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Photo taken in the town of Oia, in Santorini.
Oia is a coastal town on the northwestern tip of Santorini, a Greek Aegean island. Oia was previously known as Apano Meria "upper side", a name which still occurs locally as Pano Meria, and the inhabitants are still called Apanomerites. It extends for almost 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) along the northern edge of the caldera that forms the island of Santorini, at a height of between 70 and 100 metres (230 and 330 ft) above sea level.
It is built on the steep slope of the caldera and the houses and restaurants are built into niches carved into the caldebra on the seaward side. There are narrow passageways and a central square.
Oia typifies the white-painted houses of the Cyclades, on the lip of the volcanic crater.
Welcome to Santorini
Did the catastrophic volcanic eruption that ravaged Santorini circa 1600 BC destroy Crete's ancient Minoan civilization-and give birth to the myth of Atlantis? In 1967, archaeologists on Santorini unearthed the remains of a Bronze Age city that may have been home to as many as 30,000 people. Whether the Lost Continent of Atlantis is rooted in myth or reality, an undisputed fact remains. The eruption created a caldera and one of the most dramatic land and seascapes in the entire Mediterranean. On Santorini, white washed buildings cling to vertiginous cliffs that plunge to a turquoise sea. Part of the Cyclades Archipelago, the three island group of Santorini, Thirasia and uninhabited Aspronisi present the traveler with a unforgettable vistas.
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Welcome to Santorini
Did the catastrophic volcanic eruption that ravaged Santorini circa 1600 BC destroy Crete's ancient Minoan civilization-and give birth to the myth of Atlantis? In 1967, archaeologists on Santorini unearthed the remains of a Bronze Age city that may have been home to as many as 30,000 people. Whether the Lost Continent of Atlantis is rooted in myth or reality, an undisputed fact remains. The eruption created a caldera and one of the most dramatic land and seascapes in the entire Mediterranean. On Santorini, white washed buildings cling to vertiginous cliffs that plunge to a turquoise sea. Part of the Cyclades Archipelago, the three island group of Santorini, Thirasia and uninhabited Aspronisi present the traveler with a unforgettable vistas.
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Santorini, Greece / Σαντορίνη, Ελλάδα
Cyclades / Κυκλάδες
August 2003 / Άυγουστος 2003
Firá / Φηρά
The largest town on the island of Santorini, Firá is perched on a cliff overlooking the caldera and volcanic island of Nea Kameni (not shown) below. Half the island was blown away by volcanic eruption thousands of years ago.
This town is constantly featured on Greece calendars that we see at malls and bookstores in the US.
View from Fira looking down onto the Thomson Dream.
Fira (also called Thera or Thira) is the main town of Santorini island, located on the top of a cliff of a caldera. It has stunning views, a museum, a cable car and bars and clubs and its central location makes it a good base to use as there are buses to many other parts of the island.
This is a pic of part of the Greek island of Santorini. Note the houses on top. Looks kinda like snow... Or so I've heard it described.
Photo taken in Oia village, Santorini, Greece.
Oia is a small village and former community in the South Aegean on the islands of Santorini, in the Cyclades, Greece.
Oia was previously known as Apano Meria a name which still occurs locally as Pano Meria, and the inhabitants are still called Apanomerites.
Oia reached the peak of prosperity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its economic prosperity was based on its merchant fleet, which plied trade in the Eastern Mediterranean, especially from Alexandria to Russia. The two-story captains' houses built on the highest part of the village are a reminder of the village's former affluence. Part of the town was destroyed by the 1956 earthquake.