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Santorini is one of the Cyclades islands of Greece in the Aegean Sea. It was devastated by a volcanic eruption in the 16th century BC, forever shaping its rugged landscape. The whitewashed, cubiform houses of its 2 principal towns, Fira and Oia, cling to cliffs above an underwater caldera (crater). They overlook the sea, small islands to the west and beaches made up of black, red and white lava pebbles.
We spent a couple days on Santorini as part of a September 2013 trip to Greece.
Most of our first day on the island was spent in OIA walking and taking in the amazingly beautiful sight.
Santorini
Santorini is the last of the Cyclades islands to the South. The closests islands are Ios, Folegandros, Sikinos to the North, Anafi and Amorgos to the East and Crete to the South.
We refer to it as one, but actually it is a complex of five islands. Santorini (Thira) is the main island and around it Thirasia and Aspronisi (parts of the ancient Stroggili) and the two volcanic islands Palea Kameni and Nea Kameni.
the island of santorini with the city of fira on the top of the cliffs. note the zig-zagging path on the center, where the donkeys carry foolish tourists to the top.