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View to Fira, Santorini, Greece September 1974
4800 dpi scan of a Kodachrome slide, Pentax Spotmatic
Firá (Greek: Φηρά, pronounced [fiˈra], official name Φηρά - Thira) is the modern capital of the Greek Aegean island of Santorini (Thera). A traditional settlement, "Firá" derives its name from an alternative pronunciation of "Thíra", the ancient name of the island itself.
Fira is a city of whitewashed houses built on the edge of the 400 metres (1,312 feet) high caldera on the western edge of the semi-circular island of Thera. The two main museums of interest are the Archaeological Museum of Thera, 30 metres (98 feet) east of the cable car entrance, and the Museum of Prehistoric Thera at the southeast corner of the White Orthodox Cathedral of Ypapanti ([it]), built on the site of an earlier church destroyed in the 1956 Amorgos earthquake. The town also hosts a number of churches, including the Cathedral of Ypapanti and the Three Bells of Fira.
Santorini is famous for the much photographed blue domed and colorful churches that can be seen in the entire island. Each church bears witness to a unique history and has a feast to celebrate, upon which great festivals take place in the villages. Religious plays a significant role in the life of the locals.
Fira. Santorini Island (Greece)
The town of Oia on the Island of Santorini, Greece. Classic white cave homes, now converted to hotels. #MyVikingStory
Santorini is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast of Greece's mainland.The island is the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history: the Minoan eruption (sometimes called the Thera eruption), which occurred some 3,600 years ago
Firá (Greek: Φηρά, pronounced [fiˈra], official name Φηρά - Thira) is the modern capital of the Greek Aegean island of Santorini (Thera). A traditional settlement, "Firá" derives its name from an alternative pronunciation of "Thíra", the ancient name of the island itself.
Fira is a city of whitewashed houses built on the edge of the 400 metres (1,312 feet) high caldera on the western edge of the semi-circular island of Thera. The two main museums of interest are the Archaeological Museum of Thera, 30 metres (98 feet) east of the cable car entrance, and the Museum of Prehistoric Thera at the southeast corner of the White Orthodox Cathedral of Ypapanti ([it]), built on the site of an earlier church destroyed in the 1956 Amorgos earthquake. The town also hosts a number of churches, including the Cathedral of Ypapanti and the Three Bells of Fira.
Santorini (Thera) is constituted by the remains of a huge volcano which collapsed in on itself leaving the rim as the cliffs shown here. The town of Santorini (Thera or Fira) is spread along the clifftops. The 'inside' of the caldera rim provides the bays where the ports for ferries and cruise ships are located. The restaurant outdoor pictured is vacant because of strong winds typical of the area at this time of year.
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Santorini is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast of Greece's mainland.The island is the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history: the Minoan eruption (sometimes called the Thera eruption), which occurred some 3,600 years ago
Son fotos del año 2005. Tenia otra cámara y no tenía el concepto de foto que voy adquiriendo. Por eso no estoy muy satisfecho. Pero aquí queda reflejada la belleza de esta isla única. Para los que lo preguntan, subimos en teleférico y bajamos andando.
"Santorini es un pequeño archipiélago circular formado por islas volcánicas, localizado en el sur del Mar Egeo, unos 200 km al sureste del territorio continental griego. Es también conocida como Thera (o Thira, en griego Θήρα), formando el grupo de islas más meridional de las Cícladas
Santorini es, en esencia, lo que queda de una enorme explosión volcánica que destruyó los primeros asentamientos existentes, haciendo desaparecer gran parte del territorio de la antigua isla y provocando la creación de la caldera geológica actual. Su espectacular belleza, junto con una animada vida nocturna, la han convertido en uno de los principales destinos turísticos de Europa. Sus construcciones tienen un aspecto oriental, con casas blancas y marcos de ventanas y puertas en azul, como se pueden encontrar en las costas de Marruecos o Túnez. Por otra parte, también se han formulado reproches contra el carácter desordenado y excesivo de su desarrollo urbanístico reciente.
Una gigantesca laguna central, más o menos ovalada, y con unas medidas de unos 12 por 7 km, está rodeada por tres lados por altos acantilados de unos 300 metros de altura. Las pendientes de la isla descienden desde lo alto del acantilado hasta el circundante Mar Egeo. "
Música: Santorini
The pure white of most of the homes and other buildings on the Greek Island of Santorini is spotted with dashes of color and topped by beautiful old windmills and churches. Santorini is in the Southern Aegean Sea, about 120 miles southeast of the Greek mainland. It lies on the rim of a volcanic caldera, surrounding a central lagoon about 7 by 4 miles in size. The walls of the Caldera are roughly 1000 feet high, and the buildings hug the edge of the top. From a distance the white of all the buildings look like snow capping the rim.
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