsunami high, while some believe that the Thera eruption is the source of the legends of the city of "Atlantis."
Launched the Latin Empire, Suntory name on the island in the thirteenth century, the proportion of St. Irene, the ancient cathedral of the village of Vera's name. Formerly known as the "Kalistih" any "most beautiful", the name "Strongella" any "Ring," and the name "Thira". With the adoption of the name "Thira" the official name of the island during the nineteenth century, but the name of Santorini is still dependent popular as a noun, even during the Ottoman rule, which was launched under the name "Santurin" or "Santoron".
Have the idyllic island "Suntory" a history full of sexy mystery, and is characterized by unique landscapes. Thousands of years ago, I found a large island, in the very beauty, dubbed "Strongella" means a circular form that took him to the island. Inhabited in the "Crete" Island in the Bronze Age, Minoan civilization's oldest civilizations of the European continent and the most important historically.
In the ninth century BC, provided one of the ancient Greek tribes "Doureanz" and called the name of the island, "Thira" (Thera) and they built their city in a high place of the island. Vetosat trade relations in "Thira" (Thera) to become one of the most important naval bases and commercial centers. And in 1956, hit the "Thira" Island earthquake (Thera), leading to the destruction of many villages.
In the wake of this, the island attracted the attention of many archaeologists and got many of them interesting, what is only to be begun digging prolonged and persistent, especially after the discovery of some of the effects belonging to the oldest civilizations in history, scientists and stagger in Tnguibathm and analyzes while making sure whether the island, which had already been destroyed and sank the same city, "Atlantis" missing, her advanced civilization.
Featuring the island tourist from the rest of the tourist countries inherently breathtaking, monuments strange that have not seen before, cliffs beautiful overlooking the beautiful magnificent scenery as the sun sets to the lake and many shopping places where fun and distinctive homes that take character traditional white and blue, as well as archaeological museums include raised back to the era of the third century BC statues and pots and other effects belonging to the Romanian Alheillah period.
"Santorini" island attracts many tourists annually, is the most important tourist cities that characterized the island:
City "Vera"
The city of "Vera," the capital of the island of volcanic "Santorini" and the most beautiful cities as located on top of some powerful cliffs overlooking the "caldera" (Jewel ancient volcano). This gives the city a little quiet, fun to swim in the clear blue beaches, watching the sunset hope the sun.

Village "Oya"
One of the main cities of the island "Santorini," which has a distinctive and spectacular views, and the homes of white as snow. This village includes many shops: most jewelry stores, restaurants, and nightclubs.

Kamari and Perissa
Calm and stillness on the village "Perissa", Vtstmta Baltkhiem in the arms of the picturesque nature. It also contains this village on the beautiful church which is the largest churches of the island.

Volcano
"Caldera" where fun swimming and romantic landscapes and magnificent, where he lives an active volcano that could erupt any moment, leaving behind massive destruction, knowing that he has already exploded, causing many of the geological changes of the island.
"Akrotiri" Red Sea
It is a quiet village to go on a picnic reveal the whole island, and contains the remnants of an ancient castle highest village has been enriched by the earthquake that hit the village in 1956, which made it Mqsaddas for tourists destroyed. The village also has the most beautiful beaches, including: red and "Fliscada" sea.

Village "Pyrgos"
Village "Pyrgos" contain the most important for the care of the animals, which receives the homeless and sick animals, and you take care of them.
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