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| Fira town (our
location) lies on the western
side of Santorini, at the top
of the Caldera. Quaint houses,
shops & art galleries and
small cafes aline the narrow cobbled
streets. |
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| Right
on the Caldera is the famous Gold
Street which takes its name of
course from numerous jewellery
stores offering both reasonable
and unique pieces. |
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| Clubs and most
bars can be found in Fira the
capital, while the main areas
can be found on the lower eastern
coast. Well-known areas are Perissa
& Perivolos
(several miles of dark volcanic
sand,cafe-bars & restaurants
right on the beach), Monolithos
(famous for its tavernas), Kamari
(for a more secluded bay), and
the Red Beach (the terrain gave
the beach its name). |
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| THE CALDERA |
| Although written documents
which could tell us exactly what happened
do not exist, historians try to piece together
the events of the 16th century BC. The whole
island was buried under a thick layer of tufa,
at many points 30 metres deep. Material thrown
up from inside the cone creating a huge vacuum,
the crust collapsed & a large central
part of Strongyle was sucked inside. Eighty
three sq.km of earth vanished into the crater.
The sea flooded the dry land. All that remains
of Strongyle today is Santorini. |
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| ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF FIRA |
| The museum features remarkable
finds from private collections as well as
from excavations of the Mesa Vouno, Sellada
and Akrotiri sites which date back to all
the periods from the 3rd millennium BC until
the Roman years. |
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