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ABOUT SANTORINI / ™¡∆√ƒπ¡14 Highlights of Santorini During your stay on Santorini you will certainly discover many small treasures on your own; yet we do offer you some proposals which will make your visit to the island even more interesting: ñ Pay a visit to one at least of Santorini’s wineries and taste the exceptional wines produced from the volcanic grounds of the island. Here, you will sense the grandeur of the Assyrtiko wine. ñ Taste the local products: cherry tomatoes, fava (split-peas puree), caper, white aubergine, katsouni (like a type of cucumber) a.o. No matter if they are prepared in a traditional or modern way, they will offer a unique taste to your palate. ñ Enjoy the sunset in Caldera. Akrotiri, Megalochori, Fira, Firostefani, Imerovigli and Oia offer the same magnificent view! ñ Wake up early in the morning and take a walking tour from Fira to Oia following the path on the “eyebrow of Caldera”. In this way, you will avoid high temperatures which are very common during summer. ñ On feasts, ask the locals to show you which church or chapel is celebrat- ing. If you join the festivities, you will dance to the rhythms of the Island folk music, accompanied by local specialties and plentiful wine. · highlights Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘ Ó Î·È Î·Ù¿ ÙË ‰È¿ÚÎÂÈ· Ù˘ ·Ú·ÌÔÓ‹˜ Û·˜ ÛÙË ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË ı· ·Ó·Î·Ï‡„ÂÙÂ Î·È ÌÓÔÈ Û·˜ ÌÈÎÚÔ‡˜ ıËÛ·˘ÚÔ‡˜, Û·˜ οÓÔ˘Ì ÂÓ‰ÂÈÎÙÈΤ˜ ÚÔÙ¿ÛÂȘ Ô˘ ı· ο- ÓÔ˘Ó ÙËÓ Â›Û΄‹ Û·˜ ÛÙÔ ÓËÛ› ·ÎÌ· ÈÔ ÂӉȷʤÚÔ˘Û·: ñ ÈÛÎÂÊı›Ù ÙÔ˘Ï¿¯ÈÛÙÔÓ ¤Ó· ·Ù· ÔÈÓÔÔÈ›· ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ Î·È Á¢Ù›Ù ٷ ȉÈ- ·›ÙÂÚ· ÎÚ·ÛÈ¿ Ô˘ ·Ú¿ÁÂÈ ÙÔ ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂȷΤ‰·ÊÔ˜ Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘. ‰Ò ı· Û˘Ó·ÓÙ‹ÛÂÙ ÏÔ ÙÔ ÌÂÁ·ÏÂ›Ô ÙÔ˘ ·Û‡ÚÙÈÎÔ˘. ñ ¢ÔÎÈÌ¿ÛÙ ٷ ·Ú·‰ÔÛȷο ÚÔ˚fiÓÙ·: ÓÙÔÌ·Ù¿ÎÈ, Ê¿‚·, ο·ÚË, ¿ÛÚË ÌÂÏÈ- Ù˙¿Ó·, ηÙÛÔ‡ÓÈ Î.¿.. ›Ù ̷ÁÂÈÚÂ̤ӷ Ì ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·ÎÔ‡˜ ÙÚÔ˘˜, ›Ù Û ÈÔ ÌÔÓÙ¤ÚÓ˜ ÂΉԯ¤˜, ı· ‰ÒÛÔ˘Ó Ì›· ͯˆÚÈÛÙ‹ Á‡ÛË ÛÙÔÓ Ô˘Ú·Ó›ÛÎÔ Û·˜. ñ ÔÏ·‡ÛÙ ÙÔ ËÏÈÔ‚·Û›ÏÂÌ· ÛÙËÓ ·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·. ÙÔ ÎÚˆÙ‹ÚÈ, ÙÔ ªÂÁ·ÏÔ¯ÒÚÈ, Ù· ºËÚ¿, ÙÔ ºËÚÔÛÙÂÊ¿ÓÈ, ÙÔ ÌÂÚÔ‚›ÁÏÈ ‹ ÙËÓ ›·, ÙÔ ·ÔÙ¤ÏÂÛÌ· Â›Ó·È ÂÍ›- ÛÔ˘ Ì·Á¢ÙÈÎ. ñ •ÂÎÈÓ‹ÛÙ ӈڛ˜ ÙÔ Úˆ› Î·È ÂÚ·Ù‹ÛÙ ·Ù· ºËÚ¿ ̤¯ÚÈ ÙËÓ ›· ·ÎÔÏÔ˘- ıÒÓÙ·˜ ÙÔ ÌÔÓÔ¿ÙÈ ¿Óˆ ÛÙÔ ÊÚ‡‰È Ù˘ ηÏÓÙ¤Ú·˜. ŒÙÛÈ ·ÔʇÁÂÙ ÙȘ ˘„Ë- Ϥ˜ ηÏÔηÈÚÈÓ¤˜ ıÂÚÌÔÎڷۛ˜. ñ ™Â ̤Ú˜ ÁÈÔÚÙ‹˜ ÚˆÙ‹ÛÙ ÙÔ˘˜ ÓÙÈÔ˘˜ Ó· Û·˜ ˘Ô‰Â›ÍÔ˘Ó ÔÈ· ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· ‹ ͈ÎÏ‹ÛÈ ÁÈÔÚÙ¿˙ÂÈ. Ó ¿Ù ÛÙÔ ·ÓËÁ‡ÚÈ ı· ¯ÔÚ¤„Ù ÓËÛÈÒÙÈÎÔ˘˜ ¯ÔÚÔ‡˜ Ì ÙË Û˘Óԉ›· ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·ÎÒÓ Â‰ÂÛÌ¿ÙˆÓ Î·È ¿ÊıÔÓÔ˘ ÎÚ·ÛÈÔ‡. ñ Renew your love vows with your other half and with magnificent view to the Caldera sunset! ñ Keep your ears open to the summer cultural and visual arts events. ñ Shiny pebbles, unique geological formations, black, white and red sand compose the magnificent sceneries of the island’s beaches. You will hardly find such fascinating beaches anywhere else in Greece. Don’t miss them! ñ No matter if it is by joining an organized excursion, or renting a boat, a mini-cruise to the volcano, to the youngest volcanic lands of the Eastern Mediterranean is certainly worthwhile! ñ The fact that the Akrotiri Archaeological Site remains closed to visitors is certainly a blow to archaeology fans. However, there is the alternative of the Museum of Prehistoric Thera in Fira, while the Ancient Thera in Mesa Vouno is also of great interest. ñ In the evening, relax by the sea or with a fabulous view to the Caldera, together with a glass of Vinsanto. This is the sweetest way to end your day. ñ Ó·ÓÂÒÛÙ ÚÎÔ˘˜ ·Á¿Ë˜ Ì ÙÔ ¿ÏÏÔ Û·˜ ÌÈÛ, ÙËÓ ÒÚ· Ô˘ ‰‡ÂÈ Ô ‹ÏÈÔ˜ ÛÙËÓ ·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·. ñ Œ¯ÂÙ ٷ ·˘ÙÈ¿ Û·˜ ·ÓÔȯٿ ÁÈ· ÙȘ ηÏÔηÈÚÈÓ¤˜ ηÏÏÈÙ¯ÓÈΤ˜ Î·È ÂÈηÛÙÈΤ˜ ÂΉËÏÒÛÂȘ. ñ°˘·ÏÈÛÙÂÚ¿ ‚ÙÛ·Ï·, ÌÔÓ·‰ÈÎÔ› ÁˆÏÔÁÈÎÔ› Û¯ËÌ·ÙÈÛÌÔ›, Ì·‡ÚË, ¿ÛÚË Î·È ÎÎÎÈÓË ¿ÌÌÔ˜ Û˘Óı¤ÙÔ˘Ó ¤Ó· ÌÔÓ·‰ÈÎÛÎËÓÈÎÛÙȘ ·Ú·Ï›Â˜ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡. π‰È·›ÙÂÚ˜ ·Ú·Ï›Â˜ Ô˘ ‰‡ÛÎÔÏ· ı· Û˘Ó·ÓÙ‹ÛÂÙÂ Î·È Û ¿ÏÏ· ̤ÚË Ù˘ ÏÏ¿‰·˜. ªËÓ ÙȘ ¯¿ÛÂÙÂ! ñ ›Ù Ì ÔÚÁ·ÓˆÌ¤ÓË ÂΉÚÔÌ‹, ›Ù ·Ó ÓÔÈÎÈ¿ÛÂÙ ȉȈÙÈο ÛοÊÔ˜, ÌÈ· Ì›ÓÈ ÎÚÔ˘·˙Ȥڷ ̤¯ÚÈ ÙÔ ËÊ·›ÛÙÂÈÔ, ÛÙË Ó·ÚÙÂÚË ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂȷ΋ ÁË Ù˘ Ó·ÙÔÏÈ΋˜ ªÂÛÔÁ›Ԣ, Û›ÁÔ˘Ú· ·Í›˙ÂÈ ÙÔÓ ÎÔ. ñ °È· ÙÔ˘˜ Ê›ÏÔ˘˜ Ù˘ ·Ú¯·ÈÔÏÔÁ›·˜, Û›ÁÔ˘Ú· ·ÔÙÂÏ› Ï‹ÁÌ· Ô ÎÏÂÈÛÙ˜ ·Ú¯·È- ÔÏÔÁÈΘ ¯ÒÚÔ˜ ÛÙÔ ÎÚˆÙ‹ÚÈ. Ô ªÔ˘ÛÂ›Ô ¶ÚÔ˚ÛÙÔÚÈ΋˜ £‹Ú·˜ ÛÙ· ºËÚ¿ ̈˜ ·ÔÙÂÏ› Ì›· ÂÓ·ÏÏ·ÎÙÈ΋ χÛË, ÂÓÒ È‰È·›ÙÂÚÔ ÂӉȷʤÚÔÓ ·ÚÔ˘ÛÈ¿˙ÂÈ Î·È Ë Ú¯·›· £‹Ú· ÛÙÔ ª¤Û· μÔ˘Ó. ñ ÷ϷÚÒÛÙ ÙÔ ‚Ú¿‰˘, ›Ù ‰›Ï· ÛÙË ı¿Ï·ÛÛ· ‹ ›Ù Ì ı¤· ÙËÓ K·ÏÓÙ¤Ú· ·Ú¤· Ì ¤Ó· ÔÙ‹ÚÈ vinsanto. ÈÔ ÁÏ˘Î˜ ÙÚÔ˜ Ó· ÎÏ›ÛÂÙ ÙË Ì¤Ú· Û·˜. 15

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Highlights of SantoriniDuring your stay on Santorini you will certainly discover many smalltreasures on your own; yet we do offer you some proposals which willmake your visit to the island even more interesting:ñ Pay a visit to one at least of Santorini’s wineries and taste the exceptional

wines produced from the volcanic grounds of the island. Here, you willsense the grandeur of the Assyrtiko wine.

ñ Taste the local products: cherry tomatoes, fava (split-peas puree), caper,white aubergine, katsouni (like a type of cucumber) a.o. No matter ifthey are prepared in a traditional or modern way, they will offer a uniquetaste to your palate.

ñ Enjoy the sunset in Caldera. Akrotiri, Megalochori, Fira, Firostefani,Imerovigli and Oia offer the same magnificent view!

ñ Wake up early in the morning and take a walking tour from Fira to Oiafollowing the path on the “eyebrow of Caldera”. In this way, you willavoid high temperatures which are very common during summer.

ñ On feasts, ask the locals to show you which church or chapel is celebrat-ing. If you join the festivities, you will dance to the rhythms of the Islandfolk music, accompanied by local specialties and plentiful wine.

∆· highlights Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘∞Ó Î·È Î·Ù¿ ÙË ‰È¿ÚÎÂÈ· Ù˘ ·Ú·ÌÔÓ‹˜ Û·˜ ÛÙË ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË ı· ·Ó·Î·Ï‡„ÂÙ ηÈÌfiÓÔÈ Û·˜ ÌÈÎÚÔ‡˜ ıËÛ·˘ÚÔ‡˜, Û·˜ οÓÔ˘Ì ÂÓ‰ÂÈÎÙÈΤ˜ ÚÔÙ¿ÛÂȘ Ô˘ ı· ο-ÓÔ˘Ó ÙËÓ Â›Û΄‹ Û·˜ ÛÙÔ ÓËÛ› ·ÎfiÌ· ÈÔ ÂӉȷʤÚÔ˘Û·:ñ ∂ÈÛÎÂÊı›Ù ÙÔ˘Ï¿¯ÈÛÙÔÓ ¤Ó· ·fi Ù· ÔÈÓÔÔÈ›· ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ Î·È Á¢Ù›Ù ٷ ȉÈ-

·›ÙÂÚ· ÎÚ·ÛÈ¿ Ô˘ ·Ú¿ÁÂÈ ÙÔ ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂÈ·Îfi ¤‰·ÊÔ˜ Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘. ∂‰Ò ı·Û˘Ó·ÓÙ‹ÛÂÙ fiÏÔ ÙÔ ÌÂÁ·ÏÂ›Ô ÙÔ˘ ·Û‡ÚÙÈÎÔ˘.

ñ ¢ÔÎÈÌ¿ÛÙ ٷ ·Ú·‰ÔÛȷο ÚÔ˚fiÓÙ·: ÓÙÔÌ·Ù¿ÎÈ, Ê¿‚·, ο·ÚË, ¿ÛÚË ÌÂÏÈ-Ù˙¿Ó·, ηÙÛÔ‡ÓÈ Î.¿.. ∂›Ù ̷ÁÂÈÚÂ̤ӷ Ì ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·ÎÔ‡˜ ÙÚfiÔ˘˜, ›Ù Û ÈÔÌÔÓÙ¤ÚÓ˜ ÂΉԯ¤˜, ı· ‰ÒÛÔ˘Ó Ì›· ͯˆÚÈÛÙ‹ Á‡ÛË ÛÙÔÓ Ô˘Ú·Ó›ÛÎÔ Û·˜.

ñ ∞ÔÏ·‡ÛÙ ÙÔ ËÏÈÔ‚·Û›ÏÂÌ· ÛÙËÓ ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·. ∞fi ÙÔ ∞ÎÚˆÙ‹ÚÈ, ÙÔ ªÂÁ·ÏÔ¯ÒÚÈ,Ù· ºËÚ¿, ÙÔ ºËÚÔÛÙÂÊ¿ÓÈ, ÙÔ ∏ÌÂÚÔ‚›ÁÏÈ ‹ ÙËÓ √›·, ÙÔ ·ÔÙ¤ÏÂÛÌ· Â›Ó·È ÂÍ›-ÛÔ˘ Ì·Á¢ÙÈÎfi.

ñ •ÂÎÈÓ‹ÛÙ ӈڛ˜ ÙÔ Úˆ› Î·È ÂÚ·Ù‹ÛÙ ·fi Ù· ºËÚ¿ ̤¯ÚÈ ÙËÓ √›· ·ÎÔÏÔ˘-ıÒÓÙ·˜ ÙÔ ÌÔÓÔ¿ÙÈ ¿Óˆ ÛÙÔ ÊÚ‡‰È Ù˘ ηÏÓÙ¤Ú·˜. ŒÙÛÈ ·ÔʇÁÂÙ ÙȘ ˘„Ë-Ϥ˜ ηÏÔηÈÚÈÓ¤˜ ıÂÚÌÔÎڷۛ˜.

ñ ™Â ̤Ú˜ ÁÈÔÚÙ‹˜ ÚˆÙ‹ÛÙ ÙÔ˘˜ ÓÙfiÈÔ˘˜ Ó· Û·˜ ˘Ô‰Â›ÍÔ˘Ó ÔÈ· ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· ‹ÍˆÎÏ‹ÛÈ ÁÈÔÚÙ¿˙ÂÈ. ∞Ó ¿Ù ÛÙÔ ·ÓËÁ‡ÚÈ ı· ¯ÔÚ¤„Ù ÓËÛÈÒÙÈÎÔ˘˜ ¯ÔÚÔ‡˜ ÌÂÙË Û˘Óԉ›· ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·ÎÒÓ Â‰ÂÛÌ¿ÙˆÓ Î·È ¿ÊıÔÓÔ˘ ÎÚ·ÛÈÔ‡.

ñ Renew your love vows with your other half and with magnificent view tothe Caldera sunset!

ñ Keep your ears open to the summer cultural and visual arts events.ñ Shiny pebbles, unique geological formations, black, white and red sand

compose the magnificent sceneries of the island’s beaches. You willhardly find such fascinating beaches anywhere else in Greece. Don’t missthem!

ñ No matter if it is by joining an organized excursion, or renting a boat, amini-cruise to the volcano, to the youngest volcanic lands of the EasternMediterranean is certainly worthwhile!

ñ The fact that the Akrotiri Archaeological Site remains closed to visitors iscertainly a blow to archaeology fans. However, there is the alternative ofthe Museum of Prehistoric Thera in Fira, while the Ancient Thera in MesaVouno is also of great interest.

ñ In the evening, relax by the sea or with a fabulous view to the Caldera,together with a glass of Vinsanto. This is the sweetest way to end yourday.

ñ ∞Ó·ÓÂÒÛÙ fiÚÎÔ˘˜ ·Á¿Ë˜ Ì ÙÔ ¿ÏÏÔ Û·˜ ÌÈÛfi, ÙËÓ ÒÚ· Ô˘ ‰‡ÂÈ Ô ‹ÏÈÔ˜ ÛÙËÓ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·.

ñ Œ¯ÂÙ ٷ ·˘ÙÈ¿ Û·˜ ·ÓÔȯٿ ÁÈ· ÙȘ ηÏÔηÈÚÈÓ¤˜ ηÏÏÈÙ¯ÓÈΤ˜ Î·È ÂÈηÛÙÈΤ˜ÂΉËÏÒÛÂȘ.

ñ °˘·ÏÈÛÙÂÚ¿ ‚fiÙÛ·Ï·, ÌÔÓ·‰ÈÎÔ› ÁˆÏÔÁÈÎÔ› Û¯ËÌ·ÙÈÛÌÔ›, Ì·‡ÚË, ¿ÛÚË Î·ÈÎfiÎÎÈÓË ¿ÌÌÔ˜ Û˘Óı¤ÙÔ˘Ó ¤Ó· ÌÔÓ·‰ÈÎfi ÛÎËÓÈÎfi ÛÙȘ ·Ú·Ï›Â˜ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡.π‰È·›ÙÂÚ˜ ·Ú·Ï›Â˜ Ô˘ ‰‡ÛÎÔÏ· ı· Û˘Ó·ÓÙ‹ÛÂÙÂ Î·È Û ¿ÏÏ· ̤ÚË Ù˘∂ÏÏ¿‰·˜. ªËÓ ÙȘ ¯¿ÛÂÙÂ!

ñ ∂›Ù Ì ÔÚÁ·ÓˆÌ¤ÓË ÂΉÚÔÌ‹, ›Ù ·Ó ÓÔÈÎÈ¿ÛÂÙ ȉȈÙÈο ÛοÊÔ˜, ÌÈ· Ì›ÓÈÎÚÔ˘·˙Ȥڷ ̤¯ÚÈ ÙÔ ËÊ·›ÛÙÂÈÔ, ÛÙË Ó·ÚfiÙÂÚË ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂȷ΋ ÁË Ù˘ ∞Ó·ÙÔÏÈ΋˜ªÂÛÔÁ›Ԣ, Û›ÁÔ˘Ú· ·Í›˙ÂÈ ÙÔÓ ÎfiÔ.

ñ °È· ÙÔ˘˜ Ê›ÏÔ˘˜ Ù˘ ·Ú¯·ÈÔÏÔÁ›·˜, Û›ÁÔ˘Ú· ·ÔÙÂÏ› Ï‹ÁÌ· Ô ÎÏÂÈÛÙfi˜ ·Ú¯·È-ÔÏÔÁÈÎfi˜ ¯ÒÚÔ˜ ÛÙÔ ∞ÎÚˆÙ‹ÚÈ. ∆Ô ªÔ˘ÛÂ›Ô ¶ÚÔ˚ÛÙÔÚÈ΋˜ £‹Ú·˜ ÛÙ· ºËÚ¿fï˜ ·ÔÙÂÏ› Ì›· ÂÓ·ÏÏ·ÎÙÈ΋ χÛË, ÂÓÒ È‰È·›ÙÂÚÔ ÂӉȷʤÚÔÓ ·ÚÔ˘ÛÈ¿˙ÂÈÎ·È Ë ∞Ú¯·›· £‹Ú· ÛÙÔ ª¤Û· µÔ˘Ófi.

ñ ÷ϷÚÒÛÙ ÙÔ ‚Ú¿‰˘, ›Ù ‰›Ï· ÛÙË ı¿Ï·ÛÛ· ‹ ›Ù Ì ı¤· ÙËÓ K·ÏÓÙ¤Ú··Ú¤· Ì ¤Ó· ÔÙ‹ÚÈ vinsanto. √ ÈÔ ÁÏ˘Îfi˜ ÙÚfiÔ˜ Ó· ÎÏ›ÛÂÙ ÙË Ì¤Ú· Û·˜.

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GeographySantorini’s group of islands is consisted of Thera, Thirasia, Aspronisi, Paleaand Nea Kameni (Volcanoes) islands and is located in the most southernpart of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea, 63 nautical miles north of Crete.The surface area of Thera is 73 sq. km. and its population, distributedamong thirteen villages, is 13.600 people, according to the 2001 census.Latitude: from 36 19’ 56’’ to 36 28’ 40’’ NLongitude: from 25 19’ 22’’ to 25 29’ 13’’ E

HistoryThe human presence on the island seems to be existed since the middle ofthe 3rd millennium B.C. The excavation at Akrotiri has confirmed thatman’s activity on the island continues until the eruption of the volcano inaround 1500 B.C., which entirely buried the island beneath very thicklayers of pozzuolona. All traces of human activity vanished from the islanduntil the end of the 13th century B.C.

According to Herodotus, the island was initially called Strongyle (theRound One). Later, because of its beauty, it was called Kalliste (the FairestOne). To Kalliste, came the Phoenicians and there they settled. After thePhoenicians, the Lacedaemonians arrived and gave the island the name of

°ÂˆÁÚ·Ê›·∆Ô ÓËÛȈÙÈÎfi Û‡ÌÏÂÁÌ· Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘ ·ÔÙÂÏÂ›Ù·È ·fi Ù· ÓËÛÈ¿: £‹Ú·,£ËÚ·Û›·, ∞ÛÚÔÓ‹ÛÈ, ¶·Ï·È¿ Î·È ¡¤· ∫·Ì¤ÓË (∏Ê·›ÛÙÂÈ·) Î·È ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È ÛÙÔ ÓÔ-ÙÈfiÙÂÚÔ ¿ÎÚÔ ÙˆÓ ∫˘ÎÏ¿‰ˆÓ, ÛÙÔ ∞ÈÁ·›Ô ¶¤Ï·ÁÔ˜, 63 Ó·˘ÙÈο Ì›ÏÈ· ‚fiÚÂÈ· Ù˘∫Ú‹Ù˘. ∏ ÂÈÊ¿ÓÂÈ¿ Ù˘ £‹Ú·˜ Â›Ó·È 73 Ù. ¯ÏÌ. Î·È Ô ÏËı˘ÛÌfi˜ Ù˘, ÌÔÈÚ·Ṳ̂-ÓÔ˜ Û ‰ÂηÙÚ›· ¯ˆÚÈ¿, Â›Ó·È 13.600 ¿ÙÔÌ· (Û‡Ìʈӷ Ì ÙËÓ ·ÔÁÚ·Ê‹ ÙÔ˘ 2001).°ÂˆÁÚ. ¶Ï¿ÙÔ˜: ·fi 36 19’ 56’’ ¤ˆ˜ 36 28’ 40’’ µ°ÂˆÁÚ. ª‹ÎÔ˜: ·fi 25 19’ 22’’ ¤ˆ˜ 25 29’ 13’’ A

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their leader, Theras. In the 9th century B.C. Thera, became an importantpoint on the communication route between the East and the West of thatera and adopted the Phoenician alphabet for writing the Greek language. Inabout 630 B.C. Therans reached the north coast of the African continentwhere they founded Cyrene, the only Theran colony. During the Classicalperiod in Greece (5th and 4th century B.C.) Thera did not play an impor-tant role in Hellenic events. During the Peloponesian War Thera sided withSparta, as expected. In Hellenistic times the island’s strategic position madeThera a precious base from which the warring campaigns of the successorsof Alexander the Great were launched in the Aegean.

Within the Roman Empire, Thera was nothing more than an insignificantsmall island. However, Christianity reached early the island and an organ-ized church was already existed by the 4th century A.C. The island was ofneither political nor military significance in Byzantine times althoughAlexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) founded the church of Panagia Episkopiat Gonia.

After the fall of Constantinople to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade(1204) the Duchy of Naxos was founded and Thera became the seat of oneof the four Catholic Bishops of the Duchy. The name Santorini was given atthat time by the Crusaders after the church of Aghia Irini (Santa Irene)

ıÂÙ› ÙÔ ÊÔÈÓÈÎÈÎfi ·ÏÊ¿‚ËÙÔ ÁÈ· ÙË ÁÚ·Ê‹ Ù˘ ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋˜ ÁÏÒÛÛ·˜. °‡Úˆ ÛÙ· 630.Ã. ÛÙ· ‚fiÚÂÈ· ·Ú¿ÏÈ· Ù˘ ∞ÊÚÈ΋˜ ȉڇÂÙ·È Ë ∫˘Ú‹ÓË, Ë ÌÔÓ·‰È΋ ·ÔÈΛ· ÙˆÓ£ËÚ·›ˆÓ. ∆Ô˘˜ ·ÈÒÓ˜ Ù˘ ∫Ï·ÛÈ΋˜ ∂Ô¯‹˜ ÛÙËÓ ∂ÏÏ¿‰· (5Ô˜ Î·È 4Ô˜ ·È. .Ã.)Ë £‹Ú· ‰ÂÓ ¤·ÈÍ ÛËÌ·ÓÙÈÎfi ÚfiÏÔ ÛÙ· ÂÏÏËÓÈο Ú¿ÁÌ·Ù·. ∆ÔÓ Î·ÈÚfi ÙÔ˘¶ÂÏÔÔÓÓËÛÈ·ÎÔ‡ ÔϤÌÔ˘, ηıÒ˜ ‹Ù·Ó Ê˘ÛÈÎfi, Ë £‹Ú· ‹Á Ì ÙÔ Ì¤ÚÔ˜ Ù˘™¿ÚÙ˘. ™Ù· ∂ÏÏËÓÈÛÙÈο ¯ÚfiÓÈ· Ë ÛÙÚ·ÙËÁÈ΋ ı¤ÛË ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ ¤Î·Ó ÙË £‹Ú·ÔχÙÈÌË ‚¿ÛË ÁÈ· ÙȘ ÔÏÂÌÈΤ˜ ÂȯÂÈÚ‹ÛÂȘ ÙˆÓ ‰È·‰fi¯ˆÓ ÙÔ˘ ªÂÁ¿ÏÔ˘∞ÏÂÍ¿Ó‰ÚÔ˘ ÛÙÔ ∞ÈÁ·›Ô.

™ÙËÓ ÙÂÚ¿ÛÙÈ· ƒˆÌ·˚΋ ∞˘ÙÔÎÚ·ÙÔÚ›· Ë £‹Ú· ‰ÂÓ Â›Ó·È ·Ú¿ ¤Ó· ÌÈÎÚÔÛÎÔ-ÈÎfi ÓËÛ›, fiÔ˘ fï˜ Ô ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÈÛÌfi˜ ¤ÊÙ·Û ӈڛ˜ Î·È Ê·›ÓÂÙ·È ˆ˜ ·fi ÙÔÓ Ù¤-Ù·ÚÙÔ ÎÈfiÏ·˜ ·ÈÒÓ· ˘‹Ú¯Â ÔÚÁ·ÓˆÌ¤ÓË ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·. √‡Ù ÔÏÈÙÈ΋, Ô‡Ù ȉȷ›ÙÂÚËÛÙÚ·ÙȈÙÈ΋ ÛËÌ·Û›· Ê·›ÓÂÙ·È ˆ˜ ›¯Â ÙÔ ÓËÛ› ÛÙ· µ˘˙·ÓÙÈÓ¿ ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ·Ú¿ ÙÔ fiÙÈÔ ∞ϤÍÈÔ˜ ∞’ Ô ∫ÔÌÓËÓfi˜ (1081-1118) ›‰Ú˘Û ÙÔ Ó·fi Ù˘ ¶·Ó·Á›·˜ ∂ÈÛÎÔ‹˜ ÛÙË°ˆÓÈ¿.

ªÂÙ¿ ÙËÓ ¿ÏˆÛË Ù˘ ∫ˆÓÛÙ·ÓÙÈÓÔ‡ÔÏ˘ ·fi ÙÔ˘˜ ™Ù·˘ÚÔÊfiÚÔ˘˜ Ù˘∆¤Ù·ÚÙ˘ ™Ù·˘ÚÔÊÔÚ›·˜ (1204) ȉڇıËΠÙÔ ¢Ô˘Î¿ÙÔ Ù˘ ¡¿ÍÔ˘ Î·È Ë £‹Ú· ¤ÁÈÓÂË ¤‰Ú· ÁÈ· ÙË Ì›· ·fi ÙȘ Ù¤ÛÛÂÚȘ Ï·ÙÈÓÈΤ˜ ÂÈÛÎÔ¤˜ ÙÔ˘ ¢Ô˘Î¿ÙÔ˘. ∆Ô fiÓÔÌ·™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË ÙÔ ‹Ú ÙfiÙ ·fi ÙÔ˘˜ ™Ù·˘ÚÔÊfiÚÔ˘˜, ηْ ¿ÏÏÔ˘˜ ·fi ÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·Ù˘ ∞Á›·˜ ∂ÈÚ‹Ó˘ (Santa Irini) Ô˘ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È ÛÙËÓ ¶ÂÚ›ÛÛ· Î·È Î·Ù’ ¿ÏÏÔ˘˜ ·fiÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Ù˘ ∞Á›·˜ ∂ÈÚ‹Ó˘ Ô˘ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È ÛÙË ƒ›‚· Ù˘ £ËÚ·ÛÈ¿˜.

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which some say was at Perissa and others say was at Riva on Thirasia. Inthe years of Frankish rule (1207-1579) although Santorini experienced thedevelopment of cotton cultivation and viticulture, the island suffered asmuch from piratical raids as from the rivalries between the local Latin rulersor between the Duke and the Sultan.

The Turkish dominion (1579-1821) resulted in the abolition of piracyand the development of international trade. The Santorinians created closecontacts with the great harbours of the Eastern Mediterranean (Alexandria,Constantinople, Odessa) where they founded important communities. In1821, Santorini with its shipping strength, took part in the fight for inde-pendence from the Turks, and in 1830 became part of the independentGreek state. Up until the beginning of the 20th century shipping, textiles,tomato production and viticulture were all flourishing. The change from sailto steam-driven ships and also the transportation of the island’s factories tomainland Greece had a great effect on the island’s economy. After the 1956earthquake there was a huge decrease in the population and an economiccatastrophe. Towards the end of the 70’s tourism began to develop, bring-ing economic relief to the island.

™Ù· ¯ÚfiÓÈ· Ù˘ ºÚ·ÁÎÔÎÚ·Ù›·˜ (1207 - 1579) ·Ú¿ ÙÔ fiÙÈ Ë ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË ÁÓÒ-ÚÈÛ ÙËÓ ·Ó¿Ù˘ÍË Ù˘ ‚·Ì‚·ÎÔηÏÏȤÚÁÂÈ·˜ Î·È Ù˘ ·ÌÂÏÔ˘ÚÁ›·˜, ÙÔ ÓËÛ› ˘¤-ÊÂÚ ÙfiÛÔ ·fi ÙȘ ÂÈÚ·ÙÈΤ˜ ÂȉÚÔ̤˜, fiÛÔ Î·È ·fi ÙÔ˘˜ ·ÓÙ·ÁˆÓÈÛÌÔ‡˜ ·Ó¿-ÌÂÛ· ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÙÔÈÎÔ‡˜ §·Ù›ÓÔ˘˜ ‰˘Ó¿ÛÙ˜ ‹ ·Ó¿ÌÂÛ· ÛÙÔ ¢Ô‡Î· Î·È ÙÔ ™Ô˘ÏÙ¿ÓÔ.∏ ÙÔ˘ÚÎÈ΋ ηٿÎÙËÛË (1579 - 1821) Û˘ÓÙ¤ÏÂÛ ÛÙËÓ Î·Ù·ÛÙÔÏ‹ Ù˘ ÂÈÚ·Ù›·˜Î·È ÛÙËÓ ·Ó¿Ù˘ÍË ÙÔ˘ ‰ÈÂıÓÔ‡˜ ÂÌÔÚ›Ô˘. √È ™·ÓÙÔÚÈÓÈÔ› ‰ËÌÈÔ‡ÚÁËÛ·Ó ÛÙÂÓ¤˜Û¯¤ÛÂȘ Ì ٷ ÌÂÁ¿Ï· ÏÈÌ¿ÓÈ· Ù˘ ·Ó·ÙÔÏÈ΋˜ ªÂÛÔÁ›Ԣ (∞ÏÂÍ¿Ó‰ÚÂÈ·,∫ˆÓÛÙ·ÓÙÈÓÔ‡ÔÏË, √‰ËÛÛfi), fiÔ˘ Î·È ›‰Ú˘Û·Ó ÛËÌ·ÓÙÈΤ˜ ·ÚÔÈ˘.∆Ô 1821 Ë ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË Û˘ÌÌÂÙ›¯Â Ì ٷ ÏÔ›· Ù˘ ÛÙÔÓ ·ÂÏ¢ıÂÚˆÙÈÎfi ·ÁÒÓ·

ÂÓ·ÓÙ›ÔÓ ÙˆÓ ∆Ô‡ÚÎˆÓ Î·È ÙÔ 1830 ÂÓÙ¿¯ıËΠÛÙÔ ÂχıÂÚÔ ÂÏÏËÓÈÎfi ÎÚ¿ÙÔ˜.ª¤¯ÚÈ ÙȘ ·Ú¯¤˜ ÙÔ˘ 20Ô˘ ·ÈÒÓ· ·ÓıÔ‡Ó Ë Ó·˘ÙÈÏ›·, Ë ÎψÛÙԸʷÓÙÔ˘ÚÁ›·, Ë ÂÂ-ÍÂÚÁ·Û›· ÙÔÌ¿Ù·˜ Î·È Ë ÔÈÓÔÔÈ›·. ∆Ô ¤Ú·ÛÌ· fï˜ ·fi Ù· ÈÛÙÈÔÊfiÚ· ÛÙ· ·ÙÌÔ-ΛÓËÙ· ÏÔ›· Î·È Ë ÌÂÙ·ÊÔÚ¿ ÙˆÓ ÂÚÁÔÛÙ·Û›ˆÓ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ ÛÙËÓ ËÂÈÚˆÙÈ΋∂ÏÏ¿‰·, ¤ÏËÍ·Ó ÙËÓ ÔÈÎÔÓÔÌ›· ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡.

ªÂÙ¿ ÙÔ ÛÂÈÛÌfi ÙÔ˘ 1956 Ô ÏËı˘ÛÌfi˜ ÌÂÈÒıËΠÔχ Î·È ˘‹ÚÍ ÔÈÎÔÓÔÌÈ-΋ ηٷÛÙÚÔÊ‹. √ ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÌfi˜ Ô˘ ¿Ú¯ÈÛ ÛÙÔ Ù¤ÏÔ˜ Ù˘ ‰ÂηÂÙ›·˜ ÙÔ˘ ’70 ¤ÊÂÚÂÎ·È ÙËÓ ÔÈÎÔÓÔÌÈ΋ ·Ó¿Î·Ì„Ë ÛÙÔ ÓËÛ›.

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Santorini, a “window” for volcanologyBy Professor Michalis Fytikas*

The Santorini group of islands is unique as it is probably the only volcano inthe world with its caldera in the sea. All of Santorini’s islands were formedlargely due to the volcanic activity and constitute a compound volcano.Twelve huge explosions occurred, one every 20.000 years approximately,during the last period of volcanism. Each violent explosion caused the collapseof the volcano’s central part and the creation of a large crater (caldera). Thevolcano however managed to recreate itself over and over again.

The last large explosion occurred 3.600 years ago (during the MinoanAge) when the igneous material (mainly ash, pumice and lava stones)covered the three islands (Thera, Thirasia andAspronisi) together with a thriving prehistoric civiliza-tion, evidence of which was found during theexcavations of Akrotiri in Thera. The huge amount ofnew matter did not only create stretches of flat fertileland, but it is also responsible for the formation of thewell-known external beaches. The solid material andgases emerging from the volcano’s interior created a big

™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË, ¤Ó· «·ÓÔÈÎÙfi» ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂÈÔÏÔÁÈÎfi ‚È‚Ï›Ô∞fi ÙÔÓ Î·ıËÁËÙ‹ ªÈ¯¿ÏË º˘Ù›Î·*

∆Ô ÓËÛȈÙÈÎfi Û‡ÌÏÂÁÌ· Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘ ·ÔÙÂÏ› ÌÔÓ·‰È΋ ۯ‰fiÓ ÂÚ›ÙˆÛËÛÙÔÓ ÎfiÛÌÔ ÂÓfi˜ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›Ԣ Ô˘ ¤¯ÂÈ Î·Ï‰¤Ú· ̤۷ ÛÙË ı¿Ï·ÛÛ·. ŸÏ· Ù· ÓËÛÈ¿Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘ Û¯ËÌ·Ù›ÛıËÎ·Ó Î‡ÚÈ· ·fi ÙËÓ ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂȷ΋ ‰Ú¿ÛË Î·È ·ÔÙÂÏÔ‡Ó¤Ó· Û‡ÓıÂÙÔ ÔÈÎÔ‰fiÌËÌ·. ¢Ò‰Âη ÙÂÚ¿ÛÙȘ ÂÎÚ‹ÍÂȘ, Ì›· οı 20.000 ¯ÚfiÓÈ· Â-Ú›Ô˘, ¤ÁÈÓ·Ó ÛÙËÓ ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›· ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô Ù˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂÈfiÙËÙ·˜. K¿ı ‚›·ÈË ¤ÎÚËÍË Î·-Ù¤ÏËÁ ÛÙË ‰ËÌÈÔ˘ÚÁ›· ‚˘ı›ÛÌ·ÙÔ˜ (ηω¤Ú·˜), ÁÎÚÂÌ›˙ÔÓÙ·˜ ÙÔ ÌÂÁ·Ï‡ÙÂÚÔ ÎÂ-ÓÙÚÈÎfi ÙÌ‹Ì· ÙÔ˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›Ԣ, Ô˘ ÂÈ̤ÓÂÈ fï˜ Ó· ÔÈÎÔ‰ÔÌÂ›Ù·È Í·Ó¿ Î·È Í·Ó¿.∏ ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›· ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ¤ÎÚËÍË ¤ÁÈÓ ÚÈÓ 3.600 ÂÚ›Ô˘ ¯ÚfiÓÈ· (ÛÙË «ÌÈÓˆÈ΋»

ÂÔ¯‹) Î·È Ù· ˘Ú·Îو̤ӷ ˘ÏÈο (΢ڛˆ˜ Ù¤ÊÚ· Î·È ÂÏ·ÊÚfiÂÙÚ·), ÛΤ·Û·Ó Ù·ÙÚ›· ÓËÛÈ¿ (£‹Ú·, £ËÚ·ÛÈ¿, ∞ÛÚÔÓ‹ÛÈ) Î·È Ì·˙› ¤Ó· ·ÎÌ·ÈfiÙ·ÙÔ ÚÔ˚ÛÙÔÚÈÎfiÔÏÈÙÈÛÌfi, ‰Â›ÁÌ· ÙÔ˘ ÔÔ›Ô˘ ‚Ú¤ıËΠÛÙȘ ·Ó·Ûηʤ˜ ÙÔ˘ ∞ÎÚˆÙËÚ›Ô˘. ∏ ÙÂÚ¿ÛÙÈ· ÔÛfiÙËÙ· ÙˆÓ ˘ÏÈÎÒÓ ‰ËÌÈÔ‡ÚÁËÛÂ Î·È Â‡ÊÔÚ˜ ‰ÈÓ¤˜ ÂÎÙ¿ÛÂȘ,

·ÏÏ¿ Î·È ÙȘ ÁÓˆÛÙ¤˜ Â͈ÙÂÚÈΤ˜ ·Ú·Ï›Â˜. ∆· ÛÙÂÚ¿ Î·È Ù· ·¤ÚÈ· Ô˘ ‚Á‹Î·Ó ·fiÙ· ÛˆıÈο ÙÔ˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›Ԣ, ‰ËÌÈÔ‡ÚÁËÛ·Ó ·fi οو ÙÔ˘ ¤Ó· ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔ ÎÂÓfi Î·È ¤ÙÛÈÁÎÚÂÌ›ÛÙËΠÙÔ ÎÂÓÙÚÈÎfi ÙÔ˘ ÙÌ‹Ì·, οÓÔÓÙ·˜ ÌÈ· ÙÂÚ¿ÛÙÈ· ¯Ô¿ÓË, ÙË ÛËÌÂÚÈÓ‹∫·Ï‰¤Ú·, Ì ‰È·ÛÙ¿ÛÂȘ 8¯4 ¯ÏÌ. Î·È ‚¿ıÔ˜ ̤¯ÚÈ 400 Ì. οو ·fi ÙË ı¿Ï·ÛÛ·.

“vacuum” underneath. This caused the collapse of the central part and thecreation of an enormous “pot” - the today’s Caldera - with a size of 8x4km and a depth of up to 400 m below the sea level.

Following this explosion, the volcanic activity continued through timewith slower pace, building two islets inside the Caldera, the Palea (Old) andNea (New) Kameni. The latter is the newest land in the Mediterranean asit was formed by lava between 438 and 61 years ago. The round craters,hot fumaroles, new minerals, and gushing warm multi-coloured water,impress visitors. The collapse of the central part of the volcano created theCaldera’s slopes and cliffs, “gremna” as local called them, and it is possiblefor visitors to take a tour by sea within the “internal” part-the offspring ofthe active volcano. In this way one may come close to the volcano and geta very realistic picture of its slopes, which stretch in a total length of 25 kmand reach a height of 100-300 m above the sea level, acquiring a betterunderstanding of its development and the way in which the volcano acted.The variety of rocks, the alternation of their colours, the way in which theyrelate to each other and the details of the volcanic shaping are all extremelyimpressive. The natural light that falls on the slopes is different eachmoment of the day and offers unique views throughout the year.

ªÂÙ¿, Ë ÈÛÙÔÚÈ΋ È· ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂȷ΋ ‰Ú·ÛÙËÚÈfiÙËÙ· Û˘Ó¯›ÛÙËΠÔχ ÈÔ ‹È·Î·È ÔÈÎÔ‰fiÌËÛ ̤۷ ÛÙËÓ ∫·Ï‰¤Ú· Ù· ÓËÛ¿ÎÈ· Ù˘ ¶·ÏÈ¿˜ Î·È Ù˘ ¡¤·˜ ∫·Ì¤Ó˘.∏ ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›· ·ÔÙÂÏ› ÙË ÓÂfiÙÂÚË ¯¤ÚÛ· ÁË Ù˘ ªÂÛÔÁ›Ԣ, ·ÊÔ‡ ÔÈ Ï¿‚˜ Ù˘ Û¯Ë-Ì·Ù›ÛıËÎ·Ó ÌfiÏȘ 438 ¤ˆ˜ 61 ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ·fi Û‹ÌÂÚ·. √È ÎÚ·Ù‹Ú˜, ÔÈ ıÂṲ́˜ ·ÙÌ›‰Â˜, Ù· Ó¤· ÔÚ˘ÎÙ¿, Ù· ˙ÂÛÙ¿ Ôχ¯ÚˆÌ· ·fi Ù·

‰È·Ï‡Ì·Ù· ÓÂÚ¿ Ô˘ ·Ó·‚χ˙Ô˘Ó, ÂÓÙ˘ˆÛÈ¿˙Ô˘Ó ÙÔ˘˜ ÂÈÛΤÙ˜ ÙˆÓ ‰‡Ô Ó¤ˆÓÓËÛÈÒÓ. ∏ ηٷÎÚ‹ÌÓÈÛË ÙÔ˘ ÎÂÓÙÚÈÎÔ‡ ÙÌ‹Ì·ÙÔ˜ ÙÔ˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›Ԣ ‰ËÌÈÔ‡ÚÁËÛ ÙȘ·fiÙÔ̘ Ï·ÁȤ˜ Ù˘ ∫·Ï‰¤Ú·˜, Ù· «ÁÎÚÂÌÓ¿» ÙˆÓ ÓÙfiȈÓ, Ô˘ οÓÔ˘Ó ‰˘Ó·Ù‹ÌÈ· ı·Ï·ÛÛÈÓ‹ ÂÚÈ‹ÁËÛË ÛÙÔ «ÂÛˆÙÂÚÈÎfi», ÛÙ· ÛÏ¿¯Ó· ÙÔ˘ ÂÓÂÚÁÔ‡ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›-Ô˘. ∞ÁÁ›˙ÂȘ Î·È ‚ϤÂȘ ¤ÙÛÈ Ì ڷÁÌ·ÙÈΤ˜ ÂÈÎfiÓ˜ ÙË ‰ÔÌ‹ ÙÔ˘, ‰È·‚¿˙ÂȘ ÙȘ ÏÂ-ÙÔ̤ÚÂȘ ÙˆÓ Ú·ÓÒÓ ÛÂ Û˘ÓÔÏÈÎfi Ì‹ÎÔ˜ 25 ¯ÏÌ. Î·È Û ‡„Ë 100-300 Ì. ¿Óˆ·’ ÙÔ ÓÂÚfi, ηٷÓÔ›˜ ÙËÓ ÂͤÏÈÍË Î·È ÙÔÓ ÙÚfiÔ Ô˘ ÏÂÈÙÔ‡ÚÁËÛ ÙÔ ËÊ·›ÛÙÂÈÔ. ∏ ÔÈÎÈÏ›· ÙˆÓ ÂÙڈ̿وÓ, Ë ÂÓ·ÏÏ·Á‹ ÙˆÓ ¯ÚˆÌ¿ÙˆÓ ÙÔ˘˜, Ë ÌÂٷ͇ ÙÔ˘˜

Û˘Û¯¤ÙÈÛË, ÔÈ ÏÂÙÔ̤ÚÂȘ ÙˆÓ ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂÈ·ÎÒÓ Û¯ËÌ·ÙÈÛÌÒÓ ÂÓÙ˘ˆÛÈ¿˙Ô˘Ó. √Ê˘ÛÈÎfi˜ ʈÙÈÛÌfi˜ ÙˆÓ Ú·ÓÒÓ Â›Ó·È ‰È·ÊÔÚÂÙÈÎfi˜ Û οı ÛÙÈÁÌ‹ Ù˘ ̤ڷ˜ ηȉËÌÈÔ˘ÚÁ› ͯˆÚÈÛÙ¤˜ ÂÈÎfiÓ˜ Û’ fiÏË ÙË ‰È¿ÚÎÂÈ· ÙÔ˘ ¯ÚfiÓÔ˘.

¢È¿ÊÔÚ˜ ‰È·‰ÚÔ̤˜ ÛÙË ÛÙÂÚÈ¿, ÎÔÓÙ¿ ÛÙ· «¯Â›ÏË» Ù˘ ∫·Ï‰¤Ú·˜, Û˘ÌÏËÚÒ-ÓÔ˘Ó ÙËÓ ÂÈÎfiÓ· ·fi ÙË ı¿Ï·ÛÛ·. ªÂÚÈΤ˜ Ê˘ÛÈΤ˜ ÙÔ̤˜ Î·È Ù· ·ÏÈ¿ ÔÚ˘¯Â›·ÛÙ· ‰‡Ô ÌÂÁ·Ï‡ÙÂÚ· ÓËÛÈ¿ ÚÔÛʤÚÔÓÙ·È Â›Û˘ ÁÈ· ·Ú·Ù‹ÚËÛË, Â̤‰ˆÛË Î·ÈÙÂÏÈο ÁÈ· ·fiÏ·˘ÛË Ù˘ ÙÂÚ¿ÛÙÈ·˜ ÔÈÎÈÏ›·˜ ÙˆÓ ÁˆÏÔÁÈÎÒÓ ‰ÔÌÒÓ Î·È Û¯ËÌ·-

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The view from the sea is made complete thanks to various routes inland, close to the Caldera rim. In addition, some of the natural cross-sections and the old quarries on the two larger islands (Thera and Thirasia)offer the opportunity for observation, consolidation and finally the delightof experiencing a wide range of geological structures and forms. Finally, thepanoramic view from various points at the top of the caldera helps theimagination to comprehend the phenomena and simplify the historicevolution of the volcanic events on the two Kameni islands.

It is clear that a huge natural geological-volcanological museum hasbeen created in Santorini, ideal for observing the structural formation anddevelopment of a classic volcano, easy to explore and providing an alluringinvitation into the world of volcanology. It offers for free a colored, three-dimensional open “window” which is accessible not only to specialists butto all visitors of the island.

* Michalis Fytikas Professor Emeritus, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Geology

ÙÈÛÌÒÓ. ∆¤ÏÔ˜, Ë ·ÓÔÚ·ÌÈ΋ ı¤· ·fi ‰È·ÊÔÚÂÙÈο ÛËÌ›· ÙÔ˘ «ÊÚ˘‰ÈÔ‡» Ù˘∫·Ï‰¤Ú·˜ ‚ÔËı¿ ÙË Ê·ÓÙ·Û›· Ó· ηٷÓÔ‹ÛÂÈ Ù· Ê·ÈÓfiÌÂÓ· Î·È Ó· ·ÏÔÔÈ‹ÛÂÈ ÙËÓÂͤÏÈÍË ÙˆÓ ÈÛÙÔÚÈÎÒÓ ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂÈ·ÎÒÓ ÁÂÁÔÓfiÙˆÓ ÛÙȘ ‰‡Ô ∫·Ì¤Ó˜. ∂›Ó·È ÚÔÊ·Ó¤˜ fiÙÈ ÛÙË ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË ‰ËÌÈÔ˘ÚÁ‹ıËΠ¤Ó· ÙÂÚ¿ÛÙÈÔ ˘·›ıÚÈÔ ÁÂ-

ˆÏÔÁÈÎfi-ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂÈ·Îfi ÌÔ˘Û›Ô, ȉ·ÓÈÎfi˜ ¯ÒÚÔ˜ ÁÈ· ·Ú·Ù‹ÚËÛË ÙˆÓ ‰ÈÂÚÁ·ÛÈÒÓÔÈÎÔ‰fiÌËÛ˘ Î·È ÂͤÏÈ͢ ÂÓfi˜ ÎÏ·ÛÈÎÔ‡ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›Ԣ, ‡ÎÔÏÔ˘ ÁÈ· ‰ÈÂÚ‡ÓËÛË Î·ÈÂÏ΢ÛÙÈÎÔ‡ ÁÈ· ̇ËÛË ÛÙËÓ ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂÈÔÏÔÁ›·, ·ÊÔ‡ ‰È·Ù›ıÂÙ·È ‰ˆÚ¿Ó, Û·Ó ¤Ó· ¤Á-¯ÚˆÌÔ, ÙÚÈۉȿÛÙ·ÙÔ Ê˘ÛÈÎfi «·ÓÔÈÎÙfi» ‚È‚Ï›Ô, ÚÔÛÈÙfi Û fiÏÔ˘˜ ÙÔ˘˜ ÂÈÛΤÙÂ˜Î·È fi¯È ÌfiÓÔ ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÂȉÈÎÔ‡˜.

* ªÈ¯¿Ï˘ º˘Ù›Î·˜√ÌfiÙÈÌÔ˜ ηıËÁËÙ‹˜ ÙÔ˘ ∞ÚÈÛÙÔÙ¤ÏÂÈÔ˘ ¶·ÓÂÈÛÙËÌ›Ô˘ £ÂÛÛ·ÏÔӛ΢,∆Ì‹Ì·ÙÔ˜ °ÂˆÏÔÁ›·˜

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The eruption of the 17th Century B.C.By Dr. Georges Vougioukalakis*

In the late 17th century B.C. a huge eruption of Santorini’s volcanooccurred. The eruption, which is also called Minoan, destroyed every traceof life from all the group of islands, keeping underneath the great layer ofashes that it deposited, the unique wealth of Prehistoric Santorini that theexcavations at Akrotiri are bringing to light during the last four decades.

The huge eruption before the Minoan age occurred 21.000 years agoand gave the shape of the island in which Santorinians of the late BronzeAge inhabited. The then Santorini was united from Aspronisi to Faros. Asmall channel between Faros and Aspronisi was allowing the sea to enterinto a caldera, where on its centre was the top of anunderwater volcano similar to the one we meet in thetoday’s Palea and Nea Kameni.

The first, classical dating of the eruption was basedupon comparative research of the potter technique andfrom Egyptian sources and was defined approximately in1500 B.C. The absolute dating that we had until April2006 was giving at least 100 to 150 years older age and

∏ ¤ÎÚËÍË ÙÔ˘ 17Ô˘ .Ã. ·ÈÒÓ·∞fi ÙÔÓ ¢Ú·. °ÈÒÚÁË µÔ˘ÁÈÔ˘Î·Ï¿ÎË*

™Ù· Ù¤ÏË ÙÔ˘ 17Ô˘ .Ã. ·ÈÒÓ· ÂΉËÏÒıËΠÌÈ· ÙÂÚ¿ÛÙÈ· ¤ÎÚËÍË ÙÔ˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›Ԣ Ù˘™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘. ∏ ¤ÎÚËÍË ·˘Ù‹, Ô˘ ·ÔηÏÂ›Ù·È Î·È ªÈÓˆÈ΋, ·Ê¿ÓÈÛ οı ›¯ÓÔ˜˙ˆ‹˜ ·fi fiÏÔ ÙÔ ÓËÛÈÒÙÈÎÔ Û‡ÌÏÂÁÌ·, ‰È·Ê˘Ï¿ÙÙÔÓÙ·˜ οو ·fi Ù· ÌÂÁ¿Ï· ¿¯ËÙ¤ÊÚ·˜ Ô˘ ·¤ıÂÛÂ, ÙÔ ÌÔÓ·‰ÈÎfi ÏÔ‡ÙÔ Ù˘ ÚÔ˚ÛÙÔÚÈ΋˜ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘, Ô˘ ¤Ú-¯ÂÙ·È ÛÙÔ Êˆ˜ ÙȘ ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›Â˜ Ù¤ÛÛÂÚȘ ‰ÂηÂٛ˜, Ì ÙȘ ·Ó·Ûηʤ˜ ÛÙÔ ∞ÎÚˆÙ‹ÚÈ.∏ ÚÔËÁÔ‡ÌÂÓË Ù˘ ªÈÓˆÈ΋˜ ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ¤ÎÚËÍË ÂΉËÏÒıËΠÚÈÓ 21.000 ¯ÚfiÓÈ·, ηȉȷÌfiÚʈÛ ÙÔ ÓËÛ› ¿Óˆ ÛÙÔ ÔÔ›Ô Î·ÙÔÈÎÔ‡Û·Ó ÔÈ ™·ÓÙÔÚÈÓÈÔ› Ù˘ ‡ÛÙÂÚ˘ ÂÔ-¯‹˜ ÙÔ˘ ÷ÏÎÔ‡. ∏ ÙfiÙ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË, ‹Ù·Ó ÂÓÈ·›· ·fi ÙÔ º¿ÚÔ ˆ˜ ÙÔ ∞ÛÚÔÓ‹ÛÈ.ªÈ· ÌÈÎÚ‹ ‰›Ô‰Ô˜ ÌÂٷ͇ º¿ÚÔ˘ Î·È ∞ÛÚÔÓËÛ›Ô˘ ¤ÙÚ ÛÙË ı¿Ï·ÛÛ· Ó· ÂÈ-Û¤Ú¯ÂÙ·È Û ̛· ηω¤Ú·, ÛÙÔ Î¤ÓÙÚÔ Ù˘ ÔÔ›·˜ ¯¤ÚÛÂ˘Â Ë ÎÔÚ˘Ê‹ ÂÓfi˜ ˘Ôı·-Ï¿ÛÛÈÔ˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›Ԣ ·ÓÙ›ÛÙÔÈ¯Ô˘ Ì ÙȘ ÛËÌÂÚÈÓ¤˜ ∫·Ì¤Ó˜. ∏ ÚÒÙË, ÎÏ·ÛÈ΋ ¯ÚÔÓÔÏfiÁËÛË Ù˘ ¤ÎÚË͢ ‚·Û›ÛÙËΠÛÂ Û˘ÁÎÚÈÙÈΤ˜ ÌÂϤ-

Ù˜ Ù˘ Ù¯ÓÈ΋˜ ÙˆÓ ·ÁÁ›ˆÓ Î·È Û ∞ÈÁ˘ÙȷΤ˜ ËÁ¤˜ Î·È ÔÚ›ÛÙËΠÂÚ›Ô˘ ÙÔ1500 .Ã. √È ·fiÏ˘Ù˜ ¯ÚÔÓÔÏÔÁ‹ÛÂȘ Ô˘ ‰È·ı¤Ù·Ì ̤¯ÚÈ ÙÔÓ ∞Ú›ÏÈÔ 2006 ¤‰È-Ó·Ó ËÏÈ˘ ÙÔ˘Ï¿¯ÈÛÙÔÓ 100-150 ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ·Ï·ÈfiÙÂÚ˜ Î·È ÚÔ¤Ú¯ÔÓÙ·Ó ·fi ÙÚÂȘ‰È·ÊÔÚÂÙÈΤ˜ ÌÂıfi‰Ô˘˜: ÙÔ Ú·‰ÈÂÓÂÚÁfi ¿Óıڷη, ÙË ‰ÂÓÙÚÔ-¯ÚÔÓÔÏfiÁËÛË (̤ÙÚË-ÛË ÙˆÓ ÂÙ‹ÛÈˆÓ ÔÚÈ˙fiÓÙˆÓ Â·‡ÍËÛ˘ ÙˆÓ ÎÔÚÌÒÓ ‰¤ÓÙÚˆÓ Ô˘ ˙Ô˘Ó ÔÏϤ˜ ¯È-

derived from three different methods: the radiocarbon, the dendrochrono-logy dating (measurement of the yearly augmentation layers of tree trunksthat live many thousands of years) and the ice-core dating (determinationof the past time through the measurement of the yearly augmentationlayers of the ice).

The recent radiocarbon dating (April 2006) of an olive tree branch thatwas buried under the ashes of the Minoan eruption, gave the age between1627 and 1600 B.C. with more likely the one of the 1613-1614 B.C.

ÏÈ¿‰Â˜ ¯ÚfiÓÈ·) Î·È ÙËÓ ·ÁÔ-¯ÚÔÓÔÏfiÁËÛË (ÚÔÛ‰ÈÔÚÈÛÌÔ‡ ÙÔ˘ ·ÚÂÏıfiÓÙÔ˜¯ÚfiÓÔ˘ ̤ۈ Ù˘ ̤ÙÚËÛ˘ ÙˆÓ ÂÙ‹ÛÈˆÓ ÔÚÈ˙fiÓÙˆÓ Â·‡ÍËÛ˘ ÙÔ˘ ¿ÁÔ˘). ∞fi ÙËÓ ÚfiÛÊ·ÙË ¯ÚÔÓÔÏfiÁËÛË (∞Ú›ÏÈÔ˜ 2006) Ì 14C ÂÓfi˜ ÎÏ·‰ÈÔ‡ ÂÏÈ¿˜

Ô˘ ı¿ÊÙËΠ·fi ÙËÓ Ù¤ÊÚ· Ù˘ ªÈÓˆÈ΋˜ ¤ÎÚË͢, ÚÔ·ÙÂÈ ËÏÈΛ· ÌÂٷ͇ ÙÔ˘1627 Î·È ÙÔ˘ 1600 .Ã. Ì Èı·ÓfiÙÂÚÔ ÙÔ 1613-1614 .Ã.

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As far as the magnitude of the eruption is concerned, the findings ofintensive submarine research give the estimation that the mass of the mat-ter from the Minoan eruption was 55 km3 magma or approximately 150billion tons of rock. Under this estimation, the Minoan eruption of Santorinisurpasses by far the one of the Tampora in 1815 (~50 km3) and it is nowin the first place of volcano eruption magnitude of the last 10.000 years inthe entire world.

Santorini and the neighboring islands spread in 50-60 kilometers werecompletely destroyed. The lack of early forerunner phenomena and the ex-tremely fast process of the eruption sequence do not leave room for spec-ulating that the people of the island could have abandoned it. The areas ofthe eastern Aegean and Minor Asia that were covered by thin ash and suf-fered from the volcanic winter of the following two years had seriousproblems of survival. The consecutive tsunamis that were caused by theeruption devastated the coasts of the nearby islands and north Crete.However, the size of these consequences in Crete, besides that there is atime inconsistency, it cannot justify the beginning of Minoan civilization’sdecline.

* Dr. Georges Vougioukalakis, Volcanologist

™Â fi,ÙÈ ·ÊÔÚ¿ ÛÙÔ Ì¤ÁÂıÔ˜ Ù˘ ¤ÎÚË͢, Ù· ·ÔÙÂϤÛÌ·Ù· ÂÎÙÂÙ·Ì¤ÓˆÓ ÂÚ¢-ÓÒÓ ‰›ÓÔ˘Ó ·˘Ù‹ ÙËÓ ÂÎÙ›ÌËÛË fiÙÈ Ô fiÁÎÔ˜ ÙˆÓ ÚÔ˚fiÓÙˆÓ Ù· ÔÔ›· ·Ú‹Á·Á ˪ÈÓˆÈ΋ ¤ÎÚËÍË ‹Ù·Ó 60 ¯ÏÌ.3 Ì¿ÁÌ·, ‹ ÂÚ›Ô˘ 150 ‰ÈÛÂηÙÔÌ̇ÚÈ· ÙfiÓÔ˘˜ Â-ÙÚÒÌ·ÙÔ˜. ªÂ ·˘Ù‹ ÙËÓ ÂÎÙ›ÌËÛË, Ë ªÈÓˆÈ΋ ¤ÎÚËÍË Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘ ÍÂÂÚӿηٿ Ôχ ÙËÓ ¤ÎÚËÍË ÙÔ˘ ∆·ÌfiÚ· ÙÔ 1815 (~50 ¯ÏÌ.3), Î·È ·Ó‚·›ÓÂÈ ÛÙËÓÚÒÙË ı¤ÛË ÌÂÁ¤ıÔ˘˜ ¤ÎÚË͢ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›Ԣ ÙˆÓ ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›ˆÓ 10.000 ÂÙÒÓ Û ÔÏfi-ÎÏËÚÔ ÙÔÓ ÎfiÛÌÔ. ∏ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË Î·È Ù· ÎÔÓÙÈÓ¿ ÓËÛÈ¿ Û ·ÎÙ›Ó· 50-60 ¯ÈÏÈÔ̤ÙÚˆÓ Î·Ù·ÛÙÚ¿ÊË-

Î·Ó ÔÏÔÛ¯ÂÚÒ˜. ∏ ·Ô˘Û›· Úfi‰ÚÔÌˆÓ Ê·ÈÓÔÌ¤ÓˆÓ Î·È Ë Ù·¯Â›· ÂͤÏÈÍË Ù˘¤ÎÚË͢ ‰ÂÓ ÂÈÙÚ¤ÂÈ Ó· ıˆÚËı› Èı·Ófi fiÙÈ ÔÈ Î¿ÙÔÈÎÔÈ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ ›¯·Ó ÙË ‰˘-Ó·ÙfiÙËÙ· Ó· ÙÔ ÂÁηٷÏ›„Ô˘Ó. √ ÂÚÈÔ¯¤˜ ÙÔ˘ ·Ó·ÙÔÏÈÎÔ‡ ∞ÈÁ·›Ô˘ Î·È Ù˘ªÈÎÚ¿˜ ∞Û›·˜ Ô˘ ηχÊıËÎ·Ó ·fi ÏÂÙ‹ ÛÙ¿¯ÙË Î·È ‰ÔÎÈÌ¿ÛÙËÎ·Ó ¤ÓÙÔÓ· ·fiÙÔÓ ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂÈ·Îfi ¯ÂÈÌÒÓ· ÙˆÓ ÂfiÌÂÓˆÓ ‰‡Ô ÂÙÒÓ, ·ÓÙÈÌÂÙÒÈÛ·Ó Ôχ ÛÔ‚·Ú¿ÚÔ‚Ï‹Ì·Ù· ‰È·‚›ˆÛ˘. ∆· ·ÏÏ¿ÏÏËÏ· ·ÏÈÚÚÔ˚ο ·̷ٷ Ô˘ ÚÔοÏÂÛ ۿ-ÚˆÛ·Ó ÙȘ ·ÎÙ¤˜ ÙˆÓ ÎÔÓÙÈÓÒÓ ÓËÛÈÒÓ Î·È Ù˘ ‚fiÚÂÈ·˜ ∫Ú‹Ù˘. ∆Ô Ì¤ÁÂıÔ˜ ·˘ÙÒÓÙˆÓ ÂÈÙÒÛÂˆÓ fï˜ ÛÙËÓ ∫Ú‹ÙË, ¤Ú· ·fi ÙË ÌË ¯ÚÔÓÈ΋ Û‡ÌÙˆÛË, ‰ÂÓ ÌÔ-Ú› Ó· ‰ÈηÈÔÏÔÁ‹ÛÂÈ ÙËÓ ¤Ó·ÚÍË Ù˘ ·Ú·ÎÌ‹˜ ÙÔ˘ ªÈÓˆÈÎÔ‡ ÔÏÈÙÈÛÌÔ‡.

* ¢Ú. °ÈÒÚÁ˘ µÔ˘ÁÈÔ˘Î·Ï¿Î˘, ∏Ê·ÈÛÙÂÈÔÏfiÁÔ˜

3 million years before present: Pre-Volcanic Santorini3 ÂηÙÔÌ̇ÚÈ· ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ÚÈÓ: ∏ ÚÔ-ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂȷ΋ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË

700.000 years before present:Hristiana and Akrotiri Volcanoes700.000 ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ÚÈÓ: ∏Ê·›ÛÙÂÈ·

ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÒÓ - ∞ÎÚˆÙËÚ›Ô˘

200.000 years before present:Lower Pumice Caldera

200.000 ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ÚÈÓ: ∫·Ï‰¤Ú·“∫·ÙÒÙÂÚ˘ ∫›ÛÛËÚ˘”

300.000 years before present: Peristeria Volcano300.000 ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ÚÈÓ: ∏Ê·›ÛÙÂÈÔ ¶ÂÚÈÛÙ¤ÚÈ

30.000 years before present: Skaros Volcano30.000 ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ÚÈÓ: ∏Ê·›ÛÙÂÈÔ ™Î¿ÚÔ˜

THE CREATION AND EVOLUTION OF SANTORINI VOLCANIC FIELDSCreated by: N. Androulakakis, G. Vougioukalakis∏ ¢∏ªπ√Àƒ°π∞ ∫∞π ∏ ∂•∂§π•∏ ∆√À ∏º∞π™∆∂π√À ∆∏™ ™∞¡∆√ƒπ¡∏™ ∞ÂÈÎfiÓÈÛË: ¡. ∞Ó‰ÚÔ˘Ï·Î¿Î˘, °. µÔ˘ÁÈÔ˘Î·Ï¿Î˘

3.700 years before present: Strongili island3.700 ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ÚÈÓ: ∏ “™ÙÚÔÁÁ‡ÏË”

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The hidden “dove” of SantoriniBy Paraskevi Nomikou*

The eruption of the submarine volcano Koloumbo, located 6,5 kilometresNE of Santorini, on the night of the 27th of September 1650, is the largestexplosion that was recorded in Eastern Mediterranean during the past mil-lennium, the only eruption, through history, outside the perimeter of thecaldera in Santorini. About 2 km3 of tephra ash burst thousands of metersinto the air and the ring of white pumice that formed made the nearby sealook like land, while the ash travelled to the east as far as Asia Minor.

Consequent effects of the eruption were described in detail by the Jesuitpriests Richard (1657), Goree (1712). From 1649 earthquakes with increas-ing magnitude shook Santorini while on the 26th ofSeptember a white smear that looked like a dove wasobserved in the sea (in Italian Colombo) in the site of theVolcano, which was later named Koloumbo. During thevolcanic activity pyroclastic flows were sent across thesea surface to the shores and slopes of Santorini whereabout 70 people and more than a thousand animals dieddue poisonous gases, while many residents experiencedtemporary blindness. The eruption of the submarine vol-

∆Ô ÎÚ˘Ì̤ÓÔ «ÂÚÈÛÙ¤ÚÈ» Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘∞fi ÙËÓ ¶·Ú·Û΢‹ ¡ÔÌÈÎÔ‡*

∏ ¤ÎÚËÍË ÙÔ˘ ˘Ôı·Ï¿ÛÛÈÔ˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›Ԣ ∫ÔÏÔ‡ÌÔ˘ Ô˘ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È 6,5 ¯ÈÏÈfiÌÂ-ÙÚ· µ∞ Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘, ÙË Ó‡¯Ù· Ù˘ 27˘ ™ÂÙÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘ ÙÔ˘ 1650 Â›Ó·È Ë ÌÂÁ·Ï‡-ÙÂÚË ¤ÎÚËÍË Ô˘ ÂΉËÏÒıËΠÛÙËÓ ∞Ó. ªÂÛfiÁÂÈÔ ÙËÓ ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›· ¯ÈÏÈÂÙ›·, Ë ÌfiÓËÈÛÙÔÚÈ΋ ¤ÎÚËÍË ¤Íˆ ·fi ÙÔ ¯ÒÚÔ Ù˘ ηω¤Ú·˜ Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘. ∂ÎÙÈÓ¿¯ıËηÓÂÚ›Ô˘ 2 km3 Ù¤ÊÚ·˜ Û ‡„Ô˜ ¯ÈÏÈ¿‰ˆÓ ̤ÙÚˆÓ Î·È Ë ÂÏ·ÊÚfiÂÙÚ· Ô˘ ¤Ï¤ηÓ ÙË Á‡Úˆ ı¿Ï·ÛÛ· Ó· ÌÔÈ¿˙ÂÈ Ì ÛÙÂÚÈ¿, ÂÓÒ Ë ÛÙ¿¯ÙË Ù·Í›‰Â„ ·Ó·ÙÔÏÈο̤¯ÚÈ ÙË ªÈÎÚ¿ ∞Û›·. ∆· ·ÎfiÏÔ˘ı· Ù˘ ¤ÎÚË͢ ÂÚÈÁÚ¿ÊÔÓÙ·È Ì ÏÂÙÔ̤ÚÂȘ ΢ڛˆ˜ ·fi ÙÔ˘˜

ÈËÛÔ˘›Ù˜ ÈÂÚ›˜ Richard (1657), Goree (1712). ∞fi ÙÔ 1649 Á›ÓÔÓÙ·Ó ÛÂÈÛÌÔ› ÛÙË™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË Ì ·˘Í·ÓfiÌÂÓË ¤ÓÙ·ÛË ÂÓÒ ÛÙȘ 26 ™ÂÙÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘ Ê¿ÓËΠÌÈ· Ï¢΋ ÎË-Ï›‰· ÛÙË ı¿Ï·ÛÛ· Û·Ó ÂÚÈÛÙ¤ÚÈ (ÛÙ· ÈÙ·ÏÈο Colombo) ÛÙË ı¤ÛË ÙÔ˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›ԢԢ ‹Ú ÙÔ fiÓÔÌ· ∫ÔÏÔ‡ÌÔ˜. ∞fi ÙËÓ ÎËÏ›‰· ·˘Ù‹ ÍÂÚfi‚·Ï·Ó ÊÏfiÁ˜ ηÈηٿ ÙË ‰È¿ÚÎÂÈ· Ù˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂȷ΋˜ ‰Ú·ÛÙËÚÈfiÙËÙ·˜ ¤ı·Ó·Ó ÂÚ›Ô˘ 70 οÙÔÈÎÔÈÎ·È ¿Óˆ ·fi ¯›ÏÈ· ˙Ò· ÏfiÁˆ ÙˆÓ ‰ËÏËÙËÚȈ‰ÒÓ ·ÂÚ›ˆÓ ÂÓÒ Û ÔÏÏÔ‡˜ ηÙÔ›-ÎÔ˘˜ ÚÔÎÏ‹ıËΠÚÔÛˆÚÈÓ‹ Ù‡ÊψÛË. ∏ ¤ÎÚËÍË ÙÔ˘ ˘Ôı·Ï¿ÛÛÈÔ˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›Ԣ‰È‹ÚÎËÛ ̤¯ÚÈ ÙȘ 20 ¢ÂÎÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘ ÙÔ˘ ›‰ÈÔ˘ ¤ÙÔ˘˜ Î·È Ë ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô˜ ·˘Ù‹ ÔÓÔÌ¿ÛÙË-

cano lasted until the 20th of December of the same year, a period common-ly referred to as: “The Time of Evil”, which is the reason behind the urge ofthe inhabitants to construct the Madonna of Good, so as to cast out the Evil.

A tidal wave (about 10 meters high) that resulted from the underwaterexplosion reached as far as Ios and Sikinos where it covered the fields whilein Crete the ropes that held the boats were torn apart. In Santorini as thetidal wave retreated to the sea it dragged with it two churches in Perissa andKamari, while it uncovered the foundations of an old church, other ruins andsmall marble statues.

According to the detailed bathymetric chart of H.C.M.R (Hellenic Centrefor Marine Research), the submarine volcano has a circular caldera with a3 km diameter, formed after the collapse of a volcanic cone whose peakwas above the sea level but was later eroded by the waves. The edge of thecaldera is at a depth of 150 meters, its shallowest part found in its south-western side reaching 18 meters and having a crater with a diameter of1500 meters. The deepest part of the inner volcanic caldera reaches 504meters and is surrounded by abrupt, almost vertical, inclines. The crater’shydrothermal zone was detected in its NE part where there are hydro-thermal fluids with temperatures as high as 2200 C and gases steaming upmore than 10 m. above the sea bed. Layers of polymetallic sulphides and

ÎÂ: «∫·ÈÚfi˜ ÙÔ˘ ∫·ÎÔ‡» ÁÈ’ ·˘Ùfi Î·È ÔÈ Î¿ÙÔÈÎÔÈ ÔÈÎÔ‰fiÌËÛ·Ó ÙËÓ ¶·Ó·Á›· ÙÔ˘∫·ÏÔ‡ ÁÈ· Ó· ÍÔÚΛÛÔ˘Ó ÙÔ ∫·Îfi.∆Ô ·ÏÈÚÚÔ˚Îfi ·̷ (‡„Ô˘˜ ÂÚ›Ô˘ 10 ̤ÙÚˆÓ) Ô˘ ÚÔοÏÂÛÂ Ë ˘Ôı·-

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sulphates have been formed which created funnels as high as 4 meters. Thevolcano is NE - SW facing, which is the general direction of the tectonicfault in the surrounding area. Facing the same way and at an almost flat seabed, more than 15 smaller cones with a circular-concave shape have beenformed, at a depth of about 450 meters.

* Paraskevi Nomikou, Dr. Marine Geologist Research Associate of theFaculty of Geology and Geoenvironment University of Athens & ScientificCollaborator of the Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for MarineResearch (HCMR)

ÙÔÓ ˘ı̤ӷ. ∆· Ú¢ÛÙ¿ ·˘Ù¿ ¤¯Ô˘Ó ·Ôı¤ÛÂÈ ÔÏ˘ÌÂÙ·ÏÏÈο ÛÔ˘ÏÊ›‰È· Î·È ıÂÈÈ-ο ¿Ï·Ù· Î·È ¤¯Ô˘Ó ÔÈÎÔ‰ÔÌ‹ÛÂÈ Î·ÌÈÓ¿‰Â˜ ‡„Ô˘˜ ¤ˆ˜ Î·È 10 ̤ÙÚ·. ∆Ô ËÊ·›ÛÙÂÈÔÂ›Ó·È ‰È·ÙÂÙ·Á̤ÓÔ Û ̛· ‰È‡ı˘ÓÛË µ∞-¡¢ Ë ÔÔ›· Â›Ó·È Î·È Ë ÁÂÓÈÎfiÙÂÚË ‰È‡-ı˘ÓÛË ÙˆÓ ÙÂÎÙÔÓÈÎÒÓ ÚËÁÌ¿ÙˆÓ ÛÙËÓ Á‡Úˆ ÂÚÈÔ¯‹. ¶ÚÔ˜ ·˘Ù‹Ó ÙËÓ Î·Ù‡ı˘Ó-ÛË, Î·È Û ¤Ó· ۯ‰fiÓ Â›Â‰Ô ˘ı̤ӷ Û ‚¿ıÔ˜ ÂÚ›Ô˘ 450 ̤ÙÚˆÓ ¤¯Ô˘Ó ‰È·-ÌÔÚʈı› ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚÔÈ ·fi 15 ÌÈÎÚfiÙÂÚÔÈ ÎÒÓÔÈ Ì ΢ÎÏÈ΋-ÎԛϷ ÌÔÚÊ‹.

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Three-dimensional image of the submarine volcanic cone(source: H.C.M.R Alexandri, Nomikou, Ballas, 2006)∆ÚÈۉȿÛÙ·ÙË ·ÂÈÎfiÓÈÛË ÙÔ˘ ˘Ôı·Ï¿ÛÛÈÔ˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂÈ·ÎÔ‡ ÎÒÓÔ˘(ËÁ‹: ∂§.∫∂.£.∂. ∞ÏÂÍ·Ó‰Ú‹, ¡ÔÌÈÎÔ‡, ª¿ÏÏ·˜, 2006)

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Thera/SantoriniBy Professor Christos Doumas*

The use of Theraic land by the French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps forthe insulation of the Suez Canal lead to the discovery of prehistoric antiq-uities (1866), marking the beginning of archaeological research on theCycladic islands. Small-scale excavation research was carried out threeyears later (1870) by the French School of Archaeology on the site ofFavatas, north of the present day Akrotiri. In 1967 Spiros Marinatos inau-gurated the excavation to the Bronze Age town of Akrotiri on behalf of theArchaeological Society.

The prehistoric town of AkrotiriThanks to the digging up of deep pits for the foundationof columns for the new shelter, it is now possible for usto outline the history of the prehistoric settlement onthe southern coast of the island. Established during theNeolithic period (during the 5th millennium B.C.), thesmall Neolithic village followed the development of theCycladic civilisation of the 3rd millennium B.C. (proto-Cycladic period) and thanks to the strategic importance

£‹Ú·/™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË∞fi ÙÔÓ Î·ıËÁËÙ‹ ÃÚ›ÛÙÔ ¡Ùԇ̷*

∏ ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔ›ËÛË ıËÚ·˚΋˜ Á˘ ÁÈ· ÙË ÌfiÓˆÛË ÙˆÓ ÙÔȯˆÌ¿ÙˆÓ ÛÙË ‰ÈÒÚ˘Á· ÙÔ˘™Ô˘¤˙ ·fi ÙÔ °¿ÏÏÔ Ì˯·ÓÈÎfi Ferdinand de Lesseps (1866), ·ÔÎ¿Ï˘„ ÚÔ˚ÛÙÔ-ÚÈΤ˜ ·Ú¯·ÈfiÙËÙ˜ ÛËÌ·‰Â‡ÔÓÙ·˜ ÙËÓ ·Ú¯‹ Ù˘ ·Ú¯·ÈÔÏÔÁÈ΋˜ ¤Ú¢ӷ˜ ÛÙ· ÓËÛÈ¿ÙˆÓ ∫˘ÎÏ¿‰ˆÓ. ªÈÎÚ‹ ·v·ÛηÊÈ΋ ¤Ú¢v· ÂȯÂÈÚ‹ıËΠÙÚ›· ¯ÚfivÈ· ·ÚÁfiÙÂÚ·(1870) ·fi ÙËÓ °·ÏÏÈ΋ ∞Ú¯·ÈÔÏÔÁÈ΋ ™¯oÏ‹ ÛÙË ı¤ÛË º·‚·Ù¿˜ ÓÔÙ›ˆ˜ ÙÔ˘ ÛË-ÌÂÚÈÓÔ‡ ¯ˆÚÈÔ‡ ∞ÎÚˆÙ‹ÚÈ. TÔ 1967 Ô ™‡ÚÔ˜ ª·ÚÈÓ¿ÙÔ˜ ÂÁηÈÓ›·Û ÙËÓ ·Ó·Ûη-Ê‹ ÛÙËÓ fiÏË Ù˘ ∂Ô¯‹˜ ÙÔ˘ ÷ÏÎÔ‡ ÛÙÔ ∞ÎÚˆÙ‹ÚÈ ÁÈ· ÏÔÁ·ÚÈ·ÛÌfi Ù˘∞Ú¯·ÈÔÏÔÁÈ΋˜ ∂Ù·ÈÚ›·˜.

∏ ÚÔ˚ÛÙÔÚÈ΋ fiÏË ÙÔ˘ ∞ÎÚˆÙËÚ›Ô˘Ã¿ÚË ÛÙË ‰È¿ÓÔÈÍË ‚·ıÈÒÓ ÛηÌÌ¿ÙˆÓ ÁÈ· ÙË ıÂÌÂÏ›ˆÛË ÙˆÓ ÛÙ‡ÏˆÓ ÁÈ· ÙÔ Ó¤ÔÛÙ¤Á·ÛÙÚÔ Û‹ÌÂÚ· ›̷ÛÙ Û ı¤ÛË Ó· ÛÎÈ·ÁÚ·Ê‹ÛÔ˘Ì ÙËÓ ÈÛÙÔÚ›· ÙÔ˘ ÚÔ˚ÛÙÔ-ÚÈÎÔ‡ ÔÈÎÈÛÌÔ‡ ÛÙË ÓfiÙÈ· ·Ú·Ï›· ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡. π‰Ú˘Ì¤ÓÔ Î·Ù¿ ÙË ÓÂÔÏÈıÈ΋ ÂÚ›Ô-‰Ô (̤۷ Ù˘ 5˘ ¯ÈÏÈÂÙ›·˜ .Ã.) ÙÔ ÌÈÎÚfi ÓÂÔÏÈıÈÎfi ¯ˆÚÈfi ·Ú·ÎÔÏÔ‡ıËÛ ÙËÓÂͤÏÈÍË ÙÔ˘ ΢ÎÏ·‰ÈÎÔ‡ ÔÏÈÙÈÛÌÔ‡ Ù˘ 3˘ ¯ÈÏÈÂÙ›·˜ .Ã. (¶ÚˆÙÔ΢ÎÏ·‰È΋ Â-Ú›Ô‰Ô˜) Î·È ¯¿ÚË ÛÙËÓ ÛÙÚ·ÙËÁÈ΋˜ ÛËÌ·Û›·˜ ÁˆÁÚ·ÊÈ΋ ı¤ÛË ÙÔ˘ ·Ó·Ù‡¯ıË-

of its geographical location the cosmopolitan merchant harbour was builtand today is admired by many visitors.

During the mid-Cycladic period (2000-1650 B.C.), the town of Akrotiriplayed a significant role in the transportation of commodities and in the de-velopment of metallurgical activities, making it a pioneer of progress notonly in the Aegean, but in the Mediterranean in general. The materialwealth created by these activities allowed the inhabitants of the town notonly to survive after every catastrophe caused by a destructive earthquake,but also to rebuild and decorate the town with impressive buildings. Uniqueworks of art that were saved in the ruins of each catastrophe constituteclear evidence of this continuous development. Artistic creations displayinga wide variety of colours, picture presentations and narrative scenes on thepot engravings of the mid-Cycladic period symbolise theadvancement of the greatpainting that would come todecorate the walls of buildingswith scenes from the life ofthe town during the next andfinal part of the period (lateCycladic 1).

ΠÛÙÔ ÎÔÛÌÔÔÏ›ÙÈÎÔ ÂÌÔÚÈÎfi ÏÈÌ¿ÓÈ, ÙÔ˘ ÔÔ›Ô˘ Ù· ÂÈ‚ÏËÙÈο ÂÚ›ȷ ‚ϤÂÈÛ‹ÌÂÚ· Ô ÂÈÛΤÙ˘.∫·Ù¿ ÙË ªÂÛo΢ÎÏ·‰È΋ ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô (2000-1650 .Ã.) Ë fiÏË Ùo˘ ∞ÎÚˆÙËÚ›o˘

‰È‰ڷ̿ÙÈÛ ÛÔ˘‰·›Ô ÚfiÏÔ ÛÙË ‰È·Î›ÓËÛË ·Á·ıÒÓ Î·È ÛÙËÓ ·Ó¿Ù˘ÍË ÌÂÙ·Ï-ÏÔ˘ÚÁÈÎÒÓ ‰Ú·ÛÙËÚÈÔÙ‹ÙˆÓ Ô˘ ÙËÓ ¤ÊÂÚ·Ó ÛÙËÓ ÚˆÙÔÔÚ›· ÙˆÓ ÂÍÂÏ›ÍÂˆÓ fi¯ÈÌfiÓÔ ÛÙÔ ∞ÈÁ·›Ô ·ÏÏ¿ Î·È ÛÙË ªÂÛfiÁÂÈÔ ÁÂÓÈÎfiÙÂÚ·. √ ˘ÏÈÎfi˜ ÏÔ‡ÙÔ˜, Ô˘ ÔȉڷÛÙËÚÈfiÙËÙ˜ ·˘Ù¤˜ ·¤ÊÂÚ·Ó, ¤ÙÚ„ ÛÙÔ˘˜ ηÙÔ›ÎÔ˘˜ Ù˘ fiÏ˘ fi¯È ÌfiÓÔÓ· ÂÈ‚ÈÒÓÔ˘Ó ÌÂÙ¿ ·fi οı ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ÛÂÈÛÌÈ΋ ηٷÛÙÚÔÊ‹ ·ÏÏ¿ Î·È Ó· ÙËÓ ·ÓÔÈ-ÎÔ‰ÔÌÔ‡Ó Î·È Ó· ÙËÓ ÛÙÔÏ›˙Ô˘Ó Ì fiÏÔ Î·È ÈÔ ÂÈ‚ÏËÙÈο ÔÈÎÔ‰ÔÌ‹Ì·Ù·.∞„¢‰Â›˜ Ì¿ÚÙ˘Ú˜ ·˘Ù‹˜ Ù˘ Û˘Ó¯ԇ˜ ·Ó¿Ù˘Í˘ Â›Ó·È Î·È Ù· ÌÔÓ·‰Èο ¤ÚÁ· Ù¤-¯Ó˘ Ô˘ ÛÒıËÎ·Ó Î¿Ùˆ ·fi Ù· ÂÚ›ȷ οı ηٷÛÙÚÔÊ‹˜. √È Î·ÏÏÈÙ¯ÓÈΤ˜ ‰Ë-ÌÈÔ˘ÚÁ›Â˜ Ô˘ ÂΉËÏÒÓÔÓÙ·È Ì ÙËÓ ÔÏ˘¯ÚˆÌ›·, ÙȘ ÂÈÎÔÓÈÛÙÈΤ˜ ·Ú·ÛÙ¿ÛÂȘ ηÈÙȘ ·ÊËÁËÌ·ÙÈΤ˜ ÛÎËÓ¤˜ ÛÙËÓ ·ÁÁÂÈÔÁÚ·Ê›· Ù˘ ªÂÛÔ΢ÎÏ·‰È΋˜ ÂÚÈfi‰Ô˘ ·Ô-ÙÂÏÔ‡Ó ÚÔ‚·ıÌ›‰Â˜ Ù˘ ÌÂÁ¿Ï˘ ˙ˆÁÚ·ÊÈ΋˜ Ô˘ ı· ÎÔÛÌ‹ÛÂÈ Ì ÙÔȯÔÁڷʛ˜ٷ ÎÙ‹ÚÈ· Ù˘ ÂfiÌÂÓ˘ Î·È ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›·˜ Ê¿Û˘ (ÀÛÙÂÚÔ΢ÎÏ·‰È΋˜ 1) ÛÙË ˙ˆ‹ Ù˘fiÏ˘. ∏ ÙÂÚ¿ÛÙÈ· ¤ÎÚËÍË ÙÔ˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›Ԣ ÂÚ› Ù· ̤۷ ÙÔ˘ 17Ô˘ ·È. .Ã., Ì·˙› ÌÂÙȘ fiÔȘ ÂÈÙÒÛÂȘ Ù˘ ÛÙ· Ú¿ÁÌ·Ù· Ù˘ ªÂÛÔÁ›Ԣ, ¤ÎÔ„Â ·fiÙÔÌ· ÙÔ Ó‹Ì·Ù˘ ˙ˆ‹˜ ÙˆÓ £ËÚ·›ˆÓ ı¿‚ÔÓÙ·˜ ÔÏfiÎÏËÚÔ ÙÔ ÓËÛ› ÙÔ˘˜ οو ·fi ·¯È¿ ÛÙÚÒ-Ì·Ù· ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂÈ·ÎÒÓ ·Ôı¤ÛˆÓ.

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The tremendous volcanic explosion of the middle of the 17th centuryB.C., together with its consequences that affected the entire Mediterranean,suddenly broke the course of life for the people of Thera as it completelyburied the island under a thick layer of volcanic deposits. However, it wasthanks to this explosion that a final snapshot of the advanced course of afour thousand year old unique civilisation was preserved. An aspect that re-veals the liberal character and somewhat “town” mentality of the society ofAkrotiri more than any other is the extensive use and development of art.Not even one of the buildings that have been uncovered up until now lackswall painting decoration in at least one of its rooms. It is as if the new townhad been transformed into a huge laboratory where patrons and artistscompeted against each other to see who could best portray their social po-sition on the one hand, and their artistic talent on the other hand.Moreover, one can interpret the large variety of subject matter, and in par-ticular the depiction of exotic places with unknown animals and plants inthe environment of the Aegean, as another source of rivalry amongst thewidely travelled seamen of Akrotiri. Nowhere else in the Aegean can onewitness similar competition.

øÛÙfiÛÔ, ¯¿ÚË ÛÙËÓ ¤ÎÚËÍË ·˘Ù‹ ‰È·ÙËÚ‹ıËΠÙÔ ÙÂÏÈÎfi ÛÙÈÁÌÈfiÙ˘Ô ·fi ÙËÓÂÍÂÏÈÎÙÈ΋ ÔÚ›· ÙÂÛÛ¿ÚˆÓ ¯ÈÏÈ¿‰ˆÓ ¯ÚfiÓˆÓ ÂÓfi˜ ÌÔÓ·‰ÈÎÔ‡ ÔÏÈÙÈÛÌÔ‡.™ÙÔÈ¯Â›Ô Ô˘ ¤Ú· ·fi οı ÙÈ ¿ÏÏÔ ·ÔηχÙÂÈ ÙÔÓ ÊÈÏÂχıÂÚÔ ¯·Ú·ÎÙ‹Ú· ηÈÙËÓ «·ÛÙÈ΋», ηٿ οÔÈÔ ÙÚfiÔ, ÓÔÔÙÚÔ›· Ù˘ ÎÔÈÓˆÓ›·˜ ÙÔ˘ ∞ÎÚˆÙËÚ›Ô˘ ›ӷÈË ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ¯Ú‹ÛË Î·È ‰È¿‰ÔÛË Ù˘ Ù¤¯Ó˘. √‡Ù ¤Ó· ·fi Ù· ÎÙ‹ÚÈ· Ô˘ ¤¯Ô˘Ó ˆ˜ÙÒÚ· ·ÔÎ·Ï˘Êı› ‰Â ‚Ú¤ıËΠ¯ˆÚ›˜ Ó· ‰È·ı¤ÙÂÈ ÙÔ˘Ï¿¯ÈÛÙÔÓ ¤Ó· ‰ˆÌ¿ÙÈÔ ‰È·-ÎÔÛÌË̤ÓÔ Ì ÙÔȯÔÁڷʛ˜. ∂›Ó·È Û·Ó Ë Ó¤· fiÏË Ó· ›¯Â ÌÂÙ·Ùڷ› Û ¤Ó· ÙÂ-Ú¿ÛÙÈÔ ÂÚÁ·ÛÙ‹ÚÈÔ, fiÔ˘ ¿ÙÚˆÓ˜ Î·È Î·ÏÏÈÙ¤¯Ó˜ ·ÌÈÏÏÒÓÙ·Ó Ò˜ Ó· ·Ó·‰Â›-

Nevertheless, the town ofAkrotiri had become a cosmo-politan merchant harbour justas the exotic objects that haveemerged from its ruins con-firm. The rich and widely trav-elled seamen competed witheach other in decorating theirhomes with wall paintingswith subject matters that por-trayed their own identity. Theexotic places with the flora and fauna that was unknown in the Aegean in-spired admiration amongst craftsmen and manual workers of the landwhilst simultaneously were raising the prestige of those who contributed tothe town’s wealth, of the merchants and of the seamen. However, thiswealth gradually transformed the character of the town’s inhabitants. Anyarchaeologist who delves into the ruins of the town has the feeling that heis witnessing the history of a consumer society.

* Christos Doumas, Professor Emeritus University of Athens,Director of the Akrotiri Archaeological Excavations

ÍÔ˘Ó Î·Ï‡ÙÂÚ· ÙËÓ ÎÔÈÓˆÓÈ΋ ÙÔ˘˜ ı¤ÛË ÔÈ ÌÂÓ, ÙÔ Î·ÏÏÈÙ¯ÓÈÎfi ÙÔ˘˜ ٷϤÓÙÔ ÔȉÂ. ø˜ ¿ÌÈÏÏ· ‰Â ÌÂٷ͇ ÙˆÓ ÔÏ˘Ù·ÍȉÂÌ¤ÓˆÓ Î·È ÎÔÛÌÔÁ˘ÚÈÛÌ¤ÓˆÓ Ó·˘ÙÈÎÒÓÙÔ˘ ∞ÎÚˆÙËÚ›Ô˘ ı· ÌÔÚÔ‡Û ӷ ÂÚÌËÓ¢ı› Î·È Ë ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ÔÈÎÈÏ›· ıÂÌ¿ÙˆÓ, ΢-Ú›ˆ˜ ÂÎÂ›ÓˆÓ Ô˘ ·ÂÈÎÔÓ›˙Ô˘Ó ÙÔ›· Â͈ÙÈο Ì ˙Ò· Î·È Ê˘Ù¿ ¿ÁÓˆÛÙ· ÛÙÔ Â-ÚÈ‚¿ÏÏÔÓ ÙÔ˘ ∞ÈÁ·›Ô˘. ¶·ÚfiÌÔÈ· ¿ÌÈÏÏ· ‰Â Ê·›ÓÂÙ·È Ó· ›¯Â ÚÔËÁÔ‡ÌÂÓÔ Û ÔÏfi-ÎÏËÚË ÙËÓ ÂÚÈÔ¯‹ ÙÔ˘ ∞ÈÁ·›Ô˘.

øÛÙfiÛÔ, Ë fiÏË Ùo˘ ∞ÎÚˆÙËÚ›o˘ ›¯Â ÂÍÂÏȯı› Û ¤v· ÎoÛÌooÏ›ÙÈÎÔ ÂÌoÚÈ-Îfi ÏÈÌ¿vÈ, ηıÒ˜ Ì·ÚÙ˘ÚÔ‡Ó Ù· Â͈ÙÈο ·ÓÙÈΛÌÂÓ· Ô˘ ·Ó·‰‡ÔÓÙ·È Ì¤Û· ·fi Ù·ÂÚ›ȿ Ù˘. √È ÏÔ‡ÛÈÔÈ ÔÏ˘Ù·ÍȉÂ̤ÓÔÈ Ó·˘ÙÈÎÔ› Ù˘ ·ÌÈÏÏÒÓÙ·Ó Ó· ‰È·ÎÔÛÌ‹-ÛÔ˘Ó Ù· Û›ÙÈ· ÙÔ˘˜ Ì ÙÔȯÔÁڷʛ˜ Ô˘ Ì ٷ ı¤Ì·Ù¿ ÙÔ˘˜ ‰È·ÙÚ¿ÓˆÓ·Ó ·ÎÚÈ-‚Ò˜ ·˘Ù‹ ÙÔ˘˜ ÙËÓ È‰ÈfiÙËÙ·. ∆· Â͈ÙÈο ÙÔ›· Ì ·Ó›‰· Î·È ¯ÏˆÚ›‰· ¿ÁÓˆÛÙË ÛÙÔ∞ÈÁ·›Ô ÚÔηÏÔ‡Û·Ó ÙÔÓ ı·˘Ì·ÛÌfi ÛÙÔ˘˜ Ù¯ӛÙ˜ Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ ¯ÂÈÚÒÓ·ÎÙ˜ Ù˘ Á˘ÂÓÒ Ù·˘Ùfi¯ÚÔÓ· ·Ó¤‚·˙·Ó ÙÔ Î‡ÚÔ˜ ·˘ÙÒÓ Ô˘ Û˘Ó¤‚·ÏÏ·Ó ÛÙÔÓ ÏÔ‡ÙÔ Ù˘fiÏ˘, ÙˆÓ ÂÌfiÚˆÓ Î·È ÙˆÓ Ó·˘ÙÈÎÒÓ. √ ÏÔ‡ÙÔ˜ fï˜ ·˘Ùfi˜ ÌÂÙ¤ÙÚ„ ÛÙ·‰È·-ο Î·È ÙÔÓ ¯·Ú·ÎÙ‹Ú· ÙˆÓ Î·ÙÔ›ÎˆÓ Ù˘ fiÏ˘. √ ·Ú¯·ÈÔÏfiÁÔ˜ Ô˘ ·Ó·‰ÈÊ› Ù·ÂÚ›ȷ Ù˘ fiÏ˘ ¤¯ÂÈ ¤ÓÙÔÓË ÙËÓ ·›ÛıËÛË fiÙÈ ‰È·‚¿˙ÂÈ ÙËÓ ÈÛÙÔÚ›· ÌÈ·˜ ηٷӷ-ψÙÈ΋˜ ÎÔÈÓˆÓ›·˜.

* ÃÚ›ÛÙÔ˜ ¡Ùԇ̷˜, √ÌfiÙÈÌÔ˜ ∫·ıËÁËÙ‹˜ ÙÔ˘ ¶·ÓÂÈÛÙËÌ›Ô˘ ∞ıËÓÒÓ,¢È¢ı˘ÓÙ‹˜ ∞Ó·ÛηÊÒÓ ∞ÎÚˆÙËÚ›Ô˘

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Akrotiri excavation - West house: SW corner, toilet∞Ó·Ûηʋ ∞ÎÚˆÙËÚ›Ô˘ - ¢˘ÙÈ΋ ÔÈΛ·: ¡¢ ÁˆÓ›·, ÙÔ˘·Ï¤Ù·

Akrotiri excavation - Triangle square∞Ó·Ûηʋ ∞ÎÚˆÙËÚ›Ô˘ - ∆ÚÈÁˆÓÈ΋ Ï·Ù›·

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The city of Ancient Thera By Maja Efstathiou*

In the early of eighth century B.C. when Dorieis colonists arrived in the is-land, possibly Spartiates, with their leader Theras, founded the settlementwhich took their leader’s name in the steep, embattled peak of MesaVouno, which is a hill (385 meters) that belongs to the pre volcano core ofthe island and predominates in its southeastern end. Cobbled streets inSellada’s slopes, the sol that unites the hill with the mountainous bulge ofProphet Elias in the northwest, were connecting the city with the coastalterritories in the foothill of Mesa Vouno where its seaport settlements Oiain the north (Kamari) and Eleysis in the south (Perissa) were founded.Today, Sellada offers once again the access to the archaeological site (roadfrom Kamari - pathways).

The city was inhabitable for more than thousand years and was the ad-ministrative and religious centre of the city-state of Thera, which was con-sisted of six more settlements. The city met a particular construction devel-opment during the Hellenistic period, a time when Thera was conquered bythe dynasty of Ptolemaios, King of Egypt because of its strategic position inthe Aegean. From the 3rd century A.C. the city is being gradually aban-

∏ fiÏË Ù˘ ∞Ú¯·›·˜ £‹Ú·˜∞fi ÙË ª¿ÁÈ· ∂˘ÛÙ·ı›Ô˘*

ŸÙ·Ó ÛÙȘ ·Ú¯¤˜ ÙÔ˘ 8Ô˘ ·È. .Ã. ¤Êı·Û·Ó ÛÙÔ ÓËÛ› ¢ˆÚÈ›˜ ¿ÔÈÎÔÈ, Èı·ÓÒ˜™·ÚÙÈ¿Ù˜, Ì ·Ú¯ËÁfi ÙÔ £‹Ú·, ›‰Ú˘Û·Ó ÙËÓ ÔÌÒÓ˘ÌË ÙÔ˘ ÔÈÎÈÛÙ‹ fiÏË ÙÔ˘˜ÛÙËÓ ·fiÎÚËÌÓË, Ê˘ÛÈο Ô¯˘ÚˆÌ¤ÓË ÎÔÚ˘Ê‹ ÙÔ˘ ª¤Û· µÔ˘ÓÔ‡, ÂÓfi˜ ÏfiÊÔ˘(385 Ì.) Ô˘ ·Ó‹ÎÂÈ ÛÙÔÓ ÚÔËÊ·ÈÛÙÂÈ·Îfi ˘Ú‹Ó· ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ Î·È ‰ÂÛfi˙ÂÈ ÛÙÔÓÔÙÈÔ·Ó·ÙÔÏÈÎfi ÙÔ˘ ¿ÎÚÔ. §ÈıfiÛÙÚˆÙÔÈ ‰ÚfiÌÔÈ ÛÙȘ Ï·ÁȤ˜ Ù˘ ™ÂÏÏ¿‰·˜, ÙÔ˘‰È¿ÛÂÏÔ˘ Ô˘ ÂÓÒÓÂÈ ÙÔ ÏfiÊÔ Ì ÙÔÓ ÔÚÂÈÓfi fiÁÎÔ ÙÔ˘ ¶ÚÔÊ‹ÙË ∏Ï›· ÛÙ· µ¢, Û˘-Ó¤‰Â·Ó ÙËÓ fiÏË Ì ÙȘ ·Ú¿ÎÙȘ ÂÚÈÔ¯¤˜ ÛÙÔ˘˜ Úfiԉ˜ ÙÔ˘ ª¤Û· µÔ˘ÓÔ‡,fiÔ˘ ȉڇıËÎ·Ó Ù· ›ÓÂÈ¿ Ù˘, Ë √›· ÛÙ· ‚fiÚÂÈ· (∫·Ì¿ÚÈ) Î·È Ë ∂ÏÂ˘Û›˜ ÛÙ·ÓfiÙÈ· (¶ÂÚ›ÛÛ·). ™‹ÌÂÚ·, ÚfiÛ‚·ÛË ÛÙÔÓ ·Ú¯·ÈÔÏÔÁÈÎfi ¯ÒÚÔ, ÚÔÛʤÚÂÈ Î·È¿ÏÈ Ë ™ÂÏÏ¿‰· (·Ì·ÍÈÙfi˜ ‰ÚfiÌÔ˜ ·fi ÙÔ ∫·Ì¿ÚÈ - ÌÔÓÔ¿ÙÈ·). ∏ fiÏË Î·ÙÔÈ΋-ıËΠÁÈ· ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚÔ ·fi ¯›ÏÈ· ¯ÚfiÓÈ· Î·È ‹Ù·Ó ÙÔ ‰ÈÔÈÎËÙÈÎÔıÚËÛ΢ÙÈÎfi ΤÓÙÚÔÙ˘ fiÏ˘-ÎÚ¿ÙÔ˘˜ Ù˘ £‹Ú·˜, Ô˘ ÂÚÈÂÏ¿Ì‚·Ó ¤ÍÈ ·ÎfiÌ· ÔÈÎÈÛÌÔ‡˜. π‰È·›ÙÂÚËÔÈÎÔ‰ÔÌÈ΋ ·Ó¿Ù˘ÍË ÁÓÒÚÈÛ ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÂÏÏËÓÈÛÙÈÎÔ‡˜ ¯ÚfiÓÔ˘˜ ÂÔ¯‹ Ô˘ Ë £‹Ú··ÔÙ¤ÏÂÛ ÂÍ·ÈÙ›·˜ Ù˘ ÛÙÚ·ÙËÁÈ΋˜ Ù˘ ı¤Û˘ ÛÙÔ ∞ÈÁ·›Ô, ÎÙ‹ÛË ÙˆÓ ‚·ÛÈϤˆÓ Ù˘∞ÈÁ‡ÙÔ˘, ¶ÙÔÏÂÌ·›ˆÓ. ∞fi ÙÔÓ 3Ô ·È. Ì.Ã. ÂÁηٷÏ›ÂÙ·È ÛÙ·‰È·Î¿ Î·È ÛÙ· ·Ï·ÈÔ¯ÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÈο ¯Úfi-

ÓÈ· ‰Â ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È È· Û ·ÎÌ‹, ÂÍ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ı›, fï˜, Ó· ηÙÔÈΛٷÈ, Î·È ÙÔÓ 8Ô ·È.

doned and in the earlyChristian times the city is nolonger at its peak, but it is stillinhabitable. In the 8th centurythe city offers settler to theresidents of the seaport settle-ments from the Arabs’ inva-sions, where they startedknocking up settlers amongthe ruined buildings of the citywith construction materialsfrom the ancient buildings.

Even if the continuous in-habitancy ruined the majorityof the remains of the early pe-riods, the city was excavatedin great extent by German sci-entists under Hiller vonGaertringen (1896-1902) su-pervision and gives a com-

Ì.Ã. ÚÔÛʤÚÂÈ Î·Ù·Ê‡ÁÈÔ ·fi ÙȘ ·Ú·‚ÈΤ˜ ÂȉÚÔ̤˜ ÛÙÔ˘˜ ηÙÔ›ÎÔ˘˜ ÙˆÓ ÂÈ-Ó›ˆÓ, Ô˘ ÎÙ›˙Ô˘Ó, ·Ó¿ÌÂÛ· ÛÙ· ÂÚÂȈ̤ӷ È· ÎÙ‹ÚÈ¿ Ù˘, Úfi¯ÂÈÚ· ηٷχ̷-Ù· Ì ÔÈÎÔ‰ÔÌÈÎfi ˘ÏÈÎfi ·fi Ù· ·Ú¯·›· ÎÙ‹ÚÈ·. ∞Ó Î·È Ë Û˘Ó¯‹˜ ηÙÔ›ÎËÛË Î·Ù¤-ÛÙÚ„ ٷ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ· ηٿÏÔÈ· ÙˆÓ ÚÒÈÌˆÓ ÂÚÈfi‰ˆÓ, Ë fiÏË, ·Ó·ÛηÌ̤-ÓË Û ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ¤ÎÙ·ÛË ·fi ÁÂÚÌ·ÓÔ‡˜ ÂÈÛÙ‹ÌÔÓ˜ ˘fi ÙË ‰È‡ı˘ÓÛË ÙÔ˘ Hillervon Gaertringen (1896-1902), ‰›ÓÂÈ Ì›· ÔÏÔÎÏËڈ̤ÓË ÂÈÎfiÓ· Ù˘ ÌÔÚÊ‹˜ Î·È ÔÚ-Á¿ÓˆÛ‹˜ Ù˘ ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÂÏÏËÓÈÛÙÈÎÔ‡˜ - ڈ̷˚ÎÔ‡˜ ¯ÚfiÓÔ˘˜, ÂÓÒ ÙÔ Ï‹ıÔ˜ ÙˆÓ ÂÈ-ÁÚ·ÊÒÓ Î·È ÎÈÓËÙÒÓ Â˘ÚËÌ¿ÙˆÓ Ô˘ ·ÔηχÊıËÎ·Ó Û ·˘Ù‹Ó Î·È Ù· ÓÂÎÚÔÙ·-Ê›· Ù˘ - ÔÏÏ¿ ÂÎÙ›ıÂÓÙ·È ÛÙÔ ∞Ú¯·ÈÔÏÔÁÈÎfi ªÔ˘ÛÂ›Ô ÛÙ· ºËÚ¿ - ·ÔÙÂÏÔ‡ÓÙËÓ Î‡ÚÈ· ËÁ‹ ÏËÚÔÊÔÚÈÒÓ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ÈÛÙÔÚ›· ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ ÛÙËÓ ·Ú¯·ÈfiÙËÙ·.∫ÙÈṲ̂ÓË Â¿Óˆ ·fi ÙËÓ ˘„ÔÌÂÙÚÈ΋ ÁÚ·ÌÌ‹ ÙˆÓ 320 Ì., Ì ÎÂÓÙÚÈÎfi ¿ÍÔÓ·

¤Ó· ‰ÚfiÌÔ Ô˘ ÙË ‰È·ÙÚ¤¯ÂÈ Î·Ù¿ ÙÔ Ì‹ÎÔ˜ Ù˘ (µ/µ¢-¡∞), Ë fiÏË Î·Ù·Ï·Ì‚¿ÓÂÈÙËÓ ÂÈÌ‹ÎË Ú¿¯Ë ÙÔ˘ ÏfiÊÔ˘. √ ˘Ú‹Ó·˜ Ù˘ ·Ó·Ù‡ÛÛÂÙ·È Û ‰È·‰Ô¯Èο ¿Ó‰ËÚ·ÛÙËÓ ÔÌ·ÏfiÙÂÚË ·Ó·ÙÔÏÈ΋ Ï·ÁÈ¿, ÂÓÒ Ù· ¿ÎÚ· Î·È ÔÈ ·fiÎÚËÌÓ˜ ·Ú˘Ê¤˜ Ù˘ڿ¯Ë˜ ÊÈÏÔÍÂÓÔ‡Ó Î˘Ú›ˆ˜ ÙfiÔ˘˜ Ï·ÙÚ›·˜. ∆ËÓ ÚÔÛ¿ıÂÈ· ÙˆÓ Î·ÙÔ›ÎˆÓ Ó· ‰·-Ì¿ÛÔ˘Ó ÙÔ ÂÈÎÏÈÓ¤˜ Î·È ‚Ú·¯Ò‰Â˜ ÙÔ˘ ‰¿ÊÔ˘˜ Ê·ÓÂÚÒÓÂÈ Ë Î·Ù·Û΢‹ ·ÏÏ¿Ï-ÏËÏˆÓ ÈÛ¯˘ÚÒÓ ·Ó·ÏËÌÌ¿ÙˆÓ Î·È Ë Û˘¯Ó‹ ¯Ú‹ÛË ÙÔ˘ ÚÔÛÊÂÚfiÌÂÓÔ˘ ‚Ú¿¯Ô˘,ÂÓÒ ÙÔ Ï‹ıÔ˜ ÙˆÓ ˘fiÁÂÈˆÓ ˘‰·ÙÔ‰ÂÍ·ÌÂÓÒÓ Ì·ÚÙ˘Ú› ÙË Ï‡ÛË ÛÙËÓ ÔÔ›· ÚÔ-Û¤Ê˘Á·Ó ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ÂÍ·ÛÊ¿ÏÈÛË ÓÂÚÔ‡. ¢ËÌfiÛÈ· ÎÙ‹ÚÈ·, ·ÁÔÚ¤˜, ηٷÛÙ‹Ì·Ù·, ı¤·-ÙÚÔ, ÏÔ˘ÙÚ¿, Û˘ÓÔÈ˘ Ì ȉȈÙÈΤ˜ ηÙÔÈ˘, Ó·Ô›, ÈÂÚ¿ Î·È ¤Ó· ¿ÚÙÈÔ Ô‰ÈÎfi ‰›-

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plete picture of its shape and organization during the Hellenistic and Romanperiod, while the number of the inscriptions and mobile findings discoveredin the city and in its cemeteries - many of them are exhibits in theArchaeological Museum of Fira - are the main source of information for theisland’s history in ancient times.

The city which is built 320 meters above sea level has a central road thatruns through it (North/Northwest-Southeast) and holds the elongate lineof the hill. Its core develops in consecutive embankments on the smoothereast side while the ends and the steep points of the line host mostly wor-ship places. The construction of strong footholds the one after the otherand the frequent use of the offered rock manifest the efforts of the peopleto tame the inclined and rocky of its soil while the numerous undergroundwells, testify the solution that people had found to store water.

Public buildings, markets, stores, theatre, baths, districts with privateresidences, temples, sacred places and one complete road network withsewerage system constitutes the city’s picture, in which austere architectur-al figures prevail. The “Market of Gods” in the south side was the most im-portant place of worship, where the sacred of Apollo Karneios, the God ofDorieis, predominated in the religious life of Thera and numerous inscrip-tions on the rocks preserve the most ancient pieces of the Greek Alphabet

ÎÙ˘Ô Ì ·Ô¯ÂÙ¢ÙÈÎfi Û‡ÛÙËÌ· Û˘Ó-ı¤ÙÔ˘Ó ÙËÓ ÂÈÎfiÓ· Ù˘ fiÏ˘, ÛÙËÓÔÔ›· ÂÈÎÚ·ÙÔ‡Ó ÔÈ ÏÈÙ¤˜ ·Ú¯ÈÙÂÎÙÔ-ÓÈΤ˜ ÌÔÚʤ˜. ™ËÌ·ÓÙÈÎfiÙÂÚÔ˜ ÙfiԘϷÙÚ›·˜, Ë «∞ÁÔÚ¿ ÙˆÓ £ÂÒÓ» ÛÙÔÓfiÙÈÔ ¿ÎÚÔ, fiÔ˘ ‰ÂÛfi˙ÂÈ ÙÔ ÈÂÚfiÙÔ˘ ∞fiÏψӷ ∫·ÚÓ›Ԣ, ÙÔ˘ £ÂÔ‡ÙˆÓ ¢ˆÚȤˆÓ Ô˘ ΢ÚÈ·Ú¯Ô‡Û ÛÙËıÚËÛ΢ÙÈ΋ ˙ˆ‹ Ù˘ £‹Ú·˜, Î·È Ô-Ï˘¿ÚÈı̘ ÂÈÁڷʤ˜ ÛÙÔ˘˜ ‚Ú¿¯Ô˘˜

‰È·ÛÒ˙Ô˘Ó Ù· ·Ú¯·ÈfiÙÂÚ· ‰Â›ÁÌ·Ù· ÙÔ˘ ÂÏÏËÓÈÎÔ‡ ·ÏÊ·‚‹ÙÔ˘ ÛÙÔ ∞ÈÁ·›Ô.∏ ÛÔ˘‰·ÈfiÙËÙ· ÙÔ˘ ·Ú¯·ÈÔÏÔÁÈÎÔ‡ ¯ÒÚÔ˘ Î·È Ë ÂÁηٿÏÂÈ„‹ ÙÔ˘ › ‰ÂηÂ-

ٛ˜ ÂÏÏ›„ÂÈ ÈÛÙÒÛÂˆÓ Ô‰‹ÁËÛ·Ó ÙËÓ ∫∞’ ∂ÊÔÚ›· ¶ÚÔ˚ÛÙÔÚÈÎÒÓ - ∫Ï·ÛÈÎÒÓ∞Ú¯·ÈÔÙ‹ÙˆÓ ÛÙÔ Û¯Â‰È·ÛÌfi ÙÔ˘ ¤ÚÁÔ˘ «¢È·ÌfiÚʈÛË - ∞Ó¿‰ÂÈÍË ∞Ú¯·ÈÔÏÔÁÈÎÔ‡ÃÒÚÔ˘ ∞Ú¯·›·˜ £‹Ú·˜», ÙÔ ÔÔ›Ô ÂÓÙ¿¯ıËΠÛÙÔ ¶∂¶ ¡ÔÙ›Ô˘ ∞ÈÁ·›Ô˘ 2000 -2006 Î·È Û˘Á¯ÚËÌ·ÙÔ‰ÔÙÂ›Ù·È Î·Ù¿ 75% ·fi ÙËÓ ∂˘Úˆ·˚΋ ŒÓˆÛË Î·È 25% ·fiÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ¢ËÌfiÛÈÔ. ∆Ô ¤ÚÁÔ ¤¯ÂÈ ‹‰Ë ÂÈÙÂϤÛÂÈ ÙÔ˘˜ ÛÙfi¯Ô˘˜ ÙÔ˘ ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÙÔÌ›˜·Ó¿‰ÂÈ͢ - ÚÔÛÙ·Û›·˜ ÙˆÓ ÌÓËÌ›ˆÓ, ‰È·ÌfiÚʈÛ˘ - ÔÚÁ¿ÓˆÛ˘ ÙÔ˘ ¯ÒÚÔ˘ ηÈÂÓË̤ڈÛ˘ ÙˆÓ ÂÈÛÎÂÙÒÓ, ÔÚÁ¿ÓˆÛ˘ Ù˘ ÂÚÈÔ¯‹˜ ÂÈÛfi‰Ô˘ ÙÔ˘ ·Ú¯·ÈÔÏÔÁÈ-ÎÔ‡ ¯ÒÚÔ˘ ÂÍ·ÛÊ·Ï›˙ÔÓÙ·˜ ˘Ô‰Ô̤˜ Â͢ËÚ¤ÙËÛ˘ ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÂÈÛΤÙ˜.

Ancient Thira. View of private residence∞Ú¯·›· £‹Ú·. ÕÔ„Ë È‰ÈˆÙÈ΋˜ ÔÈΛ·˜

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in the Aegean. The importance of the archaeological site which had beenabandoned for decades due to the lack of credits, was forced the 21stEphorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities to create the project“Configuration and Emergence of the Archeological Site of Ancient Thera”,which was included in the Peripheral Corporate Program (PCP) of SouthAegean 2000-2006 and was co-sponsored from European Union by 75%and from the Greek State by 25%. The project has already accomplished itstargets in the areas of enhancing and protecting the monuments, as well asin the fields of arranging and organizing the site, in informing the visitors,in organizing the archaeological site’s entrance and finally in the securing ofthe infrastructure basis for the services of the visitors.

As the visitors walk through the cobbled streets of the ancient cityamong buildings that are usually very high, they can realize its shape and itsorganization, know its monuments and feel the life of its residents, enjoy-ing at the same time the magnificent view to the Aegean.

* Maja Efstathiou, Archaeologist in the 21st Ephorate of Prehistoric andClassical Antiquities, Ministry of Culture

√ ÂÈÛΤÙ˘, ÂÚȉȷ‚·›ÓÔÓÙ·˜ ÙÔ˘˜ ÏÈıfiÛÙÚˆÙÔ˘˜ ‰ÚfiÌÔ˘˜ Ù˘ ·Ú¯·›·˜fiÏ˘, ·Ó¿ÌÂÛ· Û ÎÙ‹ÚÈ· Ô˘ Û˘¯Ó¿ ‰È·ÙËÚÔ‡ÓÙ·È Û ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔ ‡„Ô˜, ÌÔÚ› ӷηٷÓÔ‹ÛÂÈ ÙË ÌÔÚÊ‹ Î·È ÔÚÁ¿ÓˆÛ‹ Ù˘, Ó· ÁÓˆÚ›ÛÂÈ Ù· ÌÓËÌ›· Ù˘ Î·È Ó· ·ÊÔ˘-ÁÎÚ·Ûı› ÙË ˙ˆ‹ ÙˆÓ Î·ÙÔ›ÎˆÓ Ù˘, ·ÔÏ·Ì‚¿ÓÔÓÙ·˜ Ù·˘Ùfi¯ÚÔÓ· Ì›· ÌÔÓ·‰È΋ı¤· ÛÙÔ ∞ÈÁ·›Ô.

* ª¿ÁÈ· ∂˘ÛÙ·ı›Ô˘, ∞Ú¯·ÈÔÏfiÁÔ˜ ÛÙËÓ ∫∞’ ∂ÊÔÚ›· ¶ÚÔ˚ÛÙÔÚÈÎÒÓ Î·È∫Ï·ÛÈÎÒÓ ∞Ú¯·ÈÔًوÓ, ÀÔ˘ÚÁÂ›Ô ¶ÔÏÈÙÈÛÌÔ‡

Ancient Thira. View of the theatre∞Ú¯·›· £‹Ú·. ÕÔ„Ë ÙÔ˘ ı¿ÙÚÔ˘

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Tradition is alive in Santorini

Visitors of Santorini discover, with pleasant surprise, that even today tradi-tion is preserved in Santorini at its small village communities.

Religious festivals called “ayiomnisia”, wedding celebrations with tradi-tional customs and local musical instruments that accompany the proce-dures of a wedding ceremony, local food such us split peas and tomatoballs, desserts like ‘melitinia’ (Easter sweets) and “koufeto” (weddingsweet), animals that still help both with agricultural work i.e. ploughing andthreshing and transportation, houses decorated with old furniture, utensils,old handmade embroidery, old paintings and photographs, canava winerieswhere grapes are crushed and wine is produced by the viticulturists them-selves, these are just some of the aspects of tradition that is so alive inSantorini.

Visitors should aim at knowing and experiencingthese and other customs of a tradition that is very muchalive, in order to get a complete picture of this peculiarvolcanic place and its inhabitants.

Emm. A. Lignos, Lawyer, Director of newspaper“Theraic News”,Founder - Director of the FolkloreMuseum of Santorini

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The vineyards of SantoriniBy Angeliki Georgantopoulou*

The cultivation of vine in Santorini goes back 3.500 years ago. Findings fromthe excavations of the prehistoric town of Akrotiri show that vine cultiva-tion, wine making and wine trade were the habitants’ important activities.The volcanic eruption in the 17th century led to the extinction of everytrace of human life and vegetation on the island for about three centuries.According to Herodotus, the first colonists that went to Santorini after thedisaster were the Phoenicians who, as well as their followers, had to facean extreme ecosystem in order to survive. In order to meet their foodneeds they tried to cultivate various kinds of plants that they brought withthem and with which they were familiar.

Only vine managed to survive over the centuries inthe inhospitable environment of Santorini. It is an easilyadaptable and particularly tenacious plant as far as thehot and dry conditions of the island are concerned, whileit possesses a rich and strong system of roots that pene-trate the Theraic earth. The locals call “aspa” this hard,solid ground that was created by the consecutive layersof volcanic matter including ash, lava, pumice and rust,

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∏ ηÏÏȤÚÁÂÈ· Ù˘ ·Ì¤ÏÔ˘ ÛÙË ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË ¤¯ÂÈ ÈÛÙÔÚ›· 3.500 ¯ÚfiÓˆÓ. ∂˘Ú‹Ì·Ù·ÙˆÓ ·Ó·ÛηÊÒÓ Ù˘ ÚÔ˚ÛÙÔÚÈ΋˜ fiÏ˘ ÙÔ˘ ∞ÎÚˆÙËÚ›Ô˘ ·Ô‰ÂÈÎÓ‡Ô˘Ó ˆ˜ Ë·ÌÂÏÔηÏÏȤÚÁÂÈ·, Ë ÔÈÓÔÔ›ËÛË Î·È ÙÔ ÂÌfiÚÈÔ ÎÚ·ÛÈÔ‡ ·ÔÙÂÏÔ‡Û·Ó ÛËÌ·ÓÙÈ-Τ˜ ‰Ú·ÛÙËÚÈfiÙËÙ˜ ÙˆÓ Î·ÙԛΈÓ. ∏ ¤ÎÚËÍË ÙÔ˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›Ԣ ÙÔ 17Ô ·ÈÒÓ· .Ã.ÂÍ·Ê¿ÓÈÛ οı ›¯ÓÔ˜ ·ÓıÚÒÈÓ˘ ˙ˆ‹˜ Î·È Ê˘ÙÈ΋˜ ‚Ï¿ÛÙËÛ˘ ·fi ÙÔ ÓËÛ› ÁÈ·ÙÚÂȘ ·ÈÒÓ˜ ÂÚ›Ô˘. √È ºÔ›ÓÈΘ, ÚÒÙÔÈ ¿ÔÈÎÔÈ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙËÓ Î·Ù·ÛÙÚÔÊ‹, ηٿÙÔÓ ∏Úfi‰ÔÙÔ, ·ÏÏ¿ Î·È fiÛÔÈ ÙÔ˘˜ ·ÎÔÏÔ‡ıËÛ·Ó, ¤Ú ӷ ·ÓÙÈÌÂÙˆ›ÛÔ˘Ó ¤Ó··ÎÚ·›Ô ÔÈÎÔÛ‡ÛÙËÌ·, ÚÔÎÂÈ̤ÓÔ˘ Ó· ÂÈ‚ÈÒÛÔ˘Ó. °È· Ó· ηχ„Ô˘Ó ÙȘ ·Ó¿ÁΘ‰È·ÙÚÔÊ‹˜ ÙÔ˘˜ ‰ÔÎ›Ì·Û·Ó Ó· ηÏÏÈÂÚÁ‹ÛÔ˘Ó Ê˘Ù¿ ‰È·ÊÔÚÂÙÈÎÒÓ ÂȉÒÓ Ô˘ ¤ÊÂ-Ú·Ó Ì·˙› ÙÔ˘˜ Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ ‹Ù·Ó ÁÓÒÚÈÌ·.

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and covered the limestone and slate subsoil during the successive eruptions.Centuries of human labor are stamped on the island’s landscape and provethe efforts made by the local people to hardness their land. The cultivatedarea begins at a height of 300 meters and the vines go all the way down tothe level of the sea. The vine dressers built dry stone walls with pieces ofpetrified lava, in order to protect the soil form erosion caused by the strongwinds that sweep across the island throughout the year, to increase the cul-tivable land and to limit the loss of water due to minimal rainfall.

Every process applied on the soil - ploughing, digging of pits - aims atimproving the absorption of the winter’s precious rain water. In the sum-mer, only the sea fog that covers the island cools down the thirsty plantsduring the morning hours. Afterwards, the strong etesian winds(“meltemia”) and the hot sun dry up the grapes from humidity, preventingthe risk of developing illnesses such as mildew and botrytis. The only inter-vention required for protecting the plants is sulphuration that allows for theprinciples of organic cultivation to be applied. In order to protect plantsfrom strong winds and to limit their need for water, the vine dressers ofSantorini adapted and refined a primitive pruning technique, the“kouloura”. The plants are pruned to form a low vegetable basket where

∞ÈÒÓ˜ ·ÓıÚÒÈÓÔ˘ Ìfi¯ıÔ˘ ·ÔÙ˘ÒÓÔÓÙ·È ¿Óˆ ÛÙÔ ÓËÛȈÙÈÎfi ÙÔ›Ô Î·ÈÌ·ÚÙ˘ÚÔ‡Ó ÙȘ ÚÔÛ¿ıÂȘ ÙˆÓ ™·ÓÙÔÚÈÓÈÒÓ fiÏˆÓ ÙˆÓ ÂÔ¯ÒÓ Ó· ÙÈı·Û‡ÛÔ˘ÓÙË ÁË ÙÔ˘˜. ∏ ηÏÏÈÂÚÁË̤ÓË ¤ÎÙ·ÛË ÍÂÎÈÓ¿ ·fi ˘„fiÌÂÙÚÔ ÌÂÁ·Ï‡ÙÂÚÔ ÙˆÓ 300̤ÙÚˆÓ Î·È Ù· ·Ì¤ÏÈ· ηÙËÊÔÚ›˙Ô˘Ó Ì¤¯ÚÈ ÙÔ Â›Â‰Ô Ù˘ ı¿Ï·ÛÛ·˜.¢È·ÌfiÚÊˆÛ·Ó Â˙ԇϘ ÛÙȘ Ï·ÁȤ˜ ¯Ù›˙ÔÓÙ·˜ ÍÂÚÔÏÈıȤ˜ Ì ÎÔÌÌ¿ÙÈ· ÂÙڈ̤-Ó˘ Ï¿‚·˜, ÚÔÎÂÈ̤ÓÔ˘ Ó· ÚÔÛٷهÛÔ˘Ó ÙÔ ¤‰·ÊÔ˜ ·fi ÙË ‰È¿‚ÚˆÛË Ô˘ÚÔηÏÔ‡Ó ÔÈ ÈÛ¯˘ÚÔ› ¿ÓÂÌÔÈ Ô˘ Û·ÚÒÓÔ˘Ó ÙÔ ÓËÛ› Û fiÏË ÙË ‰È¿ÚÎÂÈ· ÙÔ˘ ¯Úfi-ÓÔ˘, Ó· ·˘Í‹ÛÔ˘Ó ÙÔ ÁˆÚÁÈÎfi ¤‰·ÊÔ˜ Î·È Ó· ÂÚÈÔÚ›ÛÔ˘Ó ÙȘ ·ÒÏÂȘ ÙÔ˘ ÓÂÚÔ‡ÙˆÓ ÂÏ¿¯ÈÛÙˆÓ ‚ÚÔ¯ÔÙÒÛˆÓ. ∫¿ı ¯ÂÈÚÈÛÌfi˜ ÙÔ˘ ‰¿ÊÔ˘˜ - fiÚÁˆÌ·, Ï¿ÎÎÈÛÌ· - ÛÙԯ‡ÂÈ ÛÙË ‚ÂÏÙ›ˆÛË Ù˘

·ÔÚÚfiÊËÛ˘ ÙÔ˘ ÔχÙÈÌÔ˘ ‚Úfi¯ÈÓÔ˘ ÓÂÚÔ‡ ÙÔ˘ ¯ÂÈÌÒÓ·. ∆Ô Î·ÏÔη›ÚÈ ÌfiÓÔ ÔÈı·Ï·ÛÛÈÓ¤˜ ÔÌ›¯Ï˜, Ô˘ ηχÙÔ˘Ó ÙÔ ÓËÛ›, ‰ÚÔÛ›˙Ô˘Ó Ù· ‰È„·Ṳ̂ӷ Ê˘Ù¿ ÙȘڈÈÓ¤˜ ÒÚ˜. ™ÙË Û˘Ó¤¯ÂÈ·, Ù· ÈÛ¯˘Ú¿ ÌÂÏÙ¤ÌÈ· Î·È Ô Î·˘Ùfi˜ ‹ÏÈÔ˜ ÛÙÂÁÓÒÓÔ˘ÓÙ· ÛٷʇÏÈ· ·fi ÙËÓ ˘ÁÚ·Û›·, ·ÔÌ·ÎÚ‡ÓÔÓÙ·˜ ÙÔÓ Î›Ó‰˘ÓÔ ·Ó¿Ù˘Í˘ ·ÛıÂÓÂÈ-ÒÓ fiˆ˜ Ô ÂÚÔÓfiÛÔÚÔ˜ Î·È Ô ‚ÔÙÚ‡Ù˘. ∏ ÌfiÓË Â¤Ì‚·ÛË Ô˘ ··ÈÙÂ›Ù·È ÁÈ·Ê˘ÙÔÚÔÛÙ·Û›· Â›Ó·È ÙÔ ıÂÈ¿ÊÈÛÌ· ÂÈÙÚ¤ÔÓÙ·˜ ÙËÓ ÂÊ·ÚÌÔÁ‹ ÙˆÓ ·Ú¯ÒÓ Ù˘‚ÈÔÏÔÁÈ΋˜ ηÏÏȤÚÁÂÈ·˜. °È· Ó· ÚÔÛٷهÛÔ˘Ó Ù· Ê˘Ù¿ ·fi ÙÔ˘˜ ÈÛ¯˘ÚÔ‡˜ ·Ó¤-ÌÔ˘˜ Î·È Ó· ÂÚÈÔÚ›ÛÔ˘Ó ÙȘ ·Ó¿ÁΘ Û ÓÂÚfi, ÔÈ ·ÌÂÏÔ˘ÚÁÔ› Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘ ˘È-Ôı¤ÙËÛ·Ó Î·È ÙÂÏÂÈÔÔ›ËÛ·Ó ÌÈ· ·Ú¯¤ÁÔÓË Ù¯ÓÈ΋ ÎÏ·‰¤Ì·ÙÔ˜, ÙȘ «ÎÔ˘ÏÔ‡Ú˜».™¯ËÌ·Ù›˙Ô˘Ó Ì ÙÔ ÎÏ¿‰ÂÌ· ¤Ó· ¯·ÌËÏfi Ê˘ÙÈÎfi ηϿıÈ Ì¤Û· ÛÙÔ ÔÔ›Ô ˆÚÈÌ¿˙Ô˘Ó

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grapes are protected and mature, without run the risk of being damaged bysand, which is carried by the wind. The fine sandy soil, poor in nutritiousingredients, with low argil content protected Santorini’s vineyards from vinelouse. Today they are one of the few self rooted vineyards in Europe.

Vine dressers can renew their vine yards using layers and grafting, with-out having the extra cost of buying grafted American rootstocks which areprone to various infections. The roots of native varieties have grown direct-ly into the volcanic soil for many centuries. Assyrtiko, athiri, aidani, manti-laria, mavrotragano, boudomato, potamisi and gaidouria, are just a few ofthe approximately forty grape varieties that are cultivated on 3.706 acresof Santorini’s vineyard. The average yield per 1000 m2 is very low, nearly350 kilos; its quality, however, is extremely high. Usually the productionadds up to 4.500 tones and the total production of wine up to 3.200 tones.There are years, however, with extremely low production due to badweather conditions.

Local grape varieties produce high quality wines that fully expressSantorini’s unique ecosystem. Assyrtiko is the island’s main variety as it rep-resents about 80% of grape production. It is a multidynamic variety withexcellent adaptability to the different bioclimatic conditions. That is why itscultivation has been spread almost all over Greece. The assyrtiko varietywithin Santorini’s ecosystem acquires a unique expression, producing wines

ÚÔÊ˘Ï·Á̤ӷ Ù· ÛٷʇÏÈ·, ¯ˆÚ›˜ Ó· ÎÈÓ‰˘Ó‡ÂÈ Ë ·Ú·ÁˆÁ‹ ·fi Ù· ‰˘Ó·Ù¿ ¯Ù˘-‹Ì·Ù· Ù˘ ¿ÌÌÔ˘ Ô˘ ·Ú·Û‡ÚÂÙ·È ·fi ÙÔÓ ¿ÓÂÌÔ.∆· ·ÌÌÒ‰Ë Î·È ÏÂÙfiÎÔÎη‰¿ÊË, ÊÙˆ¯¿ Û ıÚÂÙÈο Û˘ÛÙ·ÙÈο, Ì ÂÏ¿¯ÈÛÙË ÂÚÈÂÎÙÈÎfiÙËÙ· Û ¿ÚÁÈÏÔ ÚÔ-ÛÙ¿ÙÂ˘Û·Ó ÙÔÓ ·ÌÂÏÒÓ· Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘ ·fi ÙË Ê˘ÏÏÔÍ‹Ú·. ™‹ÌÂÚ· ·ÔÙÂÏ›¤Ó·Ó ·fi ÙÔ˘˜ ÂÏ¿¯ÈÛÙÔ˘˜ ·˘ÙfiÚÚÈ˙Ô˘˜ Â˘Úˆ·˚ÎÔ‡˜ ·ÌÂÏÒÓ˜. √È ·ÌÂÏÔ˘ÚÁÔ› ÌÔÚÔ‡Ó Ó· ·Ó·ÓÂÒÓÔ˘Ó Ù· ·Ì¤ÏÈ· ÙÔ˘˜ Ì ηٷ‚ÔÏ¿‰Â˜ ηÈ

ÌÔۯ‡̷ٷ, ¯ˆÚ›˜ Ó· ÂÈ‚·Ú‡ÓÔÓÙ·È ÔÈÎÔÓÔÌÈο ÁÈ· Ó· ÚÔÌËı‡ÔÓÙ·È ÂÌ‚ÔÏÈ·-Ṳ̂ӷ ·ÌÂÚÈοÓÈη ˘ÔΛÌÂÓ·, Ô˘ ·ÚÔ˘ÛÈ¿˙Ô˘Ó Î·È Â˘·ÈÛıËÛ›· ÛÙȘ ‰È¿ÊÔÚ˜ÈÒÛÂȘ. √È ÁËÁÂÓ›˜ ÔÈÎÈϛ˜ ‚˘ı›˙Ô˘Ó ·Â˘ı›·˜ ÙȘ Ú›˙˜ ÙÔ˘˜ ÛÙÔ ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂÈÔÁÂ-Ó¤˜ ¤‰·ÊÔ˜ Â‰Ò Î·È ·ÈÒÓ˜. ∞Û‡ÚÙÈÎÔ, ·ı‹ÚÈ, ·Ë‰¿ÓÈ, Ì·ÓÙËÏ·ÚÈ¿, Ì·˘ÚÔÙÚ¿Á·-ÓÔ, ‚Ô˘‰fiÌ·ÙÔ, ÔÙ·Ì›ÛÈ, Á·˚‰Ô˘ÚÈ¿ Â›Ó·È ÌÂÚÈΤ˜ ·fi ÙȘ Û·Ú¿ÓÙ· ۯ‰fiÓ ÔÈÎÈ-ϛ˜ ÛÙ·Ê˘ÏÈÔ‡, Ô˘ ηÏÏÈÂÚÁÔ‡ÓÙ·È ÛÙ· 15.000 ÛÙÚ¤ÌÌ·Ù· ÙÔ˘ Û·ÓÙÔÚÈÓÈÔ‡ ·ÌÂ-ÏÒÓ·. ∏ ̤ÛË ÛÙÚÂÌÌ·ÙÈ΋ ·fi‰ÔÛË Â›Ó·È Ôχ ¯·ÌËÏ‹, ÂÚ›Ô˘ 350 ÎÈÏ¿, Ë ÔÈ-fiÙËÙ· Ù˘ ·Ú·ÁˆÁ‹˜ fï˜ Â›Ó·È ÂÍ·ÈÚÂÙÈ΋. ™˘Ó‹ıˆ˜ Ë ·Ú·ÁˆÁ‹ ·Ó¤Ú¯ÂÙ·ÈÛÙÔ˘˜ 4.500 ÙfiÓÔ˘˜ ÂÚ›Ô˘, ÂÓÒ Ë Û˘ÓÔÏÈ΋ ·Ú·ÁˆÁ‹ ÎÚ·ÛÈÔ‡ ÛÙÔ˘˜ 3.200 Ùfi-ÓÔ˘˜. À¿Ú¯Ô˘Ó fï˜ ¯ÚÔÓȤ˜ Ì ÂÍ·ÈÚÂÙÈο ¯·ÌËÏ‹ ·Ú·ÁˆÁ‹ ÏfiÁˆ ÙˆÓ ·ÓÙ›ÍÔ-ˆÓ ηÈÚÈÎÒÓ Û˘ÓıËÎÒÓ.∞fi Ù· ÛٷʇÏÈ· ÙˆÓ ÓÙfiÈˆÓ ÔÈÎÈÏÈÒÓ, ·Ú¿ÁÔÓÙ·È ÎÚ·ÛÈ¿ ˘„ËÏ‹˜ ÔÈfiÙË-

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with metallic character, exuberant body and high content of alcohol, whileat the same time they retain high acidity and freshness.

Athiri is a white variety of Cretan origin, early, aromatic and with highcontent of alcohol that is used mainly for mixing with assyrtiko.

The aidani variety that is cultivated in small quantities, possesses a sharpand at the same time delicate aroma and is used mainly with assyrtiko inorder to add aromas to vinsanto.

Mantilaria is the foremost widespread red variety in the island as well asin the rest Aegean islands. It has a particularly vivid color, medium contentof alcohol and high acidity. In many cases it is mixed with white assyrtikofor the production of dry red wines. Grapes of the mantilaria variety aretraditionally dried in the sun in order to give sweet red wine.

Mavrotragano is a red indigenous variety of the Cyclades that is very ac-knowledged in the last few years. Its cultivation is spreading, as it produceswines with high content of alcohol, full of phenolic elements and color andhas an amazing aging ability.

During the ’70s the label of VQPRD (Vin de qualité produit dans une ré-gion determinée) was lawfully awarded to dry and sweet white wines pro-duced from the varieties of assyrtiko, athiri and aidani in the islands of Thiraand Thirasia. There are three types of wine that may bear the “name of ori-

ÙÈÎÔ Â›Ó·È Ë ÛËÌ·ÓÙÈÎfiÙÂÚË Î·ÏÏÈÂÚÁÔ‡ÌÂÓË ÔÈÎÈÏ›· ηıÒ˜ ·ÔÙÂÏ› ÙÔ 80% Â-Ú›Ô˘ Ù˘ ÛÙ·Ê˘ÏÈ΋˜ ·Ú·ÁˆÁ‹˜. ¶ÚfiÎÂÈÙ·È ÁÈ· ÔÏ˘‰˘Ó·ÌÈ΋ ÔÈÎÈÏ›· Ì ÂÍ·È-ÚÂÙÈΤ˜ ÈηÓfiÙËÙ˜ ÚÔÛ·ÚÌÔÁ‹˜ Û ‰È·ÊÔÚÂÙÈΤ˜ ‚ÈÔÎÏÈÌ·ÙÈΤ˜ Û˘Óı‹Î˜. °È· ÙÔÏfiÁÔ ·˘Ùfi Ë Î·ÏÏȤÚÁÂÈ¿ Ù˘ ¤¯ÂÈ ÂÂÎÙ·ı› Û fiÏË Û¯Â‰fiÓ ÙËÓ ∂ÏÏ¿‰·. ™ÙÔ ÔÈÎÔ-Û‡ÛÙËÌ· Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘ ·ÔÎÙ¿ ÌÈ· ÌÔÓ·‰È΋ ¤ÎÊÚ·ÛË ‰›ÓÔÓÙ·˜ ÎÚ·ÛÈ¿ Ì ÌÂ-Ù·ÏÏÈÎfi ¯·Ú·ÎÙ‹Ú·, ÏËıˆÚÈÎfi ÛÒÌ· Î·È ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ÂÚÈÂÎÙÈÎfiÙËÙ· Û ·ÏÎÔfiÏË, ÂÓÒ·Ú¿ÏÏËÏ· ‰È·ÙËÚÔ‡Ó ˘„ËÏ‹ Ô͇ÙËÙ· Î·È ÊÚÂÛο‰·.∆Ô ·ı‹ÚÈ Â›Ó·È Ï¢΋ ÔÈÎÈÏ›· ÎÚËÙÈ΋˜ ηٷÁˆÁ‹˜, ÚÒÈÌË, ·ÚˆÌ·ÙÈ΋ ηÈ

˘„ËÏfi‚·ıÌË Ô˘ ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈÂ›Ù·È Î˘Ú›ˆ˜ Û ·Ó¿ÌÈÍË Ì ÙÔ ·Û‡ÚÙÈÎÔ.∆Ô ·Ë‰¿ÓÈ, Ô˘ ›Û˘ ηÏÏÈÂÚÁÂ›Ù·È Û ÌÈÎÚfi ÔÛÔÛÙfi, ¤¯ÂÈ ¤ÓÙÔÓÔ Î·È Ù·˘Ùfi-

¯ÚÔÓ· ÏÂÙfi ¿ÚˆÌ· Î·È ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈÂ›Ù·È Î˘Ú›ˆ˜ Û ·Ó¿ÌÈÍË Ì ÙÔ ·Û‡ÚÙÈÎÔ ÁÈ· Ó·‰ÒÛÂÈ ·ÚÒÌ·Ù· ÛÙÔ vinsanto.∏ Ì·ÓÙËÏ·ÚÈ¿ Â›Ó·È Ë Ï¤ÔÓ ‰È·‰Â‰Ô̤ÓË ÂÚ˘ıÚ‹ ÔÈÎÈÏ›· ÛÙÔ ÓËÛ› ·ÏÏ¿ ηÈ

Û fiÏ· Ù· ·ÈÁ·ÈÔÂÏ·Á›ÙÈη ÓËÛÈ¿. Œ¯ÂÈ ¯·Ú·ÎÙËÚÈÛÙÈο ¤ÓÙÔÓÔ ¯ÚÒÌ·, ̤ÙÚÈÔ Â-ÚȯfiÌÂÓÔ Û ·ÏÎÔfiÏË Î·È ˘„ËÏ‹ Ô͇ÙËÙ·. ™Â ÔÏϤ˜ ÂÚÈÙÒÛÂȘ Û˘ÓÔÈÓÔÔÈ›-Ù·È Ì ÙÔ Ï¢Îfi ·Û‡ÚÙÈÎÔ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ·Ú·ÁˆÁ‹ ÂÚ˘ıÚÒÓ ÍËÚÒÓ ÎÚ·ÛÈÒÓ.¶·Ú·‰ÔÛȷο Ù· ÛٷʇÏÈ· Ù˘ Ì·ÓÙËÏ·ÚÈ¿˜ ÏÈ¿˙ÔÓÙ·Ó ÚÔÎÂÈ̤ÓÔ˘ Ó· ‰ÒÛÔ˘ÓÂÚ˘ıÚfi ÁÏ˘Îfi ÎÚ·Û›.∆Ô Ì·˘ÚÔÙÚ¿Á·ÓÔ Â›Ó·È ÂÚ˘ıÚ‹ ÁËÁÂÓ‹˜ ÔÈÎÈÏ›· ÙˆÓ ∫˘ÎÏ¿‰ˆÓ Ô˘ ÁÓˆÚ›˙ÂÈ

ȉȷ›ÙÂÚË ·Ó·ÁÓÒÚÈÛË Ù· ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›· ¯ÚfiÓÈ· Î·È Ë Î·ÏÏȤÚÁÂÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ ÂÍ·ÏÒÓÂÙ·È,

gin of top quality”. - The fresh, cool, yet exuberant dry white wine with highacidity and metallic character;

- Nykteri, that represents the traditional type of Santorini’s white wine.It is a mature, mixed wine, with high content of alcohol, aged in a barrel fora few months. It was given this name because in the past the whole vinifi-cation procedure was carried out during the night, when the temperaturewas low and there was no sunlight, in order to minimize the risks of oxi-dization and spoiling of the product;

ηıÒ˜ ·Ú¿ÁÂÈ ÎÚ·ÛÈ¿ ˘„ËÏfi‚·ıÌ·, ÏÔ‡ÛÈ· Û ʷÈÓÔÏÈο Û˘ÛÙ·ÙÈο Î·È ¯ÚÒÌ·Î·È ·ÍÈÔÛËÌ›ˆÙË ÈηÓfiÙËÙ· ÁÈ· ·Ï·›ˆÛË. ∆Ë ‰ÂηÂÙ›· ÙÔ˘ ’70 ·Ó·ÁÓˆÚ›ÛıËΠÓÔÌÔıÂÙÈο Ë «√ÓÔÌ·Û›· ¶ÚÔÂχۈ˜

™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË ∞ÓˆÙ¤Ú·˜ ¶ÔÈfiÙËÙ·˜» ÁÈ· Ù· ÏÂ˘Î¿ ÎÚ·ÛÈ¿ ÍËÚ¿ ‹ ÁÏ˘Î¿ Ô˘ ·Ú¿ÁÔ-ÓÙ·È ÛÙȘ Ó‹ÛÔ˘˜ £‹Ú· Î·È £ËÚ·ÛÈ¿ ·fi ÙȘ ÔÈÎÈϛ˜ ·Û‡ÚÙÈÎÔ, ·ı‹ÚÈ Î·È ·Ë‰¿-ÓÈ. À¿Ú¯Ô˘Ó ÙÚÂȘ Ù‡ÔÈ ÎÚ·ÛÈÔ‡ Ô˘ ÌÔÚÔ‡Ó Ó· ʤÚÔ˘Ó ÙËÓ «√ÓÔÌ·Û›·¶ÚÔÂχۈ˜ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË ∞ÓˆÙ¤Ú·˜ ¶ÔÈfiÙËÙ·˜». - ∆Ô ÊÚ¤ÛÎÔ, ‰ÚÔÛÂÚfi ·ÏÏ¿ ηÈÏËıˆÚÈÎfi Ï¢Îfi ÍËÚfi ÎÚ·Û› Ì ÙËÓ ˘„ËÏ‹ Ô͇ÙËÙ· Î·È ÙÔ ÌÂÙ·ÏÏÈÎfi ¯·Ú·ÎÙ‹Ú·.

- ∆Ô Ó˘¯Ù¤ÚÈ, Ô˘ ÂÎÊÚ¿˙ÂÈ ÙÔÓ ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·Îfi Ù‡Ô ÙÔ˘ Ï¢ÎÔ‡ Û·ÓÙÔÚÈÓÈÔ‡ÎÚ·ÛÈÔ‡, ÒÚÈÌÔ˘, Û‡ÓıÂÙÔ˘, ˘„ËÏfi‚·ıÌÔ˘, Î·È ·Ï·ÈˆÌ¤ÓÔ˘ Û ‚·Ú¤ÏÈ ÁÈ· Ï›ÁÔ˘˜Ì‹Ó˜. ∆Ô fiÓÔÌ· Ó˘¯Ù¤ÚÈ ‰fiıËΠÛÙÔ ÎÚ·Û›, ÁÈ·Ù› ÛÙÔ ·ÚÂÏıfiÓ fiÏË Ë ‰È·‰Èηۛ·Ù˘ ÔÈÓÔÔ›ËÛ˘ ÁÈÓfiÙ·Ó ÙË Ó‡¯Ù·, Ô˘ ÔÈ ıÂÚÌÔÎڷۛ˜ ‹Ù·Ó ¯·ÌËÏfiÙÂÚ˜ Î·È ‰ÂÓ˘‹Ú¯Â ËÏÈ·Îfi ʈ˜, ÚÔÎÂÈ̤ÓÔ˘ Ó· ÂÏ·¯ÈÛÙÔÔÈÔ‡ÓÙ·È ÔÈ Î›Ó‰˘ÓÔÈ Ù˘ ÔÍ›‰ˆ-Û˘ Î·È ·ÏÏÔ›ˆÛ˘ ÙÔ˘ ÚÔ˚fiÓÙÔ˜.

- ∆Ô ÂÍ·ÈÚÂÙÈÎfi vinsanto, Ï¢Îfi ÁÏ˘Îfi ÏÈ·ÛÙfi ÎÚ·Û›. ∆Ô vinsanto ·Ú¿ÁÂÙ·È·fi ˘ÂÚÒÚÈÌ· ÏÂ˘Î¿ ÛٷʇÏÈ· Ô˘ ·ÏÒÓÔÓÙ·È Î·È ÏÈ¿˙ÔÓÙ·È ÁÈ· ·ÚÎÂÙ¤˜ ̤Ú˜οو ·fi ÙÔÓ Î·˘Ùfi ‹ÏÈÔ Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘ ÁÈ· Ó· ‰ÒÛÔ˘Ó ÙÔ Û˘Ì˘Îӈ̤ÓÔ, ÁÏ˘Îfi,¯Ú˘Û·Ê› ÎÚ·Û› Ì ÙÔ ÂÎÚËÎÙÈÎfi ¿ÚˆÌ· ÛÙ·Ê›‰·˜, ÍÂÚÔ‡ Û‡ÎÔ˘, ÌÂÏÈÔ‡, ÍËÚÒÓ

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- The exceptional vinsanto, which is a sweet, sun dried white wine.Vinsanto is produced from very mature white grapes that are dried in thehot sun of Santorini for many days, in order to give the concentrated,sweet, golden wine with the powerful aroma of raisins, dried figs, honey,dried fruits and coffee. Vinsanto matures for many years in oak barrels andis been aged in bottles for an even longer period of time. The pressure re-sulting from Santorini’s fast growing tourist development during the pastfew years is big. However, the good workmanship and the knowledge ofvine dressers and wine makers, who follow modern wine law and take ad-vantage of the EU financial support in order to promote and protect theunique characteristics of the vineyards of Santorini, are securing the futureof one the oldest vineyards in the world. The long vinicultural and winemaking tradition must be linked with the tourist development of the island.The investments made on the wineries of Santorini are important. They areplaces that can be visited and be hospitable for those who wish to learnabout the agricultural products of the island. Wine tasting, tours of produc-tion places and vineyards, visits to museums and traditional canavas aresome of the choices that are provided to visitors. (see corresponding sec-tion Where to Go > Wineries on pages 132 - 147)

*Angeliki Georgantopoulou, Enologist

ηÚÒÓ Î·È Î·Ê¤. ∆Ô vinsanto ˆÚÈÌ¿˙ÂÈ ÁÈ· ¯ÚfiÓÈ· Û ‰Ú‡ÈÓ· ‚·Ú¤ÏÈ· Î·È Âȉ¤-¯ÂÙ·È ·ÎfiÌË ÌÂÁ·Ï‡ÙÂÚË ˆÚ›Ì·ÓÛË Û ÊȿϘ.√È È¤ÛÂȘ Ô˘ ‰¤¯ÂÙ·È Ô ·ÌÂÏÒÓ·˜ Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘ ·fi ÙË Ú·Á‰·›· ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÈ-

΋ ·Ó¿Ù˘ÍË ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ Ù· ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›· ¯ÚfiÓÈ· Â›Ó·È ÌÂÁ¿Ï˜. ŸÌˆ˜ ÙÔ ÌÂÚ¿ÎÈ Î·È ËÁÓÒÛË ÙˆÓ ·ÌÂÏÔ˘ÚÁÒÓ Î·È ÙˆÓ ÔÈÓÔÔÈÒÓ, Ô˘ ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ıÔ‡Ó ÙË Û‡Á¯ÚÔÓË ÔÈÓÈ-΋ ÓÔÌÔıÂÛ›· Î·È ·ÍÈÔÔÈÔ‡Ó ÙȘ ÎÔÈÓÔÙÈΤ˜ ÂÓÈÛ¯‡ÛÂȘ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ·Ó¿‰ÂÈÍË Î·È ÚÔ-ÛÙ·Û›· ÙˆÓ ÌÔÓ·‰ÈÎÒÓ ¯·Ú·ÎÙËÚÈÛÙÈÎÒÓ ÙÔ˘ ·ÌÂÏÒÓ· Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘, ÂÍ·ÛÊ·-Ï›˙ÂÈ ÙÔ Ì¤ÏÏÔÓ ÂÓfi˜ ·fi ÙÔ˘˜ ·Ú¯·ÈfiÙÂÚÔ˘˜ ·ÌÂÏÒÓ˜ ÛÙÔÓ ÎfiÛÌÔ. ∏ Ì·ÎÚ¿·ÌÂÏÔ˘ÚÁÈ΋ Î·È ÔÈÓÔÔÈËÙÈ΋ ·Ú¿‰ÔÛË ‰ÂÓ ‹Ù·Ó ‰˘Ó·ÙfiÓ Ó· ÌËÓ Û˘Û¯ÂÙÈÛ̠ٛÙËÓ ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÈ΋ ·Ó¿Ù˘ÍË ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡. ŒÁÈÓ·Ó ÛËÌ·ÓÙÈΤ˜ ÂÂÓ‰‡ÛÂȘ ÛÙ· ÔÈÓÔ-ÔÈ›·, ÒÛÙ ·˘Ù¿ Ó· Á›ÓÔ˘Ó ÂÈÛΤ„ÈÌ· Î·È Ó· ·ÔÙÂϤÛÔ˘Ó ÊÈÏfiÍÂÓÔ˘˜ ¯ÒÚÔ˘˜˘Ô‰Ô¯‹˜ ÙˆÓ ÂÈÛÎÂÙÒÓ Ô˘ ÂÈı˘ÌÔ‡Ó Ó· ÁÓˆÚ›ÛÔ˘Ó Ù· ·ÁÚÔÙÈο ÚÔ˚fiÓÙ·ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡. °Â˘ÛÈÁӈۛ˜, ÍÂÓ·Á‹ÛÂȘ Û ¯ÒÚÔ˘˜ ·Ú·ÁˆÁ‹˜ Î·È ·ÌÂÏÒÓ˜, ÂÈ-ÛΤ„ÂȘ Û ÌÔ˘ÛÂÈ·ÎÔ‡˜ ¯ÒÚÔ˘˜ Î·È ·Ú·‰ÔÛȷΤ˜ οӷ‚˜ Â›Ó·È ÌÂÚÈΤ˜ ·fi ÙȘÂÈÏÔÁ¤˜ Ô˘ ·Ú¤¯ÔÓÙ·È ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÂÈÛΤÙ˜. (‰Â›Ù ۯÂÙÈ΋ ÂÓfiÙËÙ· ∞ÍÈÔı¤·Ù·√ÈÓÔÔÈ›· ÛÙȘ ÛÂÏ›‰Â˜ 132 - 147)

* ∞ÁÁÂÏÈ΋ °ÂˆÚÁ·ÓÙÔÔ‡ÏÔ˘, √ÈÓÔÏfiÁÔ˜

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A cuisine full of taste Santorini’s cuisine is mainly based on the island’s agricultural products.Products nourished by the volcanic soil, the sea breeze and the sunlight ofthe Aegean Sea. These products have a unique taste. They provide us withtop quality ingredients for cooking an original, tasty and healthy food. Themost characteristic products of Santorini are:

The Santorini Cherry TomatoThe famous Santorini cherry tomato is a unique variety that flourishes thanksto the arid soil and dominated the islands cultivating from the 18th to the20th century. Tomato paste and tomato balls (a traditional dish of Santorini)are produced from cherry tomato and have a really inimitable taste.

Fava-Split peasSantorini split peas have also distinctive attributes as they become mushyon their own, they have a purer aroma and they are tighter. You will findthem in many recipes, along with onion, with small pieces of pork, withaubergines and tomatoes, as well as in the form of soup.

Fresh cheeseFresh goat cheese with a creamy texture and a slightly sour taste.

∫Ô˘˙›Ó· ÁÂÌ¿ÙË Á‡ÛÂȘ∏ ÎÔ˘˙›Ó· Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘ ‚·Û›˙ÂÙ·È Î˘Ú›ˆ˜ ÛÙ· ·ÁÚÔÙÈο Ù˘ ÚÔ˚fiÓÙ·. ¶ÚÔ˚fiÓÙ·ıÚÂÌ̤ӷ Ì ÙÔ ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂÈÔÁÂÓ¤˜ ¯ÒÌ· Ù˘, ÙË ‰ÚÔÛÈ¿ Ù˘ ı¿Ï·ÛÛ·˜ Î·È ÙÔÓ ·ÈÁ·È-ÔÂÏ·Á›ÙÈÎÔ ‹ÏÈÔ. ¶ÚÔ˚fiÓÙ· Ì Á‡ÛË ÌÔÓ·‰È΋ Ô˘ Ì·˜ ‰›ÓÔ˘Ó ÂÍ·›ÚÂÙÔ ˘ÏÈÎfi ÁÈ·Ê·ÁËÙ¿ ÚˆÙfiÙ˘·, Á¢ÛÙÈο Î·È ˘ÁÈÂÈÓ¿. ∆· ÈÔ È‰È·›ÙÂÚ· ÚÔ˚fiÓÙ· Ù˘™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘ Â›Ó·È Ù·:

™·ÓÙÔÚÈÓÈfi ÓÙÔÌ·Ù¿ÎÈ∆Ô ‰È¿ÛËÌÔ Û·ÓÙÔÚÈÓÈfi ÓÙÔÌ·Ù¿ÎÈ Â›Ó·È Ì›· ÔÈÎÈÏ›· ÌÔÓ·‰È΋ Ô˘ ¢‰ÔÎÈÌ› ¯¿ÚËÛÙÔ ¿Ó˘‰ÚÔ ¤‰·ÊÔ˜ Î·È Î˘ÚÈ¿Ú¯ËÛ ÛÙȘ ηÏÏȤÚÁÂȘ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ ·fi ÙÔ 18Ô ¤ˆ˜ ÙÔÓ20Ô ·ÈÒÓ·. ªÔÓ·‰È΋˜ Á‡Û˘ Â›Ó·È Î·È Ô ÙÔÌ·ÙÔÂÏÙ¤˜ Ô˘ ·Ú¿ÁÂÙ·È ·fi ÙÔ ÓÙÔ-Ì·Ù¿ÎÈ Î·ıÒ˜ Î·È ÔÈ ÙÔÌ·ÙÔÎÂÊÙ¤‰Â˜, ¤Ó· ·fi Ù· ·Ú·‰ÔÛȷο È¿Ù· Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘.

º¿‚·∏ Û·ÓÙÔÚÈÓÈ¿ Ê¿‚· Â›Ó·È Â›Û˘ ͯˆÚÈÛÙ‹ ηıÒ˜ ¤¯ÂÈ ÙÔ ¯·Ú·ÎÙËÚÈÛÙÈÎfi fiÙÈ ¯˘-ÏÒÓÂÈ ·fi ÌfiÓË Ù˘, Â›Ó·È ÈÔ ÛÊȯً Î·È Ì ÂÍ¢ÁÂÓÈṲ̂ÓÔ ¿ÚˆÌ·. £· ÙË Û˘Ó·-ÓÙ‹ÛÂÙ Û fiϘ ÙȘ ·Ú·ÏÏ·Á¤˜ Ù˘, Û ÔÏϤ˜ Û˘ÓÙ·Á¤˜, ·ÓÙÚÂ̤ÓË Ì ÎÚÂÌ̇-‰È, Ì ÎÔÌÌ·Ù¿ÎÈ· ·fi ¯ÔÈÚÈÓfi, ·ÏÏ¿ Î·È Û ÛÔ‡· ‹ Ì ÌÂÏÈÙ˙¿Ó˜ Î·È ÓÙÔÌ¿Ù˜.

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CapersIn the island you will find shrubs of wild capers, from which we collect theblossom and the leaves. It has a characteristic sharp aroma and a spicy taste.

White aubergineIt differs from the others as it is sweet and juicy due to the particular fea-tures of the soil.

KatsouniIt is a type of a very tasty cucumber.

CourgetteThe round shape is its main feature.

WatermelonIt is small, dark, with many seeds. Santorini’s watermelon stands out because of its taste.

These products are the main ingredients of wonderful traditional and moreup to date recipes. Look for the tasteful enjoyment provided by bothrestaurants and tavernas of the island, accompanied always with a glass ofSantorini’s wine. You will be thrilled by the experience!

∫¿·ÚË™ÙÔ ÓËÛ› ʇÂÙ·È Ë ¿ÁÚÈ· ο·ÚË, ·fi ÙËÓ ÔÔ›· Û˘ÏϤÁÔ˘Ì ÙÔÓ ·Óıfi Î·È Ù·Ê‡ÏÏ·. ÷ڷÎÙËÚÈÛÙÈÎfi Â›Ó·È ÙÔ ¤ÓÙÔÓÔ ¿ÚˆÌ¿ Ù˘ Î·È Ë ÈοÓÙÈÎË Á‡ÛË Ù˘.

ÕÛÚË ÌÂÏÈÙ˙¿Ó·¢È·Ê¤ÚÂÈ ·fi ÙȘ ˘fiÏÔȘ ηıÒ˜ Â›Ó·È ÁÏ˘ÎÈ¿ Î·È ˙Ô˘ÌÂÚ‹, ÏfiÁˆ Ù˘ ȉȷÈÙÂÚfi-ÙËÙ·˜ ÙÔ˘ ‰¿ÊÔ˘˜.

∫·ÙÛÔ‡ÓȶÚfiÎÂÈÙ·È ÁÈ· ¤Ó· ›‰Ô˜ Ôχ Á¢ÛÙÈÎÔ‡ ·ÁÁÔ˘ÚÈÔ‡.

∫ÔÏÔ΢ı¿ÎÈ÷ڷÎÙËÚÈÛÙÈÎfi ÙÔ˘ ÙÔ ÛÙÚÔÁÁ˘Ïfi Û¯‹Ì·.

∫·ÚÔ‡˙ȪÈÎÚfi, ÛÎÔ‡ÚÔ Î·È Ì ÔÏÏ¿ ÛfiÚÈ· ÙÔ Û·ÓÙÔÚÈÓÈfi ηÚÔ‡˙È Í¯ˆÚ›˙ÂÈ ÁÈ· ÙËÁ‡ÛË ÙÔ˘.

∆· ÚÔ˚fiÓÙ· ·˘Ù¿ ·ÔÙÂÏÔ‡Ó ÙËÓ ÚÒÙË ‡ÏË ÁÈ· ˘¤Úԯ˜ Û˘ÓÙ·Á¤˜, ›Ù ·Ú·-‰ÔÛȷΤ˜ ›Ù ÈÔ ÌÔÓÙ¤ÚÓ˜. ∞Ó·˙ËÙ‹ÛÙ ÙË Á¢ÛÙÈ΋ ·fiÏ·˘ÛË Ô˘ ı· Û·˜ ÚÔ-ÛʤÚÔ˘Ó Ù· ÂÛÙÈ·ÙfiÚÈ· Î·È ÔÈ Ù·‚¤ÚÓ˜ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡, Û˘ÓÙÚÔÊÈ¿ ¿ÓÙ· Ì ¤Ó· Ô-Ù‹ÚÈ Û·ÓÙÔÚÈÓÈÔ‡ ÎÚ·ÛÈÔ‡. ∏ ÂÌÂÈÚ›· ı· Û·˜ ÂÓıÔ˘ÛÈ¿ÛÂÈ!

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Santorini, a culinary destination. A simple dimension of thetouristic supplyBy Yiorgos Hatziyannakis *

When talking of culinary destinations we usually mean a place where onereturns to because of its products, meet growers, wine makers and chefs.They visit in order to fulfil their passion for gastronomy and enjoy winesand local traditional and modern cuisine with all their senses.

Typically, the regions with booming culinary tourism do not have otherattractions to offer to those who are inexperienced in the field. In contrast,areas which are widely recognizable as touristic, focus their attention onother aspects and have a more amateur status in the culinary arts.

An exception is the touristic island of Santorini. It is highly famous forits landscape (caldera), architecture, ancient ruins, sun-sets, geological interests (volcano), etc. However, itdoes not fit with the second model mentioned above asit is also widely recognized for its unique wines andamazing cuisine. Twenty years ago the island initially in-tended to make the visitors feel the uniqueness of theplace with all their senses, and then, to attract theskilled culinary tourism. Santorini was able to achieve

this goal by taking advantage of the fact that it is a small island populatedby international customers.

With the attainment of this goal the island now has all the elements ofa gourmet destination. The vineyards have been maintained, farmers of favaand cherry tomatoes have increased and the prices of products are espe-cially attractive for producers providing an incentive for young people toengage in crop farming. Wineries with their visitors and exports have be-come ambassadors for tourism and all restaurants and hotels (some moreand some less) are concerned with the promotion of local products, tradi-tional and sophisticated local cuisine. Of course efforts for further improve-ment and recognition continue through congresses, events, journalistic mis-sions, exhibitions, streets of wine tasting and cooking courses to further im-prove the recognition and culinary dimension of the island.

The ultimate target for the forthcoming years, aims for Santorini to beequally recognised touristically both for its landscape and its cuisine.

* Yiorgos Hatziyannakis, Restauranteur

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¯Â›· ÂÓfi˜ Á·ÛÙÚÔÓÔÌÈÎÔ‡ ÚÔÔÚÈÛÌÔ‡. √ ·ÌÂÏÒÓ·˜ ‰È·ÙËÚ‹ıËÎÂ, ÔÈ Î·ÏÏÈÂÚÁË-Ù¤˜ Ê¿‚·˜ Î·È ÌÈÎÚfiηÚ˘ ÙÔÌ¿Ù·˜ ·˘Í‹ıËηÓ, ÔÈ ÙÈ̤˜ ÙˆÓ ÚÔ˚fiÓÙˆÓ Ì¿ÏÈÛÙ·Â›Ó·È ‰ÂÏ·ÛÙÈΤ˜ ÁÈ· ÙÔ˘˜ ·Ú·ÁˆÁÔ‡˜, ‰›ÓÔÓÙ·˜ ΛÓËÙÚÔ Û ӤԢ˜ ·ÓıÚÒÔ˘˜ Ó··Û¯ÔÏËıÔ˘Ó Ì ÙËÓ Î·ÏÏȤÚÁÂÈ· ·ÁÚÔÙÈÎÒÓ. ∆· ÔÈÓÔÔÈ›· Ì ÙËÓ ÂÈÛ΄ÈÌfiÙËÙ·Î·È ÙȘ ÂÍ·ÁˆÁ¤˜ ÙÔ˘˜ ¤¯Ô˘Ó Á›ÓÂÈ Ú¤Û‚ÂȘ ÙÔ˘ ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÌÔ‡, fiÏ· Ù· ÂÛÙÈ·ÙfiÚÈ· ηÈÍÂÓԉԯ›· ·fi Ï›ÁÔ ÂÒ˜ Ôχ ·Û¯ÔÏÔ‡ÓÙ·È Ì ÙËÓ ÚÔ‚ÔÏ‹ ÙˆÓ ÙÔÈÎÒÓ ÚÔ˚fi-ÓÙˆÓ, ·Ú·‰ÔÛȷ΋˜ Î·È ÂÍÂÏÈÁ̤Ó˘ ÓÙfiÈ·˜ ÎÔ˘˙›Ó·˜, ÂÓÒ Ê˘ÛÈο Û˘Ó¯›˙ÔÓÙ·ÈÔ ÚÔÛ¿ıÂȘ ÁÈ· ·Ú·¤Ú· ‚ÂÏÙ›ˆÛË Î·È ·Ó·ÁÓÒÚÈÛË Ì¤Ûˆ Û˘Ó‰ڛˆÓ, ÂΉË-ÏÒÛˆÓ, ‰ËÌÔÛÈÔÁÚ·ÊÈÎÒÓ ·ÔÛÙÔÏÒÓ, ÂÎı¤ÛˆÓ, ‰ÚfiÌˆÓ ÙÔ˘ ÎÚ·ÛÈÔ‡, Ì·ıËÌ¿-ÙˆÓ Ì·ÁÂÈÚÈ΋˜ Î·È ÔÈÓÔÁÓˆÛ›·˜ Ì ÛÙfi¯Ô ÙËÓ ÂÚ·ÈÙ¤Úˆ ‚ÂÏÙ›ˆÛË Î·È ·Ó·ÁÓÒÚÈ-ÛË Ù˘ Á·ÛÙÚÔÓÔÌÈ΋˜ ‰È¿ÛÙ·Û˘ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡.√ ÛÙfi¯Ô˜ ¤¯ÂÈ ÌÂÙ·ÎÈÓËı› ÚÔ˜ Ù· ¿Óˆ, ÒÛÙ ٷ ÂfiÌÂÓ· ¯ÚfiÓÈ· Ë

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FiraFira is the capital of the island, built on the edge of the Caldera betweenthe sea and the sky. The western part of Fira, facing the Caldera, still main-tains its unique colour and beauty despite the intensive tourist exploitationand the dozens of clubs, bars and shops. This part of the town is paved andyou can only walk around it through the narrow cobbled streets. The besttime for a peaceful wander around Fira is in the afternoon. During that timeyou can enjoy every single picturesque corner of the settlement, from Kato

ºËÚ¿∆· ºËÚ¿ Â›Ó·È Ë ÚˆÙÂ‡Ô˘Û· ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡, ¯ÙÈṲ̂ӷ ÛÙËÓ ¿ÎÚË Ù˘ ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·˜, ÌÂ-ٷ͇ ı¿Ï·ÛÛ·˜ Î·È Ô˘Ú·ÓÔ‡. ∏ ‰˘ÙÈ΋ ÏÂ˘Ú¿ ÙˆÓ ºËÚÒÓ ÚÔ˜ ÙËÓ ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·ÂÍ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ı› Ó· ‰È·ÙËÚ› ÙÔ Í¯ˆÚÈÛÙfi ¯ÚÒÌ· Î·È ÙËÓ ÔÌÔÚÊÈ¿ Ù˘ ·Ú¿ ÙËÓ ¤ÓÙÔ-ÓË ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÈ΋ ÂÎÌÂÙ¿ÏÏ¢ÛË, Ù· ‰Âο‰Â˜ ÎÏ·Ì, Ì·Ú Î·È ÂÌÔÚÈο ηٷÛÙ‹Ì·Ù·.√È ‰ÚfiÌÔÈ Â›Ó·È ÂÙÚfiÛÙÚˆÙÔÈ Î·È ÌÔÚ›Ù ӷ ÙÔ˘˜ ÂÚÈÙÚÈÁ˘Ú›ÛÂÙ ÌfiÓÔ ÂÚ·-ÙÒÓÙ·˜. ∆· ·ÔÁ‡̷ٷ ÛÙ· ºËÚ¿ Â›Ó·È Ë È‰·ÓÈ΋ ÒÚ· ÁÈ· ‹ÚÂÌÔ ÂÚ›·ÙÔ Î·È ÁÈ··fiÏ·˘ÛË Î¿ı ÁÚ·ÊÈ΋˜ ÁˆÓÈ¿˜ ÙÔ˘ ÔÈÎÈÛÌÔ‡, ·fi Ù· ∫¿Ùˆ ºËÚ¿ Î·È ÙÔ ÂÎÎÏË-

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Fira where the church of Aghios Minas is, to the Orthodox Metropolis ofYpapanti, the Museum of Prehistoric Thera and the Belloneio CulturalCentre, or, from northern Fira, where the catholic quarter and theMetropolis of Aghios Ioannis the Baptist are located, up to Megaro Gyzi.

Û¿ÎÈ ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ªËÓ¿ ̤¯ÚÈ ÙËÓ ÔÚıfi‰ÔÍË ªËÙÚfiÔÏË Ù˘ À··ÓÙ‹˜, ÙÔªÔ˘ÛÂ›Ô ¶ÚÔ˚ÛÙÔÚÈ΋˜ £‹Ú·˜ Î·È ÙÔ ªÂÏÏÒÓÂÈÔ ¶ÔÏÈÙÈÛÙÈÎfi ∫¤ÓÙÚÔ Î·È ·fi Ù·‚fiÚÂÈ· ºËÚ¿, fiÔ˘ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È Ë Î·ıÔÏÈ΋ Û˘ÓÔÈΛ· Î·È Ë ªËÙÚfiÔÏË ÙÔ˘ ∞Á.πˆ¿ÓÓË ÙÔ˘ µ·ÙÈÛÙ‹, ̤¯ÚÈ ÙÔ ª¤Á·ÚÔ °Î‡˙Ë.

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∆Ô ÎÂÓÙÚÈÎfi ηÏÓÙÂÚ›ÌÈ ÙˆÓ ‚ÔÚ›ˆÓ ºËÚÒÓ ÍÂÙ˘Ï›ÁÂÙ·È Î·Ù¿ Ì‹ÎÔ˜ ÙÔ˘ ÊÚ˘-‰ÈÔ‡ Ù˘ ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·˜ Î·È ÂÚÓÒÓÙ·˜ ̤۷ ·fi ÙÔ ºËÚÔÛÙÂÊ¿ÓÈ Î·È ÙÔ ∏ÌÂÚÔ‚›ÁÏÈηٷϋÁÂÈ ÛÙË ‚fiÚÂÈ· ¿ÎÚË ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡, ÛÙËÓ √›·. ∞fi Ù· ‚fiÚÂÈ· ºËÚ¿ ÍÂÎÈÓ¿ Î·È ÙÔ ÙÂÏÂÊÂڛΠԢ ı· Û·˜ ÌÂٷʤÚÂÈ ÛÙÔÓ fiÚÌÔ

ÙˆÓ ºËÚÒÓ (·ÏÈfi ÏÈÌ¿ÓÈ), ·’ fiÔ˘ ÍÂÎÈÓÔ‡Ó Ù· η˝ÎÈ· ÁÈ· ÂΉÚÔ̤˜ ÛÙÔ ËÊ·›-ÛÙÂÈÔ Î·È ÛÙË £ËÚ·ÛÈ¿. °È· ÙËÓ ÂÈÛÙÚÔÊ‹ Û·˜ ÛÙÔ Î¤ÓÙÚÔ ÙˆÓ ºËÚÒÓ ¤¯ÂÙ ӷ ÂÈ-ϤÍÂÙ ·Ó¿ÌÂÛ· ÛÙÔ ÙÂÏÂÊÂÚ›Î Î·È ÛÙ· Á·˚‰Ô˘Ú¿ÎÈ· ‹ ÔÈ ÈÔ ÙÔÏÌËÚÔ› Ó· ·Ó¤‚ÂÙÂÌ ٷ fi‰È· ÙÔ˘˜ Êȉ›ÛÈÔ˘˜ ·ÓËÊÔÚÈÎÔ‡˜ ‰ÚfiÌÔ˘˜ ·fi ÛηÏÔ¿ÙÈ·.

™Ù· ºËÚ¿ ı· ‚Ú›Ù ÙÚ¿Â˙˜, Ù·¯˘‰ÚÔÌ›Ô, ·ÛÙ˘ÓÔÌÈÎfi ÙÌ‹Ì·, ΤÓÙÚÔ ˘Á›·˜,Ê·Ú̷Λ·, ΤÓÙÚ· ‰È·ÛΤ‰·Û˘, ÛÔ‡ÂÚ Ì¿ÚÎÂÙ, ˙·¯·ÚÔÏ·ÛÙ›·, ÂÌÔÚÈο η-Ù·ÛÙ‹Ì·Ù·, ηıÒ˜ ›Û˘ Î·È ÍÂÓԉԯ›·, ÂÓÔÈÎÈ·˙fiÌÂÓ· ‰ˆÌ¿ÙÈ·, Ù·‚¤ÚÓ˜, ÌÂ˙Â-‰ÔˆÏ›· Î·È ÂÛÙÈ·ÙfiÚÈ· ÁÈ· οı ÁÔ‡ÛÙÔ Î·È Î¿ı ÔÚÙÔÊfiÏÈ. ºÚÔÓÙ›ÛÙ ӷ ÂÚ¿-ÛÂÙ ̛· ‚fiÏÙ· ·fi ÙÔ ªÂÏÏÒÓÂÈÔ ¶ÔÏÈÙÈÛÙÈÎfi ∫¤ÓÙÚÔ, fiÔ˘ Û˘¯Ó¿ ‰ÈÔÚÁ·ÓÒÓÔ-

The main cobbled street in northern Firaunwinds along the edge of the Caldera, pass-ing through Firostefani and Imerovigli, andends up at the northern end of the island, inOia.

The cable car departs from northern Firaas well, to transport you to the bay of Fira(old harbour), where you can take a boattour to the volcano and Thirasia island. Inorder to return from the bay to the centre ofFira, you can choose among the cable car orthe donkeys or you can go up the snake-likesteps, for the most venturous of you.

Fira

Where to stay:Aresssana Spa Hotel & Suites (p.127), Daedalus Hotel (p. 71)

Where to eat:1500 B.C. Sea food restaurant (p.69), Dionysos in Atlantis Greekcuisine (p. 57), Parea traditionalGreek cuisine (p. 67), SphinxMediterranean cuisine (p. 49),Ellis Greek cuisine & sea foodrestaurant (p. 73), Naoussa tradi-tional & sea food specialities (p.73), Asirtico Greek cuisine (p.133), Koukoumavlos modernGreek cuisine (p. 133)

Where to go shopping:Lagoudera jewellery (p. 2-3),Hondos Center cosmetics and ac-cessories (p. 7), Books & Stylebookstore (p. 43), M Gallery artgallery (p.165), Phenomenon artgallery (p. 125), Tzamia Krystallaart gallery (p. 13)

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ÓÙ·È ÂÎı¤ÛÂȘ ˙ˆÁÚ·ÊÈ΋˜ Î·È ÊˆÙÔÁÚ·Ê›·˜,ηıÒ˜ Î·È Ôχ ÂӉȷʤÚÔ˘Û˜ ÔÌÈϛ˜ ηÈÛ˘Ó¤‰ÚÈ·. ∆Ô ª¤Á·ÚÔ °Î‡˙Ë ·ÔÙÂÏ› ›Û˘¤Ó·Ó ÔÏÈÙÈÛÙÈÎfi ¯ÒÚÔ Ì ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔ ·ÚÂÏıfiÓ,Ô˘ ÊÈÏÔÍÂÓ› Ôχ ÂӉȷʤÚÔ˘Û˜ ÂÎı¤-ÛÂȘ, ÔÌÈϛ˜ Î·È ÌÔ˘ÛÈΤ˜ ÂΉËÏÒÛÂȘ, ΢-Ú›ˆ˜ ηٿ ÙË ‰È¿ÚÎÂÈ· ÙÔ˘ ηÏÔηÈÚÈÔ‡.

In Fira you will find banks, post office, police department, health centre,pharmacies, night clubs, super markets, patisseries, shops, as well as hotels,rooms for rent, tavernas, snack bars and restaurants that satisfy every tasteand budget. Make sure you stop off at the Belloneio Cultural Centre, wherepainting and photography exhibitions as well as interesting lectures and con-ferences are often organised. Megaro Gyzi is also a cultural centre with along history, housing extremely interesting exhibitions, lectures and musicconcerts mainly throughout the summer.

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¶Ô‡ Ó· Ì›ÓÂÙÂAresssana Spa Hotel & Suites (Û.127), Daedalus Hotel (Û. 71)

¶Ô‡ Ó· Ê¿ÙÂ:1500 B.C. ı·Ï·ÛÛÈÓ¤˜ ‰ËÌÈÔ˘ÚÁ›Â˜(Û. 69), Dionysos in AtlantisÂÏÏËÓÈ΋ ÎÔ˘˙›Ó· (Û. 57), ¶·Ú¤··Ú·‰ÔÛȷ΋ ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋ ÎÔ˘˙›Ó· (Û.67), Sphinx ÌÂÛÔÁÂȷ΋ ÎÔ˘˙›Ó·(Û. 49), Ellis ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋ ÎÔ˘˙›Ó· ηÈı·Ï·ÛÛÈÓ¿ (Û. 73), ¡¿Ô˘Û··Ú·‰ÔÛȷΤ˜ & ı·Ï·ÛÛÈÓ¤˜‰ËÌÈÔ˘ÚÁ›Â˜ (Û. 73), ∞Û‡ÚÙÈÎÔÂÏÏËÓÈ΋ ÎÔ˘˙›Ó· (Û. 133),∫Ô˘Îԇ̷‚ÏÔ˜ ÌÔÓÙ¤ÚÓ· ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋ÎÔ˘˙›Ó· (Û.133)

¶Ô‡ Ó· „ˆÓ›ÛÂÙÂ:Lagoudera ÎÔÛÌ‹Ì·Ù· (Û. 2-3),Hondos Center ηÏÏ˘ÓÙÈο ηȷÍÂÛÔ˘¿Ú (Û. 7), Books & Style‚È‚ÏÈÔˆÏÂ›Ô (Û. 43), M Gallery¤ÚÁ· Ù¤¯Ó˘ (Û.165),Phenomenon ¤ÚÁ· Ù¤¯Ó˘ (Û.125), Tzamia Krystalla ¤ÚÁ·Ù¤¯Ó˘ (Û 13)

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FirostefaniAs you go north along the main road, you will find Firostefani only 1.5 kmaway from Fira. The view is equally magnificent as it is in Fira but the at-mosphere is clearly quieter. It is the perfect choice for those who want tobe close to the intense and cosmopolitan life of the capital, but not in theheart of it. The distance from Firostefani to Fira is no more than a 10 min-utes walk.

There are places, however, where you can eat or have a drink, and atthe same time have a view of the Caldera. Walking up the road that pass-es in front of the cable car you will see a neoclassic building with vivid redcolour. It is Petros M. Nomikos Conference Centre, which hosts the major-ity of the international scientific conferences that take place in Santorini aswell as many cultural events. You will be surprised by the Centre and theview will be an unforgettable memory for you, so we suggest that you visitthe Centre late in the afternoon to experience another sunset from the topof Firostefani.

ºËÚÔÛÙÂÊ¿ÓÈ∆Ô ºËÚÔÛÙÂÊ¿ÓÈ Â›Ó·È Ë Û˘Ó¤¯ÂÈ· ÙˆÓ ºËÚÒÓ ÛÙÔ 1,5 ¯ÏÌ. ·fi ÙÔÓ ÎÂÓÙÚÈÎfi‰ÚfiÌÔ ËÁ·›ÓÔÓÙ·˜ ÚÔ˜ µÔÚÚ¿. ∏ ı¤· ·fi ÂΛ Â›Ó·È ÂÍ›ÛÔ˘ Ì·Á¢ÙÈ΋, ·ÏÏ¿ ÙÔÂÚÈ‚¿ÏÏÔÓ Û·ÊÒ˜ ÈÔ ‹Û˘¯Ô ·fi Ù· ºËÚ¿. ∞ÔÙÂÏ› ȉ·ÓÈ΋ ÂÈÏÔÁ‹ ÁÈ· fiÛÔ˘˜ı¤ÏÔ˘Ó Ó· Â›Ó·È ÎÔÓÙ¿ ÛÙËÓ ¤ÓÙÔÓË Î·È ÎÔÛÌÈ΋ ˙ˆ‹ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡, ·ÏÏ¿ fi¯È ̤۷ Û·˘Ù‹. ∏ ·fiÛÙ·ÛË Ô˘ ¯ˆÚ›˙ÂÈ ÙÔ ºËÚÔÛÙÂÊ¿ÓÈ ·fi Ù· ºËÚ¿ ‰ÂÓ Â›Ó·È ·Ú·¿-Óˆ ·fi 10 ÏÂÙ¿ ÂÚ¿ÙËÌ·.

øÛÙfiÛÔ, ı· ‚Ú›Ù ̤ÚË ÁÈ· Ê·ÁËÙfi Î·È ÁÈ· ÔÙfi, Ù· ÈÔ ÔÏÏ¿ Ì ı¤· ÙËÓ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·. ∞Ó‚·›ÓÔÓÙ·˜ ÙÔ ‰ÚfiÌÔ Ô˘ ÂÚÓ¿ÂÈ ÌÚÔÛÙ¿ ·fi ÙÔ ÙÂÏÂÊÂÚ›Î, ı·‰Â›Ù ¤Ó· ÓÂÔÎÏ·ÛÈÎfi ÎÙ›ÚÈÔ Ì ¤ÓÙÔÓÔ ÎfiÎÎÈÓÔ ¯ÚÒÌ·. ¶ÚfiÎÂÈÙ·È ÁÈ· ÙÔ™˘Ó‰ÚÈ·Îfi ∫¤ÓÙÚÔ ¶¤ÙÚÔ˘ ª. ¡ÔÌÈÎÔ‡, fiÔ˘ ÊÈÏÔÍÂÓÔ‡ÓÙ·È Ù· ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ· ‰ÈÂ-ıÓ‹ ÂÈÛÙËÌÔÓÈο Û˘Ó¤‰ÚÈ· Ô˘ Ú·ÁÌ·ÙÔÔÈÔ‡ÓÙ·È ÛÙÔ ÓËÛ› Î·È ·ÚÎÂÙ¤˜ ÔÏÈÙÈ-ÛÙÈΤ˜ ÂΉËÏÒÛÂȘ. √ ¯ÒÚÔ˜ ÙÔ˘ ∫¤ÓÙÚÔ˘ ı· Û·˜ ÂÓÙ˘ˆÛÈ¿ÛÂÈ Î·È Ë ı¤· ı· Û·˜Ì·Á¤„ÂÈ, ÁÈ’ ·˘Ùfi ÚÔÙ›ÓÔ˘Ì ӷ ÙÔÓ ÂÈÛÎÂÊı›Ù ·ÔÁÂ˘Ì·Ù¿ÎÈ ÁÈ· Ó· ˙‹ÛÂÙ¿ÏÏÔ ¤Ó· ËÏÈÔ‚·Û›ÏÂÌ· ·fi „ËÏ¿.

Firostefani -ºËÚÔÛÙÂÊ¿ÓÈ

Where to stay - ¶Ô‡ Ó·Ì›ÓÂÙÂ:Santorini Palace (p. 75),Smaro Studios (p. 75)

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ImerovigliImerovigli or the so-called “balcony of Santorini” is the next stop onCaldera’s eyebrow after Firostefani and before Oia. The largest part ofImerovigli had been destroyed by the earthquake of 1956 and its residentseither built houses outside the Caldera or moved in Athens.

Imerovigli is only 3 km away from Fira and its intense tourist develop-ment began in the early ’90s when it started to become the ideal place forcouples in love. There are numerous lodgings with traditional architectureand view of the endless blue, as well as swimming pools in the edge of the

∏ÌÂÚÔ‚›ÁÏÈ∆Ô ∏ÌÂÚÔ‚›ÁÏÈ ‹ ·ÏÏÈÒ˜ ÙÔ «Ì·ÏÎfiÓÈ Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘» Â›Ó·È Ô ÂfiÌÂÓÔ˜ ÛÙ·ıÌfi˜ÛÙÔ ÊÚ‡‰È Ù˘ ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·˜ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙÔ ºËÚÔÛÙÂÊ¿ÓÈ Î·È ÚÈÓ ÙËÓ √›·. ªÂ ÙÔ ÛÂÈÛÌfiÙÔ˘ 1956 ηٷÛÙÚ¿ÊËΠÙÔ ÌÂÁ·Ï‡ÙÂÚÔ Ì¤ÚÔ˜ ÙÔ˘ Î·È ÔÈ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚÔÈ Î¿ÙÔÈÎÔÈ ‹¤¯ÙÈÛ·Ó Û›ÙÈ· ÂÎÙfi˜ ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·˜ ‹ ÌÂÙ·ÎfiÌÈÛ·Ó ÛÙËÓ ∞ı‹Ó·. ∞¤¯ÂÈ ÌfiÏȘ 3 ¯ÏÌ.·fi Ù· ºËÚ¿.

Œ¯ÂÈ ÈÔ ¤ÓÙÔÓË ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÈ΋ ·Ó¿Ù˘ÍË ·fi ÙȘ ·Ú¯¤˜ Ù˘ ‰ÂηÂÙ›·˜ ÙÔ˘ ’90,ÔfiÙ ¿Ú¯ÈÛ ӷ ·Ó·‰ÂÈÎÓ‡ÂÙ·È ˆ˜ ȉ·ÓÈÎfi˜ ÙfiÔ˜ ‰È·ÌÔÓ‹˜ ÁÈ· ÂÚˆÙÂ˘Ì¤Ó· ˙¢-

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cliff. Many civil weddings or vow renewals take place in their balconies, al-ways under the romantic sunset.

Imerovigli doesn’t offer night life and there are only few places to eat orgo shopping, but you don’t have to worry about it. Fira is only five minutesaway by car. The magnificent view combined with the tranquillity thatImerovigli has managed to keep, creates an absolute romantic atmosphere.

It is worth visiting the church of Panagia Maltese with the old woodenicon screen and the monastery of Aghios Nikolaos. As the sun sets, theneighbouring islands of Ios, Sikinos and Folegandros are being revealed,making Imerovigli’s sunset as captivating as the one of Oia.

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Á¿ÚÈ·. À¿Ú¯ÂÈ ÏËıÒÚ· Î·Ù·Ï˘Ì¿ÙˆÓ ·Ú·‰ÔÛȷ΋˜ ·Ú¯ÈÙÂÎÙÔÓÈ΋˜, Ì ı¤· ÙÔ·¤Ú·ÓÙÔ Á·Ï¿˙ÈÔ Î·È ÈÛ›Ó˜ ÛÙÔ ¯Â›ÏÔ˜ ÙÔ˘ ÁÎÚÂÌÔ‡. ™Ù· Ì·ÏÎfiÓÈ· ÙÔ˘˜, ÔÏ‡Û˘¯Ó¿ Á›ÓÔÓÙ·È ÙÂÏÂÙ¤˜ ÔÏÈÙÈÎÒÓ Á¿ÌˆÓ ‹ ·Ó·ÓÂÒÛÂˆÓ fiÚÎˆÓ ¿ÓÙ· Ì ı¤· ÙÔÚÔÌ·ÓÙÈÎfi Ù·ÍȉȿÚÈÎÔ ËÏÈÔ‚·Û›ÏÂÌ·. ¢ÂÓ ÚÔÛʤÚÂÈ Ó˘¯ÙÂÚÈÓ‹ ‰È·ÛΤ‰·ÛË Î·È˘¿Ú¯Ô˘Ó ÌfiÓÔ Ï›ÁÔÈ ¯ÒÚÔÈ ÂÛÙ›·Û˘ Î·È Î·Ù·ÛÙ‹Ì·Ù·, ·ÏÏ¿ ÙÈ ÛËÌ·Û›· ¤¯ÂÈ;∆· ºËÚ¿ ·¤¯Ô˘Ó ÌfiÏȘ ¤ÓÙ ÏÂÙ¿ Ì ÙÔ ·˘ÙÔΛÓËÙÔ. ∏ ÂÎÏËÎÙÈ΋ ı¤· ÛÂ

Û˘Ó‰˘·ÛÌfi Ì ÙËÓ ËÚÂÌ›· Ô˘ ¤¯ÂÈ Î·Ù·Ê¤ÚÂÈ Ó· ‰È·ÙËÚ‹ÛÂÈ ÙÔ ∏ÌÂÚÔ‚›ÁÏÈ, Û˘Ó-ı¤ÙÔ˘Ó Ì›· ·fiÏ˘Ù· ÚÔÌ·ÓÙÈ΋ ·ÙÌfiÛÊ·ÈÚ·. ∞Í›˙ÂÈ Ó· ÂÈÛÎÂÊı›Ù ÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·Ù˘ ¶·Ó·Á›·˜ Ù˘ ª·ÏÙ¤˙·˜ Ì ÙÔ ·ÏÈfi ͢ÏfiÁÏ˘ÙÔ Ù¤ÌÏÔ Ù˘ Î·È ÙÔ ÌÔÓ·ÛÙ‹-ÚÈ ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ¡ÈÎÔÏ¿Ô˘. ∆Ô ËÏÈÔ‚·Û›ÏÂÌ· ·fi ÙÔ ∏ÌÂÚÔ‚›ÁÏÈ Û˘Ó·ÁˆÓ›˙ÂÙ·È ·˘ÙfiÙ˘ √›·˜, ·ÊÔ‡ ÙËÓ ÒÚ· Ô˘ ¤ÊÙÂÈ Ô ‹ÏÈÔ˜, ·Ó·‰‡ÔÓÙ·È Ù· Á‡Úˆ ÓËÛÈ¿: ÿÔ˜,™›ÎÈÓÔ˜, ºÔϤÁ·Ó‰ÚÔ˜.

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Imerovigli

Where to stay:Grace Santorini (p. 77),Heliotopos (p. 4-5), Icons (p.109), Ilioperato (p. 81)

Where to eat:La Maison Greek & MediterraneanCuisine (p. 79), Anogi Greek tra-ditional cuisine (p. 81), GraceSantorini Mediterranean cuisine(p. 59)

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¶Ô‡ Ó· Ì›ÓÂÙÂ:Grace Santorini (Û. 77),∏ÏÈfiÙÔÔ˜ (Û. 4-5), Icons (Û.109), ∏ÏÈÔ¤Ú·ÙÔ (Û. 81)

¶Ô‡ Ó· Ê¿ÙÂ:La Maison ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋ & ÌÂÛÔÁÂȷ΋ÎÔ˘˙›Ó· (Û. 79), ∞ÓÒÁÈ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·Îfi ÌÂ˙‰ԈÏÂ›Ô (Û.81), Grace Santorini ÌÂÛÔÁÂȷ΋ÎÔ˘˙›Ó· (Û. 59)

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KarteradosThe lower road of Fira that goes southwards, will lead you to Karterados,after 2 km. Park your car and get ready for a short tour of the traditionalvillage starting from the “steps of Galaios”, as the locals call them, whichare on your left as the road bends. You will be surprised by what there isto see... Traditional old buildings mined inside the volcanic rock, captainhouses and picturesque cobbled streets that you can hardly make out fromthe main road as they have been constructed along the streambed. Therearen’t many sights to see, but it’s worth visiting the church of theAssumption and being at its festival that takes place forty days after Easter.If you are on the island on August 15th, join the festival of the churchPanagia Kokkini (Saint Mary of the Red) which was given this name as it wasbuilt with red wine instead of water.

∫·ÚÙÂÚ¿‰Ô˜√ οو ‰ÚfiÌÔ˜ ÙˆÓ ºËÚÒÓ ÚÔ˜ Ù· ÓfiÙÈ· Ô‰ËÁ› ÌÂÙ¿ ·fi 2 ÂÚ›Ô˘ ¯ÏÌ. ÛÙÔÓ∫·ÚÙÂÚ¿‰Ô. ∞Ê‹ÛÙ ÙÔ ·˘ÙÔΛÓËÙfi Û·˜ Î·È ÂÙÔÈÌ·ÛÙ›Ù ÁÈ· Ì›· Û‡ÓÙÔÌË ÂÚÈ‹ÁË-ÛË ÛÙÔÓ ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·Îfi ÔÈÎÈÛÌfi Ô˘ ÍÂÎÈÓ¿ÂÈ ·fi «Ù· ÛηÏÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ °·Ï·›Ô˘», fiˆ˜Ï¤Ó ÔÈ ÓÙfiÈÔÈ Î·È ‚Ú›ÛÎÔÓÙ·È ·ÚÈÛÙÂÚ¿ Û·˜ ÛÙË ÛÙÚÔÊ‹ ÙÔ˘ ‰ÚfiÌÔ˘. ∆Ô ı¤·Ì·ı· Û·˜ ÂÎÏ‹ÍÂÈ... £· Û˘Ó·ÓÙ‹ÛÂÙ ·Ú·‰ÔÛȷο ˘fiÛηʷ, ηÂÙ·ÓfiÛÈÙ· ηÈÁÚ·ÊÈο ηÏÓÙÂÚ›ÌÈ· Ô˘ ÌÂÙ¿ ‚›·˜ ‰È·ÎÚ›ÓÔÓÙ·È ·fi ÙÔÓ ÎÂÓÙÚÈÎfi ‰ÚfiÌÔ, ·ÊÔ‡Â›Ó·È ÎÙÈṲ̂ӷ ÛÙËÓ ÎÔ›ÙË ÙÔ˘ ڤ̷ÙÔ˜. ¢ÂÓ ˘¿Ú¯Ô˘Ó ÔÏÏ¿ ·ÍÈÔı¤·Ù·, ·ÏÏ¿ ·Í›-˙ÂÈ Ó· ‰Â›Ù ÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Ù˘ ∞Ó¿Ï˄˘ Î·È Ó· ·Ú·‚ÚÂı›Ù ÛÙÔ ·ÓËÁ‡ÚÈ Ù˘۷ڿÓÙ· ̤Ú˜ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙÔ ¶¿Û¯·. ∂›Û˘, ·Ó ›ÛÙ ÛÙÔ ÓËÛ› ¢ÂηÂÓÙ·‡ÁÔ˘ÛÙÔ Ë-Á·›ÓÂÙÂ Î·È ÛÙÔ ·ÓËÁ‡ÚÈ Ù˘ ¶·Ó·ÁÈ¿˜ Ù˘ ∫fiÎÎÈÓ˘, Ô˘ ÔÓÔÌ¿ÛÙËΠ¤ÙÛÈ ÁÈ·Ù›ÙËÓ ¤¯ÙÈÛ·Ó Ì ÎfiÎÎÈÓÔ ÎÚ·Û› ·ÓÙ› ÁÈ· ÓÂÚfi.

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KontochoriIf you take Fira’s lower road towards the North, you will come toKontochori where you can visit the Folklore Museum of Emmanuel Lignosand experience the Santorini of the past.

VourvoulosThe village of Vourvoulos is located approximately 4 km away from Fira onthe road towards the island’s northern beaches. The village is built am-phitheatrically with a view of the plain in the north-eastern side of the is-land. In Kato Vourvoulos you will find the central square with the imposingchurch of Aghios Efstratios that celebrates its feast day on December 13th.It is also worth visiting the beautiful church of Aghios Panteleimonas.

∫ÔÓÙÔ¯ÒÚȶ·›ÚÓÔÓÙ·˜ ÙÔÓ Î¿Ùˆ ‰ÚfiÌÔ ÙˆÓ ºËÚÒÓ ÚÔ˜ Ù· ‚fiÚÂÈ· ı· Ô‰ËÁËı›Ù ÛÙÔ∫ÔÓÙÔ¯ÒÚÈ. ∂Λ ı· ÂÈÛÎÂÊı›Ù ÙÔ §·ÔÁÚ·ÊÈÎfi ªÔ˘ÛÂ›Ô ∂ÌÌ·ÓÔ˘‹Ï §ÈÁÓÔ‡fiÔ˘ ı· ‰Â›Ù ӷ ˙ˆÓÙ·ÓÂ‡Ô˘Ó ÂÈÎfiÓ˜ ·fi ÙË ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË ÙÔ˘ ¯ı˜.

µÔ˘Ú‚Ô‡ÏÔ˜√ ÔÈÎÈÛÌfi˜ ÙÔ˘ µÔ˘Ú‚Ô‡ÏÔ˘ ·¤¯ÂÈ ÂÚ›Ô˘ 4 ¯ÏÌ. ·fi Ù· ºËÚ¿, Ì ηÙ‡ı˘Ó-ÛË ÚÔ˜ ÙȘ ‚fiÚÂȘ ·Ú·Ï›Â˜ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡. √ µÔ˘Ú‚Ô‡ÏÔ˜ Â›Ó·È ¯ÙÈṲ̂ÓÔ˜ ·ÌÊÈıÂ-·ÙÚÈο Ì ı¤· ÚÔ˜ ÙÔÓ Î¿ÌÔ Ù˘ µ∞ ÏÂ˘Ú¿˜ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡. ™ÙÔÓ ∫¿ÙˆµÔ˘Ú‚Ô‡ÏÔ ı· Û˘Ó·ÓÙ‹ÛÂÙ ÙËÓ ÎÂÓÙÚÈ΋ Ï·Ù›· Ì ÙËÓ ÂÈ‚ÏËÙÈ΋ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· ÙÔ˘∞Á›Ô˘ ∂˘ÛÙÚ·Ù›Ô˘, Ì ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔ ·ÓËÁ‡ÚÈ ÛÙȘ 13 ¢ÂÎÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘. ÕÏÏË ÌÈ· ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·Ô˘ ·Í›˙ÂÈ Ó· ‰Â›ÙÂ Â›Ó·È ÂΛÓË ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ¶·ÓÙÂÏ‹ÌÔÓ·.

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VothonasAfter Messaria you will find Vothonas. It is worth visiting this village in orderto admire the distinctive folk architecture. Many buildings are built into thevolcanic earth of a large gorge. These buildings apart from being cheap toconstruct, they also offered shelter from the winds and the pirates. Parkyour car for a while and cross over the river and the traditional little roadon the river bed, in order to discover the church of Panagia Trypa which issituated high up on the rock.

MonolithosMonolithos is located near the airport of Santorini, 9 km away from Fira. Itis a quite peaceful settlement with many hotels and lodgings. It has a wellorganized long beach with smooth black sand and particularly shallow wa-ters, a lifeguard and a playground. The waters deepen gradually, but if youwish to swim without touching the sea bottom, you will have to swim a lot.The beach usually is very crowded since it’s the nearest beach to Fira con-nected with the local bus transportation network. Don’t worry, however.There is plenty of room for everyone. Also, in Monolithos, you will find theonly tomato factory that is still operating in Santorini and belongs to theAssociation Cooperatives of Theraic Products SantoWines.

µfiıˆÓ·˜ªÂÙ¿ ÙË ªÂÛ·ÚÈ¿ ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ı› Ô µfiıˆÓ·˜. ∞Í›˙ÂÈ Ó· ÙÔÓ ÂÈÛÎÂÊı›ÙÂ Î·È Ó· ı·˘-Ì¿ÛÂÙ ÙËÓ Ôχ ‰È·ÊÔÚÂÙÈ΋ Ï·˚΋ ·Ú¯ÈÙÂÎÙÔÓÈ΋ ÙÔ˘, Ì ˘fiÛηʷ ÎÙ›Û̷ٷ̤۷ ÛÙËÓ ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂȷ΋ ÁË ÌÈ·˜ ¯·Ú¿‰Ú·˜ ÛËÌ·ÓÙÈÎÔ‡ Ì‹ÎÔ˘˜, Ù· ÔÔ›· ÂÎÙfi˜·fi ÙÔ ¯·ÌËÏfi ÎfiÛÙÔ˜ ηٷÛ΢‹˜, ÚÔÛ¤ÊÂÚ·Ó Î·È Î¿Ï˘„Ë ·fi ÙÔ˘˜ ·Ó¤ÌÔ˘˜Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ ÂÈÚ·Ù¤˜. ∞Ô¯ˆÚÈÛÙ›Ù ÙÔ ·˘ÙÔΛÓËÙfi Û·˜ ÁÈ· Ï›ÁÔ Î·È ‰È·Û¯›ÛÙ ÙÔÓ Ô-Ù·Ìfi, ÙÔ ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·Îfi ‰ÚÔÌ¿ÎÈ ÛÙËÓ ÎÔ›ÙË Ù˘ ÚÂÌ·ÙÈ¿˜, ·Ó·˙ËÙÒÓÙ·˜ „ËÏ¿ ÛÙÔ‚Ú¿¯Ô ÙËÓ ¶·Ó·ÁÈ¿ ÙËÓ ∆Ú‡·.

ªÔÓfiÏÈıÔ˜√ ªÔÓfiÏÈıÔ˜ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È ÎÔÓÙ¿ ÛÙÔ ·ÂÚÔ‰ÚfiÌÈÔ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ Î·È ·¤¯ÂÈ 9 ¯ÏÌ. ·fiÙ· ºËÚ¿. ∂›Ó·È ·ÚÎÂÙ¿ ‹Û˘¯Ë ÂÚÈÔ¯‹ Ì ÔÏÏ¿ ÍÂÓԉԯ›· Î·È ÂÓÔÈÎÈ·˙fiÌÂÓ·‰ˆÌ¿ÙÈ·. Œ¯ÂÈ ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔ˘ Ì‹ÎÔ˘˜ ÔÚÁ·ÓˆÌ¤ÓË ·Ú·Ï›·, Ì „ÈÏ‹ Ì·‡ÚË ¿ÌÌÔ, ȉȷ›-ÙÂÚ· Ú˯¿ ÓÂÚ¿, Ó·˘·ÁÔÛÒÛÙË Î·È ·È‰È΋ ¯·Ú¿. ∆· ÓÂÚ¿ ‚·ı·›ÓÔ˘Ó ÛÙ·‰È·Î¿,·Ï¿ ı· Ú¤ÂÈ Ó· ÂÚ·Ù‹ÛÂÙ Ôχ ̤¯ÚÈ Ó· ‚Ú›Ù ÙÔ ÛËÌÂ›Ô Ô˘ Â›Ó·È ¿·Ù·.™˘Ó‹ıˆ˜ ¤¯ÂÈ ÎfiÛÌÔ, ÌÈ·˜ Î·È Â›Ó·È Ë ÎÔÓÙÈÓfiÙÂÚË ·Ú·Ï›· ÌÂ Û˘ÁÎÔÈÓˆÓȷ΋ Úfi-Û‚·ÛË ·fi Ù· ºËÚ¿, ·ÏÏ¿ ˘¿Ú¯ÂÈ ·ÚÎÂÙfi˜ ¯ÒÚÔ˜ ÁÈ· fiÏÔ˘˜. ™ÙÔ ªÔÓfiÏÈıÔ ‚Ú›-ÛÎÂÙ·È ÙÔ ÌÔÓ·‰ÈÎfi ÂÚÁÔÛÙ¿ÛÈÔ ÓÙÔÌ¿Ù·˜ Ô˘ ÏÂÈÙÔ˘ÚÁ› Û‹ÌÂÚ· Î·È ·Ó‹ÎÂÈ ÛÙËӌӈÛË ™˘ÓÂÙ·ÈÚÈÛÌÒÓ £ËÚ·˚ÎÒÓ ¶ÚÔ˚fiÓÙˆÓ.

MessariaMessaria is located at a cross point of Santorini and is close (about 4 km) toFira, to the port of Athinios, and to the northern beaches and the north-east-ern part of the island. The new part of the village is full of life with manyshops, whilst a walk through the traditional settlement will take you back intime, when Messaria was the centre of the island’s industrial development.

There you will find the remains of the imposing facilities of theMarkezinis knitting factory, as well as the Saliveros and Markezinis man-sions; dome-shaped houses built into the volcanic rock, picturesque cob-bled streets, many churches and the restored Argyros Mansion that evi-dences the glory of its time.

ªÂÛ·ÚÈ¿∏ ªÂÛ·ÚÈ¿ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È Û ÎÔÌ‚ÈÎfi ÛËÌÂ›Ô Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘ Î·È Û ÎÔÓÙÈÓ‹ ·fiÛÙ·-ÛË ·fi Ù· ºËÚ¿ (4 ¯ÏÌ.), ÙÔ ÏÈÌ¿ÓÈ ÙÔ˘ ∞ıËÓÈÔ‡ Î·È ÙȘ ·Ú·Ï›Â˜ ÙÔ˘ ÓfiÙÈÔ˘ ηÈÓÔÙÈÔ·Ó·ÙÔÏÈÎÔ‡ ÙÌ‹Ì·ÙÔ˜ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡. ∆Ô Î·ÈÓÔ‡ÚÈÔ ÙÌ‹Ì· ÙÔ˘ ¯ˆÚÈÔ‡ ¤¯ÂÈ È‰È·›-ÙÂÚË ˙ˆÓÙ¿ÓÈ· Î·È ÂÌÔÚÈ΋ ‰Ú·ÛÙËÚÈfiÙËÙ·, ÂÓÒ ÌÈ· ‚fiÏÙ· ÛÙÔÓ ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·Îfi ÔÈ-ÎÈÛÌfi ı· Û·˜ Á˘Ú›ÛÂÈ ›Ûˆ ÛÙÔ ¯ÚfiÓÔ, ÙËÓ ÂÔ¯‹ Ô˘ Ë ªÂÛ·ÚÈ¿ ‹Ù·Ó ÙÔ Î¤ÓÙÚÔÙ˘ ‚ÈÔÌ˯·ÓÈ΋˜ ·Ó¿Ù˘Í˘ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡.

£· Û˘Ó·ÓÙ‹ÛÂÙ ٷ ÂÚ›ȷ ÙˆÓ ÂÈ‚ÏËÙÈÎÒÓ ÂÁηٷÛÙ¿ÛÂˆÓ ÙÔ˘ ÏÂÎÙËÚ›Ô˘ª·ÚÎÂ˙›ÓË Î·È ÙˆÓ ·Ú¯ÔÓÙÈÎÒÓ ™·Ï›‚ÂÚÔ˘ Î·È ª·ÚÎÂ˙›ÓË, ˘fiÛηʷ ıÔψٿۛÙÈ·, ÁÚ·ÊÈο ηÏÓÙÂÚ›ÌÈ·, ÔÏϤ˜ ÂÎÎÏËۛ˜ Î·È ÙÔ ·Ó·ÛÙËψ̤ÓÔ ∞Ú¯ÔÓÙÈÎfi∞ÚÁ˘ÚÔ‡ Ô˘ ‰ËÏÒÓÂÈ ÙËÓ ·›ÁÏË Ù˘ ÂÔ¯‹˜ ÙÔ˘.

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‰È·ÊÔÚÂÙÈÎfi, ÙÔ ıÂÚÈÓfi ÛÈÓÂÌ¿ ÚÔÛʤÚÂÈ Ì›·ÂÈϤÔÓ ÚfiÙ·ÛË ÁÈ· ‰È·ÛΤ‰·ÛË Î·È Û›ÁÔ˘-Ú· ÌÈ· Ôχ ˆÚ·›· ·ÙÌfiÛÊ·ÈÚ·. ∞Ó ¿ÏÈÚÔÙÈÌ¿Ù ÙȘ ·ÁÔÚ¤˜, Ì›· ‚fiÏÙ· ÛÙ· ÂÌÔÚÈ-ο ηٷÛÙ‹Ì·Ù· ı· Û·˜ ›ÛÂÈ fiÙÈ ‰ÂÓ ÚfiÎÂÈ-Ù·È Ó· Û·˜ Ï›„ÂÈ Ù›ÔÙ·. ™ÙËÓ ÎÂÓÙÚÈ΋ Ï·-Ù›· ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È Î·È Ë ÂÈ‚ÏËÙÈ΋ ¶·Ó·ÁÈ¿ª˘ÚÙȉÈÒÙÈÛÛ·, fiÔ˘ Á›ÓÂÙ·È ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔ ·ÓËÁ‡ÚÈ ÛÙȘ 24 ™ÂÙÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘. ∂Λ ηٿ ÙˉȿÚÎÂÈ· ÙÔ˘ ηÏÔηÈÚÈÔ‡ Ô ¢‹ÌÔ˜ ÔÚÁ·ÓÒÓÂÈ ÂӉȷʤÚÔ˘Û˜ ÌÔ˘ÛÈΤ˜ Î·È ÔÏÈ-ÙÈÛÙÈΤ˜ ÂΉËÏÒÛÂȘ Ô˘ Û˘ÁÎÂÓÙÚÒÓÔ˘Ó ÂÈÛΤÙ˜ ·fi fiÏÔ ÙÔ ÓËÛ›, ÁÈ· ·˘ÙfiÊÚÔÓÙ›ÛÙ ӷ ¤¯ÂÙ ٷ ·˘ÙÈ¿ Î·È Ù· Ì¿ÙÈ· Û·˜ ·ÓÔÈÎÙ¿. ¢›Ï· ÛÙË ÛÙ¿ÛË ÙÔ˘ ψ-ÊÔÚ›Ԣ ˘¿Ú¯ÂÈ ˘ÔηٿÛÙËÌ· ÙÚ¿Â˙·˜ Î·È Ì˯¿ÓËÌ· ·Ó¿Ï˄˘ ¯ÚËÌ¿ÙˆÓ. ∆Ô ∫·Ì¿ÚÈ Î·ÙÔÈÎÂ›Ù·È fiÏÔ ÙÔ ¯ÚfiÓÔ, ·ÊÔ‡ ÔÈ ÌfiÓÈÌÔÈ Î¿ÙÔÈÎÔÈ ÍÂÂÚÓÔ‡Ó ÙÔ˘˜

1.400 Î·È ÛÙÔ ÂÌÔÚÈÎfi ΤÓÙÚÔ ÏÂÈÙÔ˘ÚÁ› Î·È ¯ÂÈÌÂÚÈÓfi˜ ÎÈÓËÌ·ÙÔÁÚ¿ÊÔ˜. ™ÙÔÓ ÎÂ-ÓÙÚÈÎfi ‰ÚfiÌÔ ·fi ºËÚ¿ ÚÔ˜ ÙÔ ∫·Ì¿ÚÈ ·Í›˙ÂÈ Ó· οÓÂÙ ̛· ÛÙ¿ÛË ÛÙÔ ªÔ˘Û›Ô√›ÓÔ˘ Ô˘ ÛÙÂÁ¿˙ÂÙ·È ÛÙÔ ÔÈÓÔÔÈÂ›Ô ∫Ô˘ÙÛÔÁÈ·ÓÓfiÔ˘ÏÔ˘.

At nights, when the red full moon is rising from the dark waters, a walkin the coastal pedestrian precinct is a perfect idea. Enjoy the sight and makea stop to eat or to have a drink; if you want something different, however,the open-air cinema will offer you an alternative way of entertainment andof course a beautiful atmosphere. But if you prefer to go shopping, a walkin the market will persuade you that you will find anything you ask for. Inthe central square you will see Panagia Mirtidiotissa that has a festival onthe 24th of September. There, during the summer, the local Municipalityorganizes interesting music concerts and cultural events that attract visitorsfrom all over the island, so make surethat you don’t miss that chance.

The permanent residents ofKamari are more than 1.400. Next tothe bus station there is a bank and anATM and in the shopping mall you willfind a cinema that operates duringwinter as well. In the main road fromFira to Kamari it is worth making astop to visit the KoutsoyannopoulosWine Museum.

KamariThe cosmopolitan Kamari is 10 km away from Fira. There is always life, asit accommodates the majority of the charter passengers that inundate theisland from May to September. It is worth mentioning that Kamari is ofgreat historical importance, as in Mesa Vouno, the ruins of the ancientThera were discovered - a city that was the only urban centre of the islanduntil the expansion of Christianity.

Kamari has a well organized beach that stretches in many kilometres andis awarded with a blue flag. It has smooth black sand, playground, watersports, diving centre and a lifeguard. Near the rock you will see the arch,the once Customs, where the most daring ones will find it a good place fordiving. Not far away, you will see theascetic residences, natural cavesfound inside the rock or small build-ings that ascetics used in order to re-tire since the late 17th century.Hotels, travel agencies, cafeterias,beach bars, vivid night life and numer-ous choices for food make up theimage of Kamari.

∫·Ì¿ÚÈ∆Ô ÎÔÛÌÔÔÏ›ÙÈÎÔ ∫·Ì¿ÚÈ ·¤¯ÂÈ 10 ¯ÏÌ. ·fi Ù· ºËÚ¿. À¿Ú¯ÂÈ ¿ÓÙ· ˙ˆ‹, ·ÊÔ‡Â›Ó·È Ô ÙfiÔ˜ ‰È·ÌÔÓ‹˜ ÙˆÓ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚˆÓ ÂÈ‚·ÙÒÓ Ù‹ÛÂˆÓ charter Ô˘ ηٷ-Îχ˙Ô˘Ó ÙÔ ÓËÛ› ·fi ÙÔ ª¿ÈÔ Ì¤¯ÚÈ Î·È ÙÔ ™Â٤̂ÚÈÔ. ∞Í›˙ÂÈ Ó· ÂÈÛËÌ¿ÓÔ˘ÌÂfiÙÈ ¤¯ÂÈ È‰È·›ÙÂÚË ÈÛÙÔÚÈ΋ ÛËÌ·Û›·, ·ÊÔ‡ ÛÙÔ ª¤Û· µÔ˘Ófi ·Ó·Î·Ï‡ÊıËÎ·Ó Ù·ÂÚ›ȷ Ù˘ ∞Ú¯·›·˜ £‹Ú·˜, Ù˘ fiÏ˘ Ô˘ ·ÔÙÂÏÔ‡ÛÂ Î·È ÙÔ ÌÔÓ·‰ÈÎfi ·ÛÙÈÎfiΤÓÙÚÔ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ ̤¯ÚÈ ÙËÓ ÂͿψÛË ÙÔ˘ ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÈÛÌÔ‡. ∏ ÔÚÁ·ÓˆÌ¤ÓË ·Ú·Ï›· ÙÔ˘ ∫·Ì·Ú›Ô˘, ¤¯ÂÈ Ì‹ÎÔ˜ ÔÏÏÒÓ ¯ÈÏÈÔ̤ÙÚˆÓ, Á·Ï¿-

˙È· ÛËÌ·›·, „ÈÏ‹ Ì·‡ÚË ¿ÌÌÔ, ·È‰È΋ ¯·Ú¿, ı·Ï¿ÛÛÈ· ÛÔÚ, ηٿ‰˘ÛË Î·È Ó·˘-·ÁÔÛÒÛÙË. ∫ÔÓÙ¿ ÛÙÔ ‚Ú¿¯Ô, ı· ·Ú·ÙËÚ‹ÛÂÙ ÙËÓ Î·Ì¿Ú·, ÙÔ ¿ÏÏÔÙ ∆ÂψÓ›Ô,Ô˘ ı· ÚÔÙÈÌ‹ÛÔ˘Ó ÔÈ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚÔ ÙÔÏÌËÚÔ› ÁÈ· ‚Ô˘ÙȤ˜. §›ÁÔ ·Ú·¿Óˆ ‚Ú›-ÛÎÔÓÙ·È Ù· ·ÛÎËÙ·ÚÈ¿, Ê˘ÛÈΤ˜ ÛËÏȤ˜ ̤۷ ÛÙÔ ‚Ú¿¯Ô ‹ ÌÈÎÚ¿ ÔÈÎÔ‰ÔÌ‹Ì·Ù·,fiÔ˘ ›¯·Ó ·ÔÛ˘Úı› ÔÈ ·ÛÎËÙ¤˜ ·fi Ù· Ù¤ÏË ÙÔ˘ 17Ô˘ ·ÈÒÓ·. •ÂÓԉԯ›·, ÙÔ˘-ÚÈÛÙÈο ÁÚ·Ê›·, ηÊÂÙ¤ÚȘ, beach bars, ¤ÓÙÔÓË Ó˘ÎÙÂÚÈÓ‹ ˙ˆ‹ Î·È ÏËıÒÚ· ÂÈ-ÏÔÁÒÓ ÁÈ· Ê·ÁËÙfi, Û˘Óı¤ÙÔ˘Ó ÙËÓ ÂÈÎfiÓ· ÙÔ˘ ∫·Ì·Ú›Ô˘. √È Ó‡ÎÙ˜ Ô˘ ·Ó·Ù¤ÏÏÂÈ ÙÔ ÔÏfiÁÈÔÌÔ ÊÂÁÁ¿ÚÈ Î·Ù·ÎfiÎÎÈÓÔ Ì¤Û· ·fi Ù· ÛÎÔ-

ÙÂÈÓ¿ ÓÂÚ¿ Â›Ó·È È‰·ÓÈΤ˜ ÁÈ· Ó˘ÎÙÂÚÈÓfi ÂÚ›·ÙÔ ÛÙÔÓ ·Ú·ÏÈ·Îfi Â˙fi‰ÚÔÌÔ.∞ÔÏ·‡ÛÙ ÙÔ ı¤·Ì· οÓÔÓÙ·˜ Ì›· ÛÙ¿ÛË ÁÈ· Ê·ÁËÙfi ‹ ÔÙfi, ÂÓÒ ·Ó ı¤ÏÂÙ οÙÈ

Kamari

Where to stay:Artemis Hotel (p. 169)

Where to eat:Classico (p. 21), Nichteri (p. 133)

Where to go shopping:Big Discount Super Market (p. 167)

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¶Ô‡ Ó· Ì›ÓÂÙÂ:Artemis Hotel (Û. 169)

¶Ô‡ Ó· Ê¿ÙÂ:Classico (Û. 21), ¡˘¯Ù¤ÚÈ (Û. 133)

¶Ô‡ Ó· „ˆÓ›ÛÂÙÂ:Big Discount Super Market (Û. 167)

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ŒÍˆ °ˆÓÈ¿ - ª¤Û· °ˆÓÈ¿∏ ŒÍˆ °ˆÓÈ¿ Â›Ó·È ¤Ó· ÌÈÎÚfi, ‹Û˘¯Ô Î·È ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·Îfi ¯ˆÚÈfi ¯ˆÚ›˜ ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÈ΋˘Ô‰ÔÌ‹, ¯ÙÈṲ̂ÓÔ ÛÙËÓ ›Ûˆ ÌÂÚÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ ¶‡ÚÁÔ˘ Î·È Û ·fiÛÙ·ÛË 12 ¯ÏÌ. ·fi Ù·ºËÚ¿. ∂ÈÛÎÂÊı›Ù ÙË Î·È ÂÚ·Ù‹ÛÙ ÛÙ· ÏÈıfiÛÙÚˆÙ· ηÏÓÙÂÚ›ÌÈ· Ù˘. ÷˙¤„ÙÂÙ· ÓÂÔÎÏ·ÛÈο ·Ú¯ÔÓÙÈο Î·È ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ· ·fi ‰¤Î· ÂÚÂȈ̤ӷ ÔÈÓÔÔÈ›·, Ô˘ÚÈÓ ÙÔ ÛÂÈÛÌfi ÙÔ˘ 1956 ¤ÛÊ˘˙·Ó ·fi ˙ˆ‹. ∫·Ù¢ı˘Óı›Ù ÚÔ˜ ÙË ª¤Û· °ˆÓÈ¿ (7,5 ¯ÏÌ. ·fi Ù· ºËÚ¿), Ô˘ ˘‹ÚÍ ÛË-

Ì·ÓÙÈÎfi ΤÓÙÚÔ ·Ú·ÁˆÁ‹˜ ÎÚ·ÛÈÔ‡. ∞ÎÔÏÔ˘ı‹ÛÙ ÙȘ ٷ̤Ϙ ·fi ÙÔÓ ÎÂÓÙÚÈÎfi‰ÚfiÌÔ ÚÔ˜ ∫·Ì¿ÚÈ Î·È ÛÙÚ›„Ù ‰ÂÍÈ¿. ∏ ÚÒÙË Û·˜ ÛÙ¿ÛË Â›Ó·È Û ¤Ó· ·fi Ù··Ï·ÈfiÙÂÚ· ÔÈÓÔÔÈ›· ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡, ÙÔ ÔÈÓÔÔÈÂ›Ô ÙÔ˘ °È¿ÓÓË ƒÔ‡ÛÛÔ˘ (‚Ï. ÛÂÏ.142) Ô˘ ÏÂÈÙÔ˘ÚÁ› ·fi ÙÔ 1836. ¢ÔÎÈÌ¿ÛÙ ÙȘ ÊËÌÈṲ̂Ó˜ ÙÔÈΤ˜ ÔÈÎÈϛ˜ÛÙËÓ ·Ú·‰ÔÛȷ΋ fiÌÔÚÊË ·˘Ï‹ ÙÔ˘, οو ·fi ÙËÓ ·¯È¿ ÛÎÈ¿ ÙˆÓ ‰¤ÓÙÚˆÓ. §›ÁÔ·Ú·¿Óˆ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È ¤Ó· ·ÎfiÌË ·ÏÈfi ÔÈÓÔÔÈ›Ô, ÙÔ˘ °È¿ÓÓË ∞ÚÁ˘ÚÔ‡ (‚Ï. ÛÂÏ.

Exo Gonia - Mesa GoniaExo Gonia is a small, peaceful and traditional village lacking tourist infra-structure, built at the rear of Pyrgos. It is located 12 km away from Fira.You should visit it and walk through its cobbled streets. Admire the neo-classic mansions and more than ten ruined wineries that were full of life be-fore the earthquake of 1956.

Go to Mesa Gonia (7.5 km from Fira) once a great centre of wine pro-duction. Follow the signs from the main road towards Kamari and then turnright. Your first stop is in one of the oldest wineries of the island, YiannisRoussos winery (see page 142) which operates since 1836. Taste the fa-mous local labels in the winery’s beautiful traditional yard under the shadeof the trees. Not far from Roussos winery, you will find an older winery(since 1903) that belongs to Yiannis Argiros (see page 144). Tour thecanavas, seize the opportunity and discuss with the wine producer, anddon’t forget to taste the famous Vinsanto he produces. Leave your car fora while and walk through the traditional settlement of Mesa Gonia. The

deeper you go into the village, the more controversial the landscape be-comes, combing images of dereliction and civilization. Beautiful picturesquechurches and few traditional houses are among the ruins that the earth-quake left behind. As you go furtherup, the view of the village, of MesaVouno and of the coast line becomesmore beautiful, especially at nightfall.Go back to your car and follow theroad towards the church of Episcopi ofGonia, which is quite close to the vil-lage. The church was built in the late11th century and is an importantByzantine monument. Episcopi is oneof the few churches with tiles and itoffers a magnificent view of the east-ern side of the island.

144) Ô˘ ¯ÚÔÓÔÏÔÁÂ›Ù·È ·fi ÙÔ 1903. ¶ÂÚÈËÁËı›Ù ÛÙȘ οӷ‚˜, ·‰Ú¿ÍÙ ÙËÓ Â˘-ηÈÚ›· Ó· Û˘˙ËÙ‹ÛÙ Ì ÙÔÓ ÔÈÓÔÔÈfi Î·È ÌË Í¯¿ÛÂÙ ӷ ‰ÔÎÈÌ¿ÛÂÙ ÙÔ Í·ÎÔ˘ÛÙfivinsanto Ô˘ ·Ú¿ÁÂÈ. ∞Ô¯ˆÚÈÛÙ›Ù ÙÔ ·˘ÙÔΛÓËÙfi Û·˜ ÁÈ· Ï›ÁÔ Î·È ÂÚ·Ù‹ÛÙÂÚÔ˜ ÙÔÓ ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·Îfi ÔÈÎÈÛÌfi Ù˘ ª¤Û· °ˆÓÈ¿˜. ŸÛÔ ÈÔ ‚·ıÈ¿ ÚÔ¯ˆÚ¿ÙÂ,ÙfiÛÔ ÈÔ ·ÓÙÈÊ·ÙÈÎfi Á›ÓÂÙ·È ÙÔ ÙÔ›Ô, ÌÂٷ͇ ÂÈÎfiÓˆÓ ÂÁηٿÏÂȄ˘ Î·È ÔÏÈÙÈ-ÛÌÔ‡. ¶·Ó¤ÌÔÚʘ ÁÚ·ÊÈΤ˜ ÂÎÎÏËÛȤ˜ Î·È ÏÈÁÔÛÙ¤˜ ·Ú·‰ÔÛȷΤ˜ ηÙÔÈ˘,·Ó¿ÌÂÛ· Û ¯·Ï¿ÛÌ·Ù· Ô˘ ¿ÊËÛ ›Ûˆ Ô ÂÁΤϷ‰Ô˜. ŸÛÔ ÈÔ „ËÏ¿ ·Ó‚›ÙÂ,ÙfiÛÔ ÈÔ fiÌÔÚÊË Â›Ó·È Ë ı¤· ÚÔ˜ ÙÔ ¯ˆÚÈfi, ÙÔ ª¤Û· µÔ˘Ófi Î·È ÙËÓ ·ÎÙÔÁÚ·Ì-Ì‹, ȉȷ›ÙÂÚ· ηٿ ÙÔ ÛÔ‡ÚÔ˘Ô. ∂ÈÛÙÚ¤„Ù ÛÙÔ ·˘ÙÔΛÓËÙfi Û·˜ Î·È ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ı‹-ÛÙ ÙÔ ‰ÚfiÌÔ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ∂ÈÛÎÔ‹ °ˆÓÈ¿˜, Ô˘ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È Ï›ÁÔ ¤Íˆ ·fi ÙÔ ¯ˆÚÈfi.∂›Ó·È ¯ÙÈṲ̂ÓË ÛÙ· Ù¤ÏË ÙÔ˘ 11Ô˘ ·ÈÒÓ· Î·È ·ÔÙÂÏ› ÛËÌ·ÓÙÈÎfi ‚˘˙·ÓÙÈÓfi ÌÓË-ÌÂ›Ô ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡. ∏ ∂ÈÛÎÔ‹ Â›Ó·È ·fi ÙȘ Ï›Á˜ ÂÎÎÏËۛ˜ Ì ÎÂÚ·Ì›‰È· Î·È ÚÔ-ÛʤÚÂÈ ÌÔÓ·‰È΋ ı¤· ÚÔ˜ ÙËÓ ·Ó·ÙÔÏÈ΋ ÏÂ˘Ú¿ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡.

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Where to eat:Metaxi mas tavern-ouzeri (p. 59)

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¶‡ÚÁÔ˜∆Ô ¯ˆÚÈfi ¶‡ÚÁÔ˜ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È ÛÙËÓ ÂÓ‰Ô¯ÒÚ· ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡, 7.5 ¯ÏÌ. ·fi Ù· ºËÚ¿,¯ÙÈṲ̂ÓÔ „ËÏ¿ ÛÙÔ ÏfiÊÔ Î·È ¤¯ÂÈ ‰È·ÎÚÈÙÈ΋ ·ÏÏ¿ ‰˘Ó·ÌÈ΋ ·ÚÔ˘Û›· ÛÙÔÓ ÙÔ˘ÚÈ-ÛÙÈÎfi ¯¿ÚÙË.

ªÈ·˜ Î·È Ï¤ÁÂÙ·È fiÙÈ Ô ·ÌÂÏÒÓ·˜ ÙÔ˘ ¶‡ÚÁÔ˘ Â›Ó·È Ô ÈÔ ÔÈÔÙÈÎfi˜, οÓÙ ÌÈ·ÛÙ¿ÛË ÛÙÔ ÔÈÓÔÔÈÂ›Ô Santo Wines (‚Ï. ÛÂÏ. 136), ÁÈ· Ó· ‰ÔÎÈÌ¿ÛÂÙ ÙÔÈο ÎÚ·-ÛÈ¿ Î·È Ó· ·ÔÏ·‡ÛÂÙ ÙË Ì·Á¢ÙÈ΋ ı¤· ÚÔ˜ ÙÔ ËÊ·›ÛÙÂÈÔ Î·È ÙÔ ˘fiÏÔÈÔ ÓËÛ›.™˘Ó¯›ÛÙ ̤¯ÚÈ ÙËÓ Ï·Ù›· ÙÔ˘ ¯ˆÚÈÔ‡ ÁÈ· Ó· ·Ê‹ÛÂÙ ÙÔ ·˘ÙÔΛÓËÙfi Û·˜ ÛÙÔÓÂȉÈÎfi ¯ÒÚÔ ÛÙ¿ıÌ¢Û˘ Î·È Ó· ·ÓËÊÔÚ›ÛÂÙ ÛÙ· ÁÚ·ÊÈο ηÏÓÙÂÚ›ÌÈ· ÙÔ˘ ÔÈÎÈ-ÛÌÔ‡ Ô˘ ·Ó·ÎËÚ‡¯ıËΠ‰È·ÙËÚËÙ¤Ô ÌÓËÌÂ›Ô ÙÔ 1995. ∏ ·Ó¿‚·ÛË ›Ûˆ˜ Ê·Ó› ÎÔ-

PyrgosPyrgos village is situated on the inland of Santorini, 7,5 km away from Fira,built on the top of the hill; it has a discreet but dynamic presence on thetourist map.

It is said that Pyrgos’ vineyard is the most qualitative, so make a stop inSantoWines winery (see page 136) to taste the local wines and to enjoy themagnificent view of the volcano and the rest of the island. Continue towardsthe square of the village and leave your car in the parking lot to stroll

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È·ÛÙÈ΋, ·ÏÏ¿ Ë ·ÂÚÈfiÚÈÛÙË ı¤· ÚÔ˜ Ù· ºËÚ¿, ÙËÓ √›· Î·È ÙÔÓ Î¿ÌÔ Ù˘ªÂÛ·ÚÈ¿˜ ı· ˘ÔÎÏÈı› ÛÙ· fi‰È· Û·˜ Î·È ı· Û·˜ ¯·Ú›ÛÂÈ ¿ÏÏÔ ¤Ó· ÌÔÓ·‰ÈÎfiËÏÈÔ‚·Û›ÏÂÌ·, ·Ó ‚ÚÂı›Ù ÂΛ ÙËÓ Î·Ù¿ÏÏËÏË ÒÚ·. √ ¶‡ÚÁÔ˜ ¤¯ÂÈ ‰È·ÙËÚ‹ÛÂÈ ÙË Ê˘ÛÈÔÁӈ̛· ÙÔ˘ Î·È ‰ÂÓ ¤¯ÂÈ ˘ÔÛÙ› ·ÏÏÔÈÒ-

ÛÂȘ. ∏ ÂÚÈ‹ÁËÛË ÛÙ· ÛÙÂÓ¿ ÙÔ˘ ı· Û·˜ ·Ôηχ„ÂÈ ÂӉȷʤÚÔÓÙ· ÛÙÔȯ›· Ï·˚-

through the picturesque cobbled streets of the settlement that was declareda listed monument in 1995. Going to the top may seem a bit tiring but theendless views of Fira, Oia and Messaria’s valley will reward your efforts andwill offer you another unique sunset, if you are there at the right time.

Pyrgos has kept its natural beauty without any alterations. A strollthrough its cobbled streets will reveal some interesting points of local ar-chitecture, as well as the remains of neoclassical mansions. It is a typical

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΋˜ ·Ú¯ÈÙÂÎÙÔÓÈ΋˜ Î·È ·ÔÌÂÈÓ¿ÚÈ· ÓÂÔÎÏ·ÛÈÎÒÓ ·Ú¯ÔÓÙÈÎÒÓ. ¶ÚfiÎÂÈÙ·È ÁÈ· Ù˘È-Îfi ∫˘ÎÏ·‰ÈÎfi Ô¯˘ÚˆÌ·ÙÈÎfi ÔÈÎÈÛÌfi, ·ÔÌÂÈÓ¿ÚÈ ·fi ÙËÓ ÂÔ¯‹ Ù˘ ∂ÓÂÙÔÎÚ·Ù›·˜Î·È ÛÙËÓ ÎÔÚ˘Ê‹ ÙÔ˘ ‰ÂÛfi˙ÂÈ ÙÔ Î·ÛÙ¤ÏÈ, Ô˘ ηٷÛÙÚ¿ÊËΠ·fi ÙÔÓ ÂÁΤϷ‰ÔÚÈÓ ÌÈÛfi ·ÈÒÓ·. ª¤¯ÚÈ ÙfiÙ ÂÓÙfi˜ ÙˆÓ ÙÂȯÒÓ ‰È¤ÌÂÓ·Ó ÂÚ›Ô˘ ‚‰ÔÌ‹ÓÙ· ÔÈÎÔ-Á¤ÓÂȘ.

¶ÂÚ¿ÛÙ ̛· ‚fiÏÙ· ·fi ÙË ™˘ÏÏÔÁ‹ ∂ÈÎfiÓˆÓ Î·È ∫ÂÈÌËÏ›ˆÓ, fiÔ˘ ÛÙÂÁ¿˙ÔÓÙ·È·ÁÈÔÁڷʛ˜, ͢ÏfiÁÏ˘Ù·, ÎÂÓÙ‹Ì·Ù· Î·È ¿ÏÏ· ·ÓÙÈΛÌÂÓ· ÂÎÎÏËÛÈ·ÛÙÈ΋˜ ¯Ú‹ÛË˜Î˘Ú›ˆ˜ ÙÔ˘ 17Ô˘ Î·È 18Ô˘ ·ÈÒÓ·. ™ÙÔ ¯ˆÚÈfi ˘¿Ú¯Ô˘Ó ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ˜ ·fi 40 ÂÎ-

fortress settlement of the Cyclades, a relic of the Venetian rule age; on thetop of the fortress stands the castle (Kasteli) that was ruined from an earth-quake, almost half a century ago. Until then, approximately 70 families livedwithin its walls.

It is recommended to visit the Icons and Relics Collection that houseshagiographies, wooden sculptures, embroideries and other items of eccle-siastic use mostly dated back to the 17th and 18th century. In the village

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ÎÏËۛ˜, ÌÂٷ͇ ÙˆÓ ÔÔ›ˆÓ ÙÔ ÁÓˆÛÙfi £ÂÔÙÔοÎÈ Ù˘ ∫ÔÈÌ‹Ûˆ˜, Ô˘ ¯Ù›ÛÙËÎÂÙÔÓ 10Ô ·ÈÒÓ· Î·È Ù· ∂ÈÛfi‰È· Ù˘ ¶·Ó·Á›·˜ ‹ ¶·Ó·ÁÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ ∫·ÛÙÂÏÈÔ‡, Ô˘ Â›Ó·È ËÌÂÁ·Ï‡ÙÂÚË fiψÓ. ÃÙ›ÛÙËΠÛÙȘ ·Ú¯¤˜ ÙÔ˘ 16Ô˘ ·ÈÒÓ· Î·È ‰È·ı¤ÙÂÈ ¤Ó· ηٷÏË-ÎÙÈÎfi ͢ÏfiÁÏ˘ÙÔ Ù¤ÌÏÔ, ·ÏÏ¿ Â›Ó·È ·ÓÔÈÎÙ‹ ÁÈ· ÙÔ ÎÔÈÓfi ÌfiÓÔ Û ÁÈÔÚÙ¤˜.

you will find more than 40churches; among them isthe well knownTheotokaki of Koimisisbuilt in the 10th centuryand Panagia’s Eisodia orPanagia of Kasteli which isthe largest of all. It wasbuilt in the early 16th cen-tury and has a magnificentwooden icon screen and itis open to the public onlyin fests.

It is also worth visitingthe traditional village of“Vanishing Santorini”where a tour will take youto another Santorini un-spoiled by tourist interven-tions.

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∞Í›˙ÂÈ Â›Û˘ Ó· ¿Ù ÛÙÔ ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·Îfi ¯ˆÚÈfi «∏ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË Ô˘ ¤Ê˘Á»fiÔ˘ Ë ÍÂÓ¿ÁËÛË £· Û·˜ ÌÂٷʤÚÂÈ Û ÌÈ· ¿ÏÏË ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË, ·ÁÓ‹ ·fi ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÈ-Τ˜ ·ÚÂÌ‚¿ÛÂȘ.

™ÙÔ „ËÏfiÙÂÚÔ ÛËÌÂ›Ô ÙÔ˘ ¶‡ÚÁÔ˘, ·ÏÏ¿ Î·È ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ Â›Ó·È ÛηÚʷψ̤ÓÔÙÔ ÌÔÓ·ÛÙ‹ÚÈ ÙÔ˘ ¶ÚÔÊ‹ÙË ∏Ï›· ·fi ÙÔ 1711. ∞fi ÂΛ ı· ηٷϿ‚ÂÙ ÙÈ ı· ÂÈ·ÓÔÚ·ÌÈ΋ ı¤·. ∞ÎÔÏÔ˘ıÒÓÙ·˜ ÙÔ ‰ÚfiÌÔ ÁÈ· ÙÔÓ ¶ÚÔÊ‹ÙË ∏Ï›·, ÛÙÔ ·ÚÈÛÙÂÚfiÛ·˜ ¯¤ÚÈ ı· ‚Ú›ÙÂ Î·È ÙÔ ÔÈÓÔÔÈÂ›Ô Ã·Ù˙ˉ¿ÎË (‚Ï. ÛÂÏ. 140) Ô˘ ÌÔÚ› Ó· ›ӷÈÌÈÎÚfi, ·ÏÏ¿ Â›Ó·È Û›ÁÔ˘Ú· ı·˘Ì·ÙÔ˘ÚÁfi Î·È ÊËÌÈṲ̂ÓÔ.∞Ó ‚ÚÂı›Ù ÛÙÔ ÓËÛ› ÙÔ ¶¿Û¯· - οÙÈ Ô˘ Û·˜ Û˘ÛÙ‹ÓÔ˘Ì ·ÓÂÈʇϷÎÙ· - ÌËÓ

·Ú·Ï›„ÂÙ ӷ ¿Ù ÛÙËÓ ÂÓÙ˘ˆÛȷ΋ ÙÂÏÂÙÔ˘ÚÁ›· ÙÔ˘ ÂÈÙ·Ê›Ô˘, fiÔ˘ ÙÔ

At the highest point ofPyrgos, and of the island aswell, stands the monasteryof Prophet Elias, built in1711. There you will real-ize what a panoramic viewmeans. Following the roadto Prophet Elias, to yourleft hand you will see theHatzidakis winery (seepage 140) which may besmall, but it is definitely re-markable and famous.

If you visit the island atEaster - and we undoubt-edly suggest you to do so -you should not miss theimpressive ceremony ofepitaph where the villageis filled with hundreds oflightened tin cans and,

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¯ˆÚÈfi ÁÂÌ›˙ÂÈ Ì ÂηÙÔÓÙ¿‰Â˜ ·Ó·Ì̤ӷ ÙÂÓÂΉ¿ÎÈ· Î·È Ê·ÓÙ¿˙ÂÈ ·fi Ì·ÎÚÈ¿ Û·ÓÓ· ÊϤÁÂÙ·È! ∂›Û˘, ÙËÓ ∫˘Úȷ΋ ÙÔ˘ ¶¿Û¯· ˘¿Ú¯ÂÈ ÙÔ ¤ıÈÌÔ Ô˘ ÔÈ ÓÙfiÈÔÈÎÚÂÌ¿Ó ÙÔÓ πÔ‡‰· Î·È ÙÔÓ Î·›ÓÂ, ÛÙËÓ Ï·Ù›· ÙÔ˘ ¯ˆÚÈÔ‡, ·Ú¤· Ì ‚·ÚÂÏfiÙ·,„ËÙ¿ ·ÚÓÈ¿ Î·È Ôχ ÎÚ·Û›. √ ÔÈÎÈÛÌfi˜ Â›Ó·È Î·ÙÔÈ΋ÛÈÌÔ˜ fiÏÔ ÙÔ ¯ÚfiÓÔ ·fi ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ· ·fi 700 ¿ÙÔÌ·.

∆· ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›· ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ¤¯ÂÈ ·Ó·‚·ıÌÈÛÙ› Ë ÂÚÈÔ¯‹ Î·È ‰È·ı¤ÙÂÈ ÂÎÙfi˜ ·fi ÂÛÙÈ·Ùfi-ÚÈ· Î·È Ù·‚¤ÚÓ˜ Ì Ôχ ηÏfi Ê·ÁËÙfi, ηÊÂÙ¤ÚȘ, ÍÂÓԉԯ›·, Ï›Á· ÂÓÔÈÎÈ·˙fiÌÂ-Ó· ‰ˆÌ¿ÙÈ·, ÁηÏÂÚ› Î·È Ï›Á· ÂÌÔÚÈο ηٷÛÙ‹Ì·Ù·.

from far away gives the impression of aburning village! Furthermore, on EasterSunday, locals have the custom to hangJudas and burn him in the village’s squarealong with fireworks, roasted lambs and lotsof wine.

The settlement is inhabited by more than700 residents. The region has been devel-oped during the last few years and besidesthe local tavernas and restaurants that pro-vide very good food, you will also find cafe-terias, hotels and few rooms for rent, agallery and a few shops.

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Pyrgos

Where to stay:Voreina Gallery Suites (p. 95),Zannos Melathron (p. 99)

Where to eat:Selene Greek creative cuisine (p.97), Pyrgos traditional Greek cui-sine (p. 101)

Where to go shopping:Clair Beaute cosmetics (p. 103)

More options on pages 182-191

¶‡ÚÁÔ˜

¶Ô‡ Ó· Ì›ÓÂÙÂ:Voreina Gallery Suites (Û. 95),Zannos Melathron (Û. 99)

¶Ô‡ Ó· Ê¿ÙÂ:™ÂÏ‹ÓË ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋ ‰ËÌÈÔ˘ÚÁÈ΋ÎÔ˘˙›Ó· (Û. 97), ¶‡ÚÁÔ˜·Ú·‰ÔÛȷ΋ ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋ ÎÔ˘˙›Ó· (Û.101)

¶Ô‡ Ó· „ˆÓ›ÛÂÙÂ:Clair Beaute ηÏÏ˘ÓÙÈο (Û. 103)

¶ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ˜ ÂÈÏÔÁ¤˜ ÛÙȘÛÂÏ›‰Â˜ 182-191

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ªÂÁ·ÏÔ¯ÒÚÈ∆Ô ªÂÁ·ÏÔ¯ÒÚÈ ·¤¯ÂÈ ÂÚ›Ô˘ 9 ¯ÏÌ. ·fi Ù· ºËÚ¿ Î·È ı· ÙÔ Û˘Ó·ÓÙ‹ÛÂÙ ÛÙÔ‰ÚfiÌÔ Û·˜ ÁÈ· ÙȘ ÓfiÙȘ ·Ú·Ï›Â˜ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡, ¶ÂÚ›ÛÛ·, ¶ÂÚ›‚ÔÏÔ, µÏ˘¯¿‰·,∫fiÎÎÈÓË ¶·Ú·Ï›·. ∂›Ó·È ¤Ó· Ôχ fiÌÔÚÊÔ ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·Îfi ¯ˆÚÈfi, ÙÔ˘ ÔÔ›Ô˘ Ë Ì·-Á›· ‰ÂÓ ¤¯ÂÈ Ù۷ϷΈı› ·fi ÙËÓ ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÈ΋ ‰Ú·ÛÙËÚÈfiÙËÙ·. ∞Ê‹ÛÙ ÙÔ ·˘ÙÔΛ-ÓËÙfi Û·˜ Î·È ÂÚ·Ù‹ÛÙ ÙÔ. £·˘Ì¿ÛÙ ٷ ηÏÓÙÂÚ›ÌÈ·, ÙȘ ÏÔ˘ÏÔ˘‰È·Ṳ̂Ó˜·˘Ï¤˜, Ù· ÂÚÈÔÈË̤ӷ Û›ÙÈ· Î·È ¿Óˆ ·fi fiÏ· Ù· ÂÚ›Ù¯ӷ η̷ӷÚÈ¿ ÙˆÓÂÎÎÏËÛÈÒÓ Ô˘ ÍÂÊ˘ÙÚÒÓÔ˘Ó ÙfiÛÔ ·ÚÌÔÓÈο.

O ÔÈÎÈÛÌfi˜ Â›Ó·È ¯ÙÈṲ̂ÓÔ˜ ÛÙËÓ ÎÔ›ÙË ÂÓfi˜ ¯ÂÈÌ¿ÚÚÔ˘ Î·È ÌÚÔÛÙ¿ ÙÔ˘ ͉È-ÏÒÓÂÙ·È Ô Î¿ÌÔ˜ Ì ٷ ·Ì¤ÏÈ·. Œ¯ÂÈ ÂÚ›Ô˘ 300 ÌfiÓÈÌÔ˘˜ οÙÔÈÎÔ˘˜ Î·È ÔÈÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚÔÈ Â›Ó·È ·ÁÚfiÙ˜ Ô˘ ·Û¯ÔÏÔ‡ÓÙ·È Ì ÙËÓ Î·ÏÏȤÚÁÂÈ· ÙˆÓ ¿ÊıÔÓˆÓ·ÌÂÏÈÒÓ, ÙÔÌ¿Ù·˜ Î·È ÎÚÈı·ÚÈÔ‡. ™ÙÔ Î¤ÓÙÚÔ ÙÔ˘ ªÂÁ·ÏÔ¯ˆÚ›Ô˘ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È ÙÔ ÔÈ-ÓÔÔÈÂ›Ô ÙÔ˘ °·‚·Ï¿ (‚Ï. ÛÂÏ. 146), ÂÓÒ Ï›ÁÔ ¤Íˆ ·fi ÙÔ ¯ˆÚÈfi ·˘Ùfi ÙÔ˘ªÔ˘Ù¿ÚË (‚Ï. ÛÂÏ. 138). °È· ÙÔ˘˜ ÈÔ ÙÔÏÌËÚÔ‡˜ ÚÔÙ›ÓÔ˘Ì ÌÈ· ›ÛÎÂ„Ë ÛÙȘÂÚËÌÈΤ˜ ·Ú·Ï›Â˜ Ù˘ ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·˜, ¶Ï¿Î· Î·È £¤ÚÌË Ô˘ ‹Ú·Ó Ù· ÔÓfiÌ·Ù¿ ÙÔ˘˜·fi ÙȘ ÂÎÎÏËۛ˜ ¶·Ó·ÁÈ¿ ¶Ï¿Î· Î·È ÃÚÈÛÙfi˜ ÛÙ· £¤ÚÌË. ¢ÂÓ ¿ÂÈ ·˘ÙÔΛÓËÙÔ,ÁÈ· ·˘Ùfi ÚÔÌËı¢Ù›Ù ·ıÏËÙÈο ·Ô‡ÙÛÈ·, η¤ÏÔ Î·È ÓÂÚfi. ∞Í›˙ÂÈ Ó· ı·˘Ì¿-ÛÂÙÂ Î·È ÙÔ ËÏÈÔ‚·Û›ÏÂÌ· ·fi ÂΛ, Ì ı¤· Ù· ÓËÛ¿ÎÈ· Ù˘ ¶·Ï·È¿˜ Î·È ¡¤·˜∫·Ì¤Ó˘ Î·È Ù˘ £ËÚ·ÛÈ¿˜.

MegalochoriYou will find Megalochori on the way to the beaches of Perissa, Perivolos,Vlychada and Red Beach in the south of the island, 9 km away from Fira. Itis a very beautiful village that remains still unspoilt from tourist activities.Leave your car and walk through it. Admire the cobbled streets, the yardsthat are full of flowers, the tidy houses and above all the fine bell towers ofthe churches that pop up harmoniously in the landscape.

The settlement is built in the bed of a stream and in front of it stretch-es a valley with vineyards. It has almost 300 permanent residents, most ofthem farmers working in the cultivation of the plenty vineyards, tomatoesand barleycorns.

In the centre of Megalochori stands the Gavalas winery (see page 146),whereas out of the village you will find the Boutari winery (see page 138).For those of you who like adventure, we suggest a visit to the remotebeaches of Caldera, Plaka and Thermi that were named after the churchesPanagia Plaka and Christ in Thermi. There is no access by car and therefore,we recommend you to wear sports shoes, a hat and to have water with you.It is also worth admiring the sunset with the view of Palea Kameni, NeaKameni and Thirasia islands.

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EmporioFollowing the road towards Perivolos and Perissa beaches you will findEmporio, the largest village of Santorini with approximately 3.000 perma-nent residents. It is 12 km away from Fira and for many years it was thetrade centre of the island; to that probably owes its today’s name(Emporeio is the Greek word for Trade). According to another assertion,Emporio took its name from the German word Neubürg, which means newtower and it refers to the Goulas castle.

Emporio is a traditional village with distinctive folk architecture. Goulasand Kasteli still bring in memory the Venetian rule age. Goulas is the squaremedieval castle in the village entrance and it was Patmos monastery glebe.In its entrance you will see the typical construction with the pots whichwere filled with hot oil and were spilt over to the enemies.

On the top of the castle isAghios Polikarpos. Kasteli isone of the five typical fortresssettlements of the afterByzantine period of the island.Its walls are the external wallsof the houses. All buildingscommunicate from their roofs

∂ÌÔÚ›Ô∞fi ÙÔ ∂ÌÔÚÂ›Ô ı· ÂÚ¿ÛÂÙ ËÁ·›-ÓÔÓÙ·˜ ÚÔ˜ ÙȘ ·Ú·Ï›Â˜ ÙÔ˘¶ÂÚ›‚ÔÏÔ˘ Î·È Ù˘ ¶ÂÚ›ÛÛ·˜. ∂›Ó·È ÙÔÌÂÁ·Ï‡ÙÂÚÔ ¯ˆÚÈfi Ù˘ ™·ÓÙÔÚ›Ó˘ ηÈÌ ÙÔ˘˜ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚÔ˘˜ ÌfiÓÈÌÔ˘˜ ηÙÔ›ÎÔ˘˜, ÂÚ›Ô˘ 3.000. ∞¤¯ÂÈ 12 ¯ÏÌ. ·fiÙ· ºËÚ¿ Î·È ÁÈ· ÔÏÏ¿ ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ‹Ù·Ó ÙÔ ÂÌÔÚÈÎfi ΤÓÙÚÔ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡, ·fi fiÔ˘ ηÈÚ¤ÂÈ Ó· ‹Ú ÙÔ fiÓÔÌ¿ ÙÔ˘, ηٿ Ì›· ÂΉԯ‹. ∏ ÂÓ·ÏÏ·ÎÙÈ΋ ϤÂÈ fiÙÈ ÔÓÔÌ¿ÛÙË-Π¤ÙÛÈ ·fi ÙË ÁÂÚÌ·ÓÈ΋ ϤÍË Neubürg, Ô˘ ÛËÌ·›ÓÂÈ Ó¤Ô˜ ‡ÚÁÔ˜ Î·È ·ÊÔÚ¿ ÛÙÔοÛÙÚÔ ÙÔ˘ °Ô˘Ï¿.

¶ÚfiÎÂÈÙ·È ÁÈ· ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·Îfi ¯ˆÚÈfi Ì ¯·Ú·ÎÙËÚÈÛÙÈ΋ Ï·˚΋ ·Ú¯ÈÙÂÎÙÔÓÈ΋. ∆·ÛÙÔȯ›· Ô˘ ̤¯ÚÈ Û‹ÌÂÚ· ı˘Ì›˙Ô˘Ó Î¿ÙÈ ·fi ÙËÓ ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô Ù˘ ∂ÓÂÙÔÎÚ·Ù›·˜ ›ӷÈÔ °Ô˘Ï¿˜ Î·È ÙÔ ∫·ÛÙ¤ÏÈ. √ °Ô˘Ï¿˜ Â›Ó·È ÙÔ ÙÂÙÚ¿ÁˆÓÔ ÌÂ۷ȈÓÈÎfi οÛÙÚÔ ÛÙËÓ Â›-ÛÔ‰Ô ÙÔ˘ ¯ˆÚÈÔ‡, Ô˘ ·ÔÙÂÏÔ‡Û ÌÂÙfi¯È Ù˘ ÌÔÓ‹˜ ¶¿ÙÌÔ˘. ™ÙËÓ Â›ÛÔ‰fi ÙÔ˘˘¿Ú¯ÂÈ Ë ¯·Ú·ÎÙËÚÈÛÙÈ΋ ηٷÛ΢‹ Ì ÙȘ ηٷ¯‡ÛÙÚ˜, ·’ fiÔ˘ ¤¯˘Ó·Ó η˘ÙfiÏ¿‰È ÛÙÔ˘˜ ¯ıÚÔ‡˜.

™ÙËÓ ÎÔÚ˘Ê‹ ÙÔ˘ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È Ô ÕÁÈÔ˜ ¶ÔχηÚÔ˜. ∆Ô ∫·ÛÙ¤ÏÈ ·ÔÙÂÏ› ¤Ó·Ó·fi ÙÔ˘˜ ¤ÓÙ ¯·Ú·ÎÙËÚÈÛÙÈÎÔ‡˜ Ô¯˘ÚˆÌ·ÙÈÎÔ‡˜ ÔÈÎÈÛÌÔ‡˜ Ù˘ ÌÂÙ·‚˘˙·ÓÙÈÓ‹˜ÂÚÈfi‰Ô˘ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡. ∆· Ù›¯Ë ÙÔ˘ ·ÔÙÂÏÔ‡Ó Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ Â͈ÙÂÚÈÎÔ‡˜ ÙÔ›¯Ô˘˜ ÙˆÓÛÈÙÈÒÓ. ŸÏ· Ù· ÎÙ›ÚÈ· Û˘ÁÎÔÈÓˆÓÔ‡Ó ·fi ÙȘ Ù·Ú¿ÙÛ˜ ÙÔ˘˜ Î·È ÛÙÔ Î¤ÓÙÚÔ ‚Ú›-

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and Palea Panagia or Panagia Mesani stands in the centre of the fortress.The church is dated to the 16th century with a unique architecture belltower and with a priceless wooden icon screen. In a few meters you willfind the church of Metamorphosis of Sotiros (Christ) dated to the early19th century; a great festival takes place on August 6th. What is more, theicon of Aghios Averkios (protector of canavas) is hosted there and there-fore another festival takes place on October 22nd. In the yard of the churchthere is a typical pebble precinct. It is worth visiting Aghios Spiridonas withits beautiful blue dome. Just before entering the village there is the smallchurch of Aghios Nikolaos Marmaritis built upon an ancient sacred of the3rd century B.C., an offering to the goddess Vasileia.

Go up to the hill of Gavrilos, which is considered archaeological zonedue to the Byzantine period ruins and admire the eight windmills and theview of the rest of the island. The windmills are historical listed monumentsfrom the early 19th century and they testify the traditional occupation ofthat time. Furthermore, carved tombs of the Hellenistic period were foundin the limestone rock in the area of Vlychada. One of them is known by thename Ehentra which means viper, due to the carved shape of a snake foundon the rock. In Emporio you will find many shops for tourists, ATMs, supermarkets, a post office, cafeterias, tavernas, a pharmacy and a peripheralhealth centre.

ÛÎÂÙ·È Ë ¶·ÏÈ¿ ¶·Ó·ÁÈ¿ ‹ ¶·Ó·ÁÈ¿ Ë ªÂÛ·Ó‹. ÃÚÔÓÔÏÔÁÂ›Ù·È ·fi ÙÔÓ 16Ô ·ÈÒÓ·Ì η̷ӷÚÈfi ÌÔÓ·‰È΋˜ ·Ú¯ÈÙÂÎÙÔÓÈ΋˜ Î·È Ì ۿÓÈÔ Í˘ÏfiÁÏ˘ÙÔ Ù¤ÌÏÔ. §›ÁԷڷοو ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È Ë ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Ù˘ ªÂÙ·ÌfiÚʈÛ˘ ÙÔ˘ ™ˆÙ‹ÚÔ˜ (ÃÚÈÛÙfi˜) Ô˘¯ÚÔÓÔÏÔÁÂ›Ù·È ·fi ÙȘ ·Ú¯¤˜ ÙÔ˘ 19Ô˘ ·ÈÒÓ· Î·È fiÔ˘ Á›ÓÂÙ·È ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔ ·ÓËÁ‡ÚÈÛÙȘ 6 ∞˘ÁÔ‡ÛÙÔ˘. ∂Λ ÛÙÂÁ¿˙ÂÙ·È Ë ÂÈÎfiÓ· ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ∞‚ÂÚΛԢ (ÚÔÛÙ¿ÙË Ù˘οӷ‚·˜) Î·È Á›ÓÂÙ·È ·ÓËÁ‡ÚÈ Î¿ı ¯ÚfiÓÔ ÛÙȘ 22 √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘. ™ÙËÓ ·˘Ï‹ ÙÔ˘˘¿Ú¯ÂÈ ¯·Ú·ÎÙËÚÈÛÙÈÎfi ‚ÔÙ۷ψÙfi ÚÔ·‡ÏÈÔ. ∞Í›˙ÂÈ Ó· ÂÈÛÎÂÊı›ÙÂ Î·È ÙÔÓÕÁÈÔ ™˘Ú›‰ˆÓ· Ì ÙÔÓ fiÌÔÚÊÔ ÌÏ ÙÚÔ‡ÏÔ ÙÔ˘. §›ÁÔ ÚÈÓ ÙËÓ Â›ÛÔ‰Ô ÙÔ˘ ¯ˆ-ÚÈÔ‡ Â›Ó·È ÙÔ ÂÎÎÏËÛ¿ÎÈ ÙÔ˘ ∞Á. ¡ÈÎÔÏ¿Ô˘ ÙÔ˘ ª·ÚÌ·Ú›ÙË, ¯ÙÈṲ̂ÓÔ ¿Óˆ Û ·Ú-¯·›Ô ÈÂÚfi ÙÔ˘ 3Ô˘ ·È. .Ã. ·ÊÈÂڈ̤ÓÔ ÛÙË £Â¿ µ·Û›ÏÂÈ·. ∞Ó‚›Ù ̛· ‚fiÏÙ· ÛÙÔ ÏfiÊÔ ÙÔ˘ °·‚Ú›ÏÔ˘, Ô˘ ·ÔÙÂÏ› ·Ú¯·ÈÔÏÔÁÈ΋ ˙ÒÓË

ÏfiÁˆ ‚˘˙·ÓÙÈÓÒÓ Î·Ù¿ÏÔȈÓ, Î·È ı·˘Ì¿ÛÙ ·fi ÎÔÓÙ¿ ÙÔ˘˜ ÔÎÙÒ ·ÓÂÌfiÌ˘ÏÔ˘˜Î·È ÙË ı¤· ÚÔ˜ ÙÔ ˘fiÏÔÈÔ ÓËÛ›. ¶ÚfiÎÂÈÙ·È ÁÈ· ÈÛÙÔÚÈο ‰È·ÙËÚËÙ¤· ÌÓËÌ›··fi ÙȘ ·Ú¯¤˜ ÙÔ˘ 19Ô˘ ·ÈÒÓ· Î·È ‰ËÏÒÓÔ˘Ó ÙÔ ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·Îfi ¿ÁÁÂÏÌ· Ù˘ ÂÔ-¯‹˜. ∂›Û˘, ¤¯Ô˘Ó ‚ÚÂı› Ï·ÍÂ˘Ì¤ÓÔÈ Ù¿ÊÔÈ Ù˘ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÛÙÈ΋˜ ÂÚÈfi‰Ô˘ ÛÙÔ ·Û‚Â-ÛÙÔÏÈıÈÎfi ¤Ùڈ̷ ÛÙËÓ ÂÚÈÔ¯‹ Ù˘ µÏ˘¯¿‰·˜. ŒÓ·˜ ·fi ·˘ÙÔ‡˜ Â›Ó·È ÁÓˆÛÙfi˜Ì ÙËÓ ÔÓÔÌ·Û›· Œ¯ÂÓÙÚ· (ԯȿ), ÏfiÁˆ Ù˘ ÛηÏÈṲ̂Ó˘ ÌÔÚÊ‹˜ ÂÓfi˜ ÊȉÈÔ‡ Ô˘¤¯ÂÈ ‚ÚÂı› ¿Óˆ ÛÙÔ ‚Ú¿¯Ô. ™ÙÔ ∂ÌÔÚÂ›Ô ı· ‚Ú›Ù ·ÚÎÂÙ¿ ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÈο ηٷÛÙ‹-Ì·Ù·, Ì˯·Ó‹Ì·Ù· ·Ó¿Ï˄˘ ¯ÚËÌ¿ÙˆÓ, ÛÔ‡ÂÚ Ì¿ÚÎÂÙ, Ù·¯˘‰ÚÔÌ›Ô, ηÊÂÓ›·,Ù·‚¤ÚÓ˜, Ê·ÚÌ·ÎÂ›Ô Î·È ÂÚÈÊÂÚÂÈ·Îfi È·ÙÚ›Ô.

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PerissaThe beach of Perissa is located in the southeastern side of the island, 13 kmaway from Fira. Beside the rock you will find the Old Christian Basilica typechurch of Aghia Eirini, dated to 6th century. Perissa is one of the most de-veloped and popular seaside resorts of the island along with Perivolos andKamari. The sea waters are deep and clean while the beach has black sand.It is a settlement full of life during the summer months. A great number ofGreek and foreign tourists visit the village, enjoying the comfort of a well-organized beach that provides water sports and a wide range of choices con-cerning accommodation, eating and entertainment. There is also a beachcamping site with natural shade.

The church of Timios Stavros is sit-uated in Perissa’s square and it is thelargest church of the island with agreat festival on the 14th ofSeptember. In the square you will alsofind the Mineral and Fossils Museumthat belongs to the CulturalAssociation of Thera. If you look in therock you will see Panagia Katefiani, asmall church standing up there by it-self. Its festival is on the 8th ofSeptember.

¶ÂÚ›ÛÛ·∏ ·Ú·Ï›· Ù˘ ¶ÂÚ›ÛÛ·˜ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È ÛÙÔ ÓÔÙÈÔ-·Ó·ÙÔÏÈÎfi ¿ÎÚÔ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡, 13 ¯ÏÌ. ·fi Ù·ºËÚ¿. ∫ÔÓÙ¿ ÛÙÔ ‚Ú¿¯Ô ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È Ë¶·Ï·ÈÔ¯ÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÈ΋ µ·ÛÈÏÈ΋ Ù˘ ∞Á›·˜∂ÈÚ‹Ó˘, Ô˘ ¯ÚÔÓÔÏÔÁÂ›Ù·È ·fi ÙÔÓ 6Ô·ÈÒÓ·. ∏ ¶ÂÚ›ÛÛ· ·ÔÙÂÏ› ¤Ó· ·fi Ù· ÈÔ ·Ó·Ù˘Á̤ӷ Î·È ‰ËÌÔÊÈÏ‹ ·Ú·ı·-Ï¿ÛÛÈ· ı¤ÚÂÙÚ· ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡, Ì·˙› Ì ÙÔÓ ¶ÂÚ›‚ÔÏÔ Î·È ÙÔ ∫·Ì¿ÚÈ. ∆· ÓÂÚ¿ Ù˘ ı¿-Ï·ÛÛ·˜ Â›Ó·È ‚·ıÈ¿ Î·È Î·ı·Ú¿, ÂÓÒ ÛÙËÓ ·Ú·Ï›· ˘¿Ú¯ÂÈ Ì·‡ÚË ·ÌÌÔ˘‰È¿. ∂›Ó·È¤Ó·˜ ÔÈÎÈÛÌfi˜ Ì ÔÏÏ‹ ˙ˆÓÙ¿ÓÈ· Î·È ÂÓÂÚÁËÙÈÎfiÙËÙ· ÙÔ˘˜ ηÏÔηÈÚÈÓÔ‡˜ Ì‹Ó˜.™˘ÁÎÂÓÙÚÒÓÂÈ ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔ ·ÚÈıÌfi ∂ÏÏ‹ÓˆÓ Î·È Í¤ÓˆÓ ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÒÓ Ô˘ ·ÔÏ·Ì‚¿ÓÔ˘ÓÙȘ ·Ó¤ÛÂȘ Ù˘ ÔÚÁ·ÓˆÌ¤Ó˘ ·Ú·Ï›·˜ Ì ı·Ï¿ÛÛÈ· ÛÔÚ Î·È ÙËÓ Â˘Ú›· Áο̷ÂÈÏÔÁÒÓ ÁÈ· ‰È·ÌÔÓ‹, ÂÛÙ›·ÛË Î·È ‰È·ÛΤ‰·ÛË. ¢È·ı¤ÙÂÈ Î·È ·Ú·ı·Ï¿ÛÛÈÔ Î¿-ÌÈÓÁÎ Ì ·ÚÎÂÙ‹ Ê˘ÛÈ΋ ÛÎÈ¿. ™ÙËÓ Ï·Ù›· ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È Ë ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· ÙÔ˘ ∆›ÌÈÔ˘™Ù·˘ÚÔ‡, Ô˘ Â›Ó·È Ë ÌÂÁ·Ï‡ÙÂÚË ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡, Ì ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔ ·ÓËÁ‡ÚÈ ÛÙȘ 14™ÂÙÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘ Î·È ÙÔ ªÔ˘ÛÂ›Ô √Ú˘ÎÙÒÓ Î·È ∞ÔÏÈıˆÌ¿ÙˆÓ Ô˘ ·Ó‹ÎÂÈ ÛÙÔÓ¶ÔÏÈÙÈÛÙÈÎfi ™‡ÏÏÔÁÔ £‹Ú·˜. ∞Ó ÎÔÈÙ¿ÍÂÙ ÛÙÔ ‚Ú¿¯Ô ı· ‰È·ÎÚ›ÓÂÙÂ Î·È ÙÔ ÂÎÎÏË-Û¿ÎÈ Ù˘ ¶·Ó·ÁÈ¿˜ Ù˘ ∫·ÙÂÊÈ·Ó‹˜, Ó· ÛÙ¤ÎÂÈ ÌfiÓÔ ÙÔ˘ ÂΛ „ËÏ¿. ∆Ô ·ÓËÁ‡ÚÈ ÙË˜Â›Ó·È ÛÙȘ 8 ™ÂÙÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘.

Perissa

Where to eat:Mermaid pizzeria (p. 159)

Where to go shopping:Big Discount Super Market (p. 167)

More options on pages 182-191

¶ÂÚ›ÛÛ·

¶Ô‡ Ó· Ê¿ÙÂ:Mermaid ÈÙÛ·Ú›· (Û. 159)

¶Ô‡ Ó· „ˆÓ›ÛÂÙÂ:Big Discount Super Market (Û. 167)

¶ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ˜ ÂÈÏÔÁ¤˜ ÛÙȘÛÂÏ›‰Â˜ 182-191

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Perivolos - Aghios GeorgiosPerivolos beach is the natural extensionof Perissa. There you will find an organ-ized beach of many kilometres that asawarded with a blue flag. Perivolos hasblack sand or small pebble and cool deepwaters. It has the most popular beachbars, restaurants and fish tavernas.

Beach bars with loud music, teamsports and water sports create a partyatmosphere all day long. AghiosGeorgios is the next stop after Perivolos,however, with a quieter atmosphere.There a part of the beach that it is notcovered with sun umbrellas, yet.

¶ÂÚ›‚ÔÏÔ˜ - ÕÁÈÔ˜ °ÂÒÚÁÈÔ˜∏ ·Ú·Ï›· ÙÔ˘ ¶ÂÚ›‚ÔÏÔ˘ Â›Ó·È Ê˘ÛÈ΋ Û˘Ó¤¯ÂÈ· Ù˘ ¶ÂÚ›ÛÛ·˜. ¶ÚfiÎÂÈÙ·È ÁÈ· ÔÚ-Á·ÓˆÌ¤ÓË ·Ú·Ï›· ·ÚÎÂÙÒÓ ¯ÈÏÈÔ̤ÙÚˆÓ, Ì Á·Ï¿˙È· ÛËÌ·›·, Ì·‡ÚË ¿ÌÌÔ ‹ „ÈÏfi‚fiÙÛ·ÏÔ Î·È ‰ÚÔÛÂÚ¿ ‚·ıÈ¿ ÓÂÚ¿ Ô˘ Û˘ÁÎÂÓÙÚÒÓÂÈ Ù· ÈÔ ‰ËÌÔÊÈÏ‹ ·Ú·ı·Ï¿Û-ÛÈ· bars, ÂÛÙÈ·ÙfiÚÈ· Î·È „·ÚÔÙ·‚¤ÚÓ˜. ™Ù· beach bars ÂÈÎÚ·Ù› ·ÙÌfiÛÊ·ÈÚ·¿ÚÙ˘ fiÏË ÙËÓ Ë̤ڷ, Ì ‰˘Ó·Ù‹ ÌÔ˘ÛÈ΋, ÔÌ·‰Èο ·È¯Ó›‰È· Î·È ı·Ï¿ÛÛÈ· ÛÔṲ́¯ÚÈ ÙË ‰‡ÛË ÙÔ˘ ËÏ›Ô˘. √ ÕÁÈÔ˜ °ÂÒÚÁÈÔ˜ Â›Ó·È Ë Û˘Ó¤¯ÂÈ· ÙÔ˘ ¶ÂÚ›‚ÔÏÔ˘ ÌÂοˆ˜ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚË ËÛ˘¯›·. À¿Ú¯ÂÈ ¤Ó· ÎÔÌÌ¿ÙÈ Ù˘ ·ÌÌÔ˘‰È¿˜ Ô˘ ‰ÂÓ Â›Ó·È·ÎfiÌË Î·Ï˘Ì̤ÓÔ Ì ÔÌڤϘ.

Perivolos

Where to stay:9 Muses (p. 109)

Where to eat:Ammos Mediterranean cuisine (p. 159)

More options on pages 182-191

¶ÂÚ›‚ÔÏÔ˜

¶Ô‡ Ó· Ì›ÓÂÙÂ:9 ªÔ‡Û˜ (Û. 109)

¶Ô‡ Ó· Ê¿ÙÂ:ÕÌÌÔ˜ ÌÂÛÔÁÂȷ΋ ÎÔ˘˙›Ó· (Û. 159)

¶ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ˜ ÂÈÏÔÁ¤˜ ÛÙȘÛÂÏ›‰Â˜ 182-191

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∞ÎÚˆÙ‹ÚÈ√ ÔÈÎÈÛÌfi˜ ÙÔ˘ ∞ÎÚˆÙËÚ›Ô˘ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È ÛÙÔ ÓÔÙÈÔ‰˘ÙÈÎfi Î·È ÈÔ ·ÔÌ·ÎÚ˘Ṳ̂ÓÔ¿ÎÚÔ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ Û ·fiÛÙ·ÛË 15 ¯ÏÌ. ·fi Ù· ºËÚ¿. ∆Ô ∞ÎÚˆÙ‹ÚÈ ¤ÁÈÓ ȉȷ›ÙÂ-Ú· ÁÓˆÛÙfi ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ·Ú¯·›· fiÏË Ô˘ ·Ó·Î·Ï‡ÊıËΠı·Ì̤ÓË Î¿Ùˆ ·fi ÙËÓ ËÊ·È-ÛÙÂȷ΋ Ù¤ÊÚ· ·fi ÙÔ ÁÓˆÛÙfi ·Ú¯·ÈÔÏfiÁÔ ™‡ÚÔ ª·ÚÈÓ¿ÙÔ, ÙÔ˘ ÔÔ›Ô˘ ÙÔ ¤ÚÁÔÛ˘Ó¯›˙ÂÈ Ô Î·ıËÁËÙ‹˜ ÃÚ›ÛÙÔ˜ ¡Ùԇ̷˜ Ì ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ÂÈÙ˘¯›·. ¢˘ÛÙ˘¯Ò˜ Ë ·Ó·Ûη-Ê‹ ‰ÂÓ Â›Ó·È ÂÈÛΤ„ÈÌË ·˘ÙfiÓ ÙÔÓ Î·ÈÚfi, ·ÏÏ¿ ¤¯ÂÙ ÙË ‰˘Ó·ÙfiÙËÙ· Ó· ¿ÚÂÙ ̛·ÌÈÎÚ‹ Á‡ÛË ·Ó ÂÈÛÎÂÊı›Ù ÙÔ ªÔ˘ÛÂ›Ô ¶ÚÔ˚ÛÙÔÚÈ΋˜ £‹Ú·˜ ÛÙ· ºËÚ¿, ηıÒ˜Î·È Ù· ÈÛÙ¿ ·ÓÙ›ÁÚ·Ê· ÙˆÓ ÙÔȯÔÁÚ·ÊÈÒÓ ÛÙÔ ™˘Ó‰ÚÈ·Îfi ∫¤ÓÙÚÔ ¶¤ÙÚÔ˘ ª.¡ÔÌÈÎÔ‡. ∞fi ÙÔ˘˜ ÔÈÎÈÛÌÔ‡˜ Ô˘ «‚Ï¤Ô˘Ó» ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú· Â›Ó·È Ô ÈÔ ÚfiÛÊ·Ù··Ó·Ù˘ÛÛfiÌÂÓÔ˜ Î·È Ô ÈÔ ·Ó¤ÁÁȯÙÔ˜ ·fi ÙËÓ ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÈ΋ ·Ú¤Ì‚·ÛË.

AkrotiriAkrotiri’s settlement is in the southwestern and most distant edge of the is-land, 15 km away from Fira. Akrotiri became particularly famous the ancientcity that was discovered buried under the volcano’s ashes by the wellknown archaeologist Spiros Marinatos. His work is being successfully con-tinued by Professor Christos Doumas. Unfortunately, the excavation is notopen to the public but you will have the opportunity to take a small tasteif you visit the Museum of Prehistoric Thera in Fira, as well as the life-sizereproductions of the wall paintings in Petros M. Nomikos ConferenceCentre. From those settlements that have a view of the Caldera, it is themost recently developed and the less spoilt by tourist interventions.

During the last few years many hotels and lodgings have been built toserve the needs of tourists whose number is constantly growing, as theyseek for tranquillity in the still virgin side of the Caldera. From Akrotiri youcan go on foot to the Red Beach or take the boat to the White Beach. MesaPigadia, Kampia and from the Caldera’s side, Apothikes and Gialos, areother beaches for swimming. There is also a Venetian castle in Akrotiri thatwas shattered by the big earthquake and it is worth paying a visit. Theremay not be enough shops and a wild nightlife, but you will definitely findgood food. You will find tavernas in Akrotiri’s port, in the centre of the vil-lage and on the road towards Faros (lighthouse), which you should definite-ly visit. From there you will be able to observe the figure of an Indian, upin Mavro Vouno, that looks so natural as if it had been carved by a talent-ed sculptor. According to the testimonies of local residents, this figure hadbeen discovered by Spiros Marinatos as none had noticed it until then.Either in the morning or in the afternoon the view of the endless blue andthe rest of the island, from the lighthouse, is magnificent and the sunset islike a dream. In the area you will also find the churches of Aghia Theodosiasituated in the castle’s entrance, of Aghios Epifanios, of Aghia Triada and ofYpapanti that was reconstructed after the earthquake.

∆· ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›· ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ¤¯Ô˘Ó ¯ÙÈÛÙ› ·ÚÎÂÙ¿ ÍÂÓԉԯ›· Î·È ÂÓÔÈÎÈ·˙fiÌÂÓ· ‰ˆÌ¿-ÙÈ· ÁÈ· Ó· Â͢ËÚÂÙ‹ÛÔ˘Ó ÙÔ˘˜ fiÏÔ Î·È ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚÔ˘˜ ÙÔ˘Ú›ÛÙ˜ Ô˘ ·Ó·˙ËÙÔ‡ÓÙËÓ ËÚÂÌ›· ÛÙËÓ ·ÎfiÌË ·Úı¤Ó· ÏÂ˘Ú¿ Ù˘ ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·˜. ∞fi ÙÔ ∞ÎÚˆÙ‹ÚÈ ÌÔ-Ú›Ù ӷ ÍÂÎÈÓ‹ÛÂÙ Ì ٷ fi‰È· ÁÈ· Ì¿ÓÈÔ ÛÙËÓ ∫fiÎÎÈÓË ·Ú·Ï›· ‹ Ì ‚·ÚοÎÈÛÙËÓ ÕÛÚË. ÕÏϘ ·Ú·Ï›Â˜ Â›Ó·È Ù· ª¤Û· ¶ËÁ¿‰È·, Ë ∫·ÌÈ¿, Î·È ·fi ÙË ÌÂÚÈ¿Ù˘ ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·˜ ÔÈ ∞Ôı‹Î˜ Î·È Ô °È·Ïfi˜. ∞Í›˙ÂÈ Ó· ÂÚÈËÁËı›ÙÂ Î·È ÛÙÔ ÂÓÂÙÈÎfi οÛÙÚÔ Ô˘ ÁÎÚÂÌ›ÛÙËΠ̠ÙÔ ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔ

ÛÂÈÛÌfi. ªÔÚ› Ó· ÌËÓ ˘¿Ú¯Ô˘Ó ÂÌÔÚÈο ηٷÛÙ‹Ì·Ù· Î·È Ó˘ÎÙÂÚÈÓ‹ ˙ˆ‹, ·ÏÏ¿Û›ÁÔ˘Ú· ı· ‚Ú›Ù ηÏfi Ê·ÁËÙfi. ∆·‚¤ÚÓ˜ ˘¿Ú¯Ô˘Ó ÛÙÔ ÏÈÌ¿ÓÈ ÙÔ˘ ∞ÎÚˆÙËÚ›Ô˘,ÛÙÔ Î¤ÓÙÚÔ ÙÔ˘ ¯ˆÚÈÔ‡ Î·È ÛÙÔ ‰ÚfiÌÔ ÁÈ· ÙÔ º¿ÚÔ, ÙÔÓ ÔÔ›Ô Ú¤ÂÈ ÔˆÛ‰‹-ÔÙ ӷ ÂÈÛÎÂÊı›ÙÂ. ∞fi ÂΛ ı· ÌÔÚ¤ÛÂÙ ӷ ‰È·ÎÚ›ÓÂÙ ÙË ÌÔÚÊ‹ ÙÔ˘πӉȿÓÔ˘, ¿Óˆ ÛÙÔ ª·‡ÚÔ µÔ˘Ófi, Ô˘ ‰Â›¯ÓÂÈ ÙfiÛÔ Ê˘ÛÈ΋ Û·Ó ÙË Ư̂τ ÛÙÔ‚Ú¿¯Ô οÔÈÔ˜ Ù·Ï·ÓÙÔ‡¯Ô˜ ÁχÙ˘. ™‡Ìʈӷ Ì ̷ÚÙ˘Ú›Â˜ ÓÙfiȈÓ, ÙË ÌÔÚÊ‹·˘Ù‹ ·Ó·Î¿Ï˘„Â Ô ™‡ÚÔ˜ ª·ÚÈÓ¿ÙÔ˜, ÌÈ·˜ Î·È ÔÈ ›‰ÈÔÈ Ì¤¯ÚÈ ÙfiÙ ‰ÂÓ ÙËÓ Â›¯·Ó·Ú·ÙËÚ‹ÛÂÈ. ∂›Ù ڈ›, ›Ù ·fiÁÂ˘Ì·, Ë ı¤· ·fi ÙÔ Ê¿ÚÔ ÚÔ˜ ÙÔ ·¤Ú·ÓÙÔ Á·Ï¿˙ÈÔ Î·È

ÙÔ ˘fiÏÔÈÔ ÓËÛ› Â›Ó·È ÂÎÏËÎÙÈ΋ Î·È ÙÔ ËÏÈÔ‚·Û›ÏÂÌ· Ê·ÓÙ¿˙ÂÈ ÔÓÂÈÚÂ̤ÓÔ. ™ÙËÓÂÚÈÔ¯‹ ‚Ú›ÛÎÔÓÙ·È ÔÈ ÂÎÎÏËۛ˜ Ù˘ ∞Á›·˜ £ÂÔ‰ÔÛ›·˜, ÛÙËÓ Â›ÛÔ‰Ô ÙÔ˘ οÛÙÚÔ˘,ηıÒ˜ Î·È ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ∂ÈÊ·Ó›Ô˘, Ù˘ ∞Á›·˜ ∆ÚÈ¿‰·˜ Î·È Ù˘ À··ÓÙ‹˜, Ô˘ ·Ó·-ÛÙËÏÒıËΠÌÂÙ¿ ÙÔ ÛÂÈÛÌfi.

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√›· - ºÔÈÓÈÎÈ¿∞fi ÙÔ ÏfiÊÔ ÙÔ˘ ¶ÚÔÊ‹ÙË ∏Ï›· Ù˘ √›·˜, ÙÔ ‚ϤÌÌ· ‚˘ı›˙ÂÙ·È ÛÙ· ÛÎÔÙÂÈÓ¿ ÓÂÚ¿Ù˘ ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·˜, ·ÁÁ›˙ÂÈ ÙËÓ ÂÙڈ̤ÓË Ï¿‚· ÙÔ˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›Ԣ Î·È ¤ÂÈÙ· ÛÙÚ¤ÊÂÙ·È„ËÏ¿, ÛÙË Ï¢΋ ÁÚ·ÌÌ‹ ÙˆÓ ÛÈÙÈÒÓ, Ô˘ ·ÛÙÚ¿ÊÙÔ˘Ó ÛÙÔ ¿ÏÂÙÔ Êˆ˜. ∫·ÙËÊÔÚ›˙ÔÓÙ·˜ ÚÔ˜ ÙÔÓ ¶ÂÚ›‚ÔÏo, ı· ¤¯ÂÙ ÙËÓ ·›ÛıËÛË fiÙÈ ·ÈˆÚ›ÛÙ ·Ó¿-

ÌÂÛ· ÛÙÔ˘˜ ·fiÎÚËÌÓÔ˘˜ ËÊ·ÈÛÙÂÈ·ÎÔ‡˜ ‚Ú¿¯Ô˘˜ Î·È ÛÙ· ·Ì¤ÏÈ· Ô˘ ·ÏÒÓÔ-ÓÙ·È ‚fiÚÂÈ· ÛÙÔ˘˜ ª·Í¤‰Â˜ ‰›Ï· ÛÙË ı¿Ï·ÛÛ· Î·È ÛηÚʷψ̤ӷ ÛÙȘ Â˙Ô‡-Ϙ ·ÓËÊÔÚ›˙Ô˘Ó ˆ˜ ÙȘ ÚÒÙ˜ οӷ‚˜ Ù˘ ºÔÈÓÈÎÈ¿˜ Î·È ÚÔ˜ Ù· ‰˘ÙÈο ˆ˜ ÙÔ£fiÏÔ, ÙÔ ‰Â‡ÙÂÚÔ ·ÁÚÔÙÈÎfi ÔÈÎÈÛÌfi Ù˘ «∞¿Óˆ ªÂÚÈ¿˜». ™ÙÔ˘˜ ª·Í¤‰Â˜ ‚Ú›-ÛÎÂÙ·È Î·È ÙÔ ÔÈÓÔÔÈÂ›Ô ÙÔ˘ ¶¿ÚË ™ÈÁ¿Ï· (‚Ï. ÛÂÏ. 144).

Oia - FinikiaFrom the hill of Prophet Elias in Oia, your gaze falls upon the dark watersof the Caldera, passes over the volcano’s petrified lava and then turns highup to the white line of houses that sparkle in the clear light.

As you descend towards Perivolos, you will have the feeling that you arefloating in the air amongst the steep volcanic rocks and the vineyards thatspread out to the north in Baxedes next to the sea, climbing up the hillsideto the first canavas of Finikia and westwards up to Tholos, the second farm-ing village of “Apano Meria”. In Baxedes you will also find the winery ofParis Sigalas (see page 144).

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√ ÎÂÓÙÚÈÎfi˜ Ì·ÚÌ·ÚÔÛÙڈ̤ÓÔ˜ ‰ÚfiÌÔ˜ Ì ٷ ÂÈ‚ÏËÙÈο ηÂÙ·ÓfiÛÈÙ·, Ù·˘fiÛηʷ Û›ÙÈ· ÙˆÓ ÏËÚˆÌ¿ÙˆÓ ÙˆÓ Î·Ú·‚ÈÒÓ Ï·ÍÂ˘Ì¤Ó· ÛÙËÓ ¿Û·, ÔÈ Ûο-Ϙ Ô˘ ηÙËÊÔÚ›˙Ô˘Ó ˆ˜ Ù· ÏÈÌ·Ó¿ÎÈ· ÙÔ˘ ∞ÌÌÔ˘‰ÈÔ‡ Î·È Ù˘ ∞Ṳ́Ó˘, ÔÈ ‰Âο-‰Â˜ ÂÎÎÏËÛȤ˜ Ì ٷ ·ÊÈÂÚÒÌ·Ù· ÙˆÓ Ó·˘ÙÈÎÒÓ, ÔÈ Î¿Ó·‚˜ Î·È Ù· Ú·Îȉȿ, Ì·ÚÙ˘-ÚÔ‡Ó ÙËÓ ÈÛÙÔÚ›· ÙÔ˘ ηÏԉȷÙËÚË̤ÓÔ˘ ÔÈÎÈÛÌÔ‡, ÙfiÙ Ԣ Ù· ͇ÏÈÓ· ··ÓˆÌÂ-Ú›ÙÈη ÈÛÙÈÔÊfiÚ· ‰È¤Û¯È˙·Ó ÙË ªÂÛfiÁÂÈÔ ÎÔ˘‚·ÏÒÓÙ·˜ ÙÔ ÌÂı˘ÛÙÈÎfi ÁÏ˘ÎfiÈÔÙÔvinsanto Î·È Â¤ÛÙÚÂÊ·Ó ÊÔÚو̤ӷ ͢Ï›·, ÔÚÛÂÏ¿Ó˜ Î·È ·ÛËÌÈο ÁÈ· Ù· ·Ú-¯ÔÓÙÈο ÙˆÓ Î·ÂÙ·Ó·›ˆÓ.∂¿Ó ıÂÏ‹ÛÂÙ ӷ ÎÔÏ˘Ì‹ÛÂÙÂ, ÌÔÚ›Ù ӷ ¿Ù ÛÙËÓ ·Ú·Ï›· ÙˆÓ

ª·Í¤‰ˆÓ, ÛÙÔÓ ∫¿ı·ÚÔ ‹ ÁÈ· ‚Ô˘ÙȤ˜ ÛÙÔ ∞ÌÌÔ‡‰È. ∆Ô ∞ÌÌÔ‡‰È Â›Ó·È ÙÔ ÏÈÌ·Ó¿-

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The main marble road with the imposing captain houses, the crew mem-bers houses built into the volcanic rock, the steps that lead down to the lit-tle harbours of Ammoudi and Armeni, the many churches dedicated tosailors, the canavas and the raki distillers are evidence of the history of thiswell-kept village when the wooden ships of Apano Meria would cross theMediterranean carrying the heady sweet vinsanto wine and return with tim-ber, porcelain and silveware for the mansions of captains.

If you fancy a swim, try out the Baxedes and Katharos beaches, or alter-natively go for a dip at Ammoudi. Ammoudi is a little harbour in Oia wheretwo centuries ago they used to load ships and wine for export.

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ÎÈ Ù˘ √›·˜ ·fi fiÔ˘ ÊfiÚÙˆÓ·Ó ÛÙ· ÏÔ›· ÙÔ ÎÚ·Û› ÁÈ· ÙȘ ÂÍ·ÁˆÁ¤˜ ‰‡Ô ·ÈÒÓ˜ÚÈÓ. ∏ ÚfiÛ‚·ÛË Â›Ó·È ‰˘Ó·Ù‹ Ì ·˘ÙÔΛÓËÙÔ, ·ÏÏ¿ Î·È Ì ٷ fi‰È· ·fi ÙÔ Î¿-ÛÙÚÔ Ù˘ √›·˜, ηÙ‚·›ÓÔÓÙ·˜ 235 ÛηÏÈ¿. ¶ÈÛÙ¤„Ù ̷˜, ‰ÂÓ Â›Ó·È ÙfiÛ· ÔÏÏ¿ fiÛ··ÎÔ‡ÁÔÓÙ·È Î·È ÙÔ Ê·ÁËÙfi ÛÙȘ ÏÈÁÔÛÙ¤˜ „·ÚÔÙ·‚¤ÚÓ˜ ÙÔ˘ ı· Û·˜ ·Ô˙ËÌÈÒÛÂÈ!

§›ÁÔ ÈÔ ¤Ú· ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È ÙÔ ‰Â‡ÙÂÚÔ ÏÈÌ·Ó¿ÎÈ Ù˘ √›·˜, Ë ∞Ṳ́ÓË, Ô˘ ηȷ˘Ùfi ›¯Â ·Ú¿ÏÏËÏË ‰Ú·ÛÙËÚÈfiÙËÙ· Ì ÙÔ ∞ÌÌÔ‡‰È. ∏ ÚfiÛ‚·ÛË Â›Ó·È ‰˘Ó·Ù‹ ÌÂÏ¿ÓÙ˙˜ ·fi ÙÔ ∞ÌÌÔ‡‰È ‹ ηÙ‚·›ÓÔÓÙ·˜ Ù· 291 ÛηÏÈ¿ Ô˘ ÍÂÎÈÓÔ‡Ó ·fi ÙÔÂÛÙÈ·ÙfiÚÈÔ ™Î¿Ï·. ∂›Ó·È Ôχ ‹Û˘¯· Î·È ÁÚ·ÊÈο, Ì ÌfiÓÔ ¤Ó· Ù·‚ÂÚÓ¿ÎÈ Ï¤ÔÓ.∞Ó¿ÌÂÛ· Û ∞ÌÌÔ‡‰È Î·È ∞Ṳ́ÓË ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È ÙÔ ∞ÚÌÂÓ¿ÎÈ. ∂›Ó·È ¤Ó· ·ÎfiÌË ÌÈÎÚfiÏÈÌ·Ó¿ÎÈ ÁÈ· Ì¿ÓÈÔ, ·ÏÏ¿ ¯ˆÚ›˜ ηٷÛÙ‹Ì·Ù·. ∆Ô ÌÔÓÔ¿ÙÈ ÁÈ· Ó· ÊÙ¿ÛÂÙ ÌÔ-Ú› Ó· Â›Ó·È ‰‡Û‚·ÙÔ, ·ÏÏ¿ ÙÔ ÙÔ›Ô ·Úı¤ÓÔ.

™Â ¤Ó· ı·˘Ì¿ÛÈÔ Î·ÂÙ·Ófi-ÛÈÙÔ ÙÔ˘ 19Ô˘ ·ÈÒÓ·, ·Ó··Ï·È-ˆÌ¤ÓÔ ÛÙËÓ ·Ú¯È΋ ÙÔ˘ ÌÔÚÊ‹,ÛÙÂÁ¿˙ÂÙ·È ÙÔ ¡·˘ÙÈÎfi ªÔ˘Û›Ô.∞Í›˙ÂÈ Ó· ı·˘Ì¿ÛÂÙ ÙÔÓ ·Ï·ÈfiÂÍÔÏÈÛÌfi, ˘‰·ÙÔÁڷʛ˜, ʈÙÔ-ÁÚ·ÊÈÎfi ˘ÏÈÎfi Î·È ÔÙȉ‹ÔÙ ۯÂ-Ù›˙ÂÙ·È Ì ÙËÓ Ó·˘ÙÈ΋ ·Ú¿‰ÔÛËÙˆÓ ™·ÓÙÔÚÈÓÈÒÓ. §›ÁÔ ·Ú·Î¿Ùˆ

You can either get thereby car, or by walking down235 steps. We assure youthat the walk down is not ashard as it sounds and thefood served at the very fewfish tavernas will definitelymake up for it.

Armeni, the second littleharbour of Oia, is a little fur-ther on and was used forsimilar purposes as

Ammoudi. You can get there by “lantzes” (private transfer crafts) or bywalking down the 291 steps from the Skala restaurant. It is extremelypeaceful and picturesque and there is only one taverna left. Armenaki isfound between Ammoudi and Armeni. This is another little harbour whereyou can go swimming, but it doesn’t have any shops. The pathway thattakes you there might be rough, but the landscape is completely virgin. Amagnificent captain’s mansion dating back to 19th century, restored to itsoriginal form, houses the Naval Museum. You will find many things to ad-mire there including old equipment, water-colours, photos and generally

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Dimitris TavernaAmmoudi

Fresh local fishSeafood

Delicious Lobster Pasta!!!

phone+30 2286071606

addressAmmoudi Bay, 84702 Oia

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everything that has to do with Santorini’s great nautical past. A little furtheron, the rhythmical tapping of the loom will guide you to the traditionalweaving-mill that produces fine hand woven textiles in a wide variety of de-signs and colours. At the weaving-mill you can also find traditional productsincluding fava, capers, honey and books.

The traditional Santorini houses built into the volcanic rock are evenmore around the castle of Aghios Nikolaos where visitors gather to watchthe enchanting horizon painting purple strokes across the sky as the sunfalls upon Thirasia. Oia has a district clinic and a pharmacy that operate ona daily basis, some cash machines, a post office, a Citizen Service Centre andan array of shops for everyone. There are 60 churches in the area, many of

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Ù· Ú˘ıÌÈο ¯Ù˘‹Ì·Ù· ÙÔ˘ ·ÚÁ·ÏÂÈÔ‡ Ô‰ËÁÔ‡Ó ÛÙÔ ·Ú·‰ÔÛÈ·Îfi ˘Ê·ÓÙ‹ÚÈÔ Áȷʛӷ ˘Ê·ÓÙ¿, Û ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ÔÈÎÈÏ›· ۯ‰›ˆÓ Î·È ¯ÚˆÌ¿ÙˆÓ. ∆· ˘fiÛηʷ Û›ÙÈ· ˘ÎÓÒÓÔ˘Ó Á‡Úˆ ·fi ÙÔ ∫¿ÛÙÚÔ ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ¡ÈÎÔÏ¿Ô˘,

fiÔ˘ ÔÈ ÂÈÛΤÙ˜ Û˘ÓˆÛÙ›˙ÔÓÙ·È ·Ú·ÎÔÏÔ˘ıÒÓÙ·˜ Ì·ÁÂ̤ÓÔÈ ÙÔÓ ÔÚ›˙ÔÓÙ· Ó·‚¿ÊÂÙ·È Ì ÔÚÊ˘Ú¤˜ ÈÓÂÏȤ˜ ηıÒ˜ Ô ‹ÏÈÔ˜ ‚˘ı›˙ÂÙ·È ‰›Ï· ÛÙË £ËÚ·ÛÈ¿. ™ÙËÓ√›· ˘¿Ú¯ÂÈ ÂÚÈÊÂÚÂÈ·Îfi È·ÙÚÂ›Ô Î·È Ê·ÚÌ·ÎÂ›Ô Ô˘ ÏÂÈÙÔ˘ÚÁÔ‡Ó Î·ıËÌÂÚÈÓ¿,·ÚÎÂÙ¿ Ì˯·Ó‹Ì·Ù· ·Ó¿Ï˄˘ ¯ÚËÌ¿ÙˆÓ, Ù·¯˘‰ÚÔÌ›Ô, ∫∂¶ Î·È ÏËıÒÚ· ÂÌÔ-ÚÈÎÒÓ Î·Ù·ÛÙËÌ¿ÙˆÓ ÁÈ· fiÏ· Ù· ÁÔ‡ÛÙ·. ™ÙËÓ ÂÚÈÔ¯‹ ˘¿Ú¯Ô˘Ó ÂÍ‹ÓÙ· ÂÎÎÏË-ۛ˜ Î·È ÔÏϤ˜ ·fi ·˘Ù¤˜ Â›Ó·È ÔÏ˘ÊˆÙÔÁÚ·ÊË̤Ó˜ ÛÙȘ ·Ó·ÌÓËÛÙÈΤ˜ ηÚÙÔÛÙ¿Ï. ∆· ÌÂÁ·Ï‡ÙÂÚ· ·ÓËÁ‡ÚÈ· Â›Ó·È ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ °ÂˆÚÁ›Ô˘, ÙÔ˘ ™Ù·˘ÚÔ‡, ÙÔ˘∞Á›Ô˘ ™˘Ú›‰ˆÓ·, ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ¡ÈÎÔÏ¿Ô˘, ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ™¿‚‚· Î·È Ù˘ ¶·Ó·ÁÈ¿˜Ù˘ ¶Ï·ÙÛ·Ó‹˜.

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•ÂÂÚÓÒÓÙ·˜ ÙȘ ηٷÛÙÚÔʤ˜ Ô˘ ÚÔÎÏ‹ıËÎ·Ó ·fi ÙÔÓ ÔÈÎÔÓÔÌÈÎfi Ì·Ú·-ÛÌfi, ÙÔ ÛÂÈÛÌfi Î·È ÙȘ ÂÎÚ‹ÍÂȘ, Ë √›· Û‹ÌÂÚ· Ûʇ˙ÂÈ ·fi ˙ˆ‹ Î·È ·ÔÙÂÏ› ¤Ó·ÓÚfiÙ˘Ô ÔÈÎÈÛÌfi Ì ۇÁ¯ÚÔÓ˜ ˘Ô‰Ô̤˜. ∞·ÏÏ·Á̤ÓË ·fi Ù· ÂÓ·¤ÚÈ· ηÏ҉ȷËÏÂÎÙÚÔ‰fiÙËÛ˘ Î·È ÙËÏÂʈӛ·˜Ô˘ ÙË Ê˘Ï¿ÎÈ˙·Ó, ‰È·ı¤ÙÂÈ ˘fi-ÁÂÈ· ‰›ÎÙ˘· ηψ‰›ˆÛ˘, Ï‹Ú˜‰›ÎÙ˘Ô ‡‰Ú¢Û˘ Î·È ·Ô¯¤Ù¢Û˘,ÂÚÁÔÛÙ¿ÛÈÔ ·Ê·Ï¿ÙˆÛ˘ ı·Ï·ÛÛÈ-ÓÔ‡ ÓÂÚÔ‡, ÌÔÓ¿‰Â˜ ‚ÈÔÏÔÁÈÎԇηı·ÚÈÛÌÔ‡, ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÈΤ˜ ˘Ô‰Ô-̤˜ ˘„ËÏÒÓ ÚԉȷÁÚ·ÊÒÓ, ÂÓÒ™˘Ó‰ÚÈ·Îfi ∫¤ÓÙÚÔ Î·È ˘·›ıÚÈÔ·ÌÊÈı¤·ÙÚÔ ‚Ú›ÛÎÔÓÙ·È ÛÙÔ ÛÙ¿‰ÈÔÙ˘ ·Ó¤ÁÂÚÛ˘. ¢È·ÙËÚÒÓÙ·˜ ÙËÁÔËÙ›· ÌÈ·˜ ¿ÏÏ˘ ÂÔ¯‹˜, ·ÚÌÔ-ÓÈ΋ Î·È Á·Ï‹ÓÈ· Ë √›· Û·˜ ÚÔη-Ï› Ó· ÙË ÁÓˆÚ›ÛÂÙÂ.

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which have been photographed for postcards. The largest festivals are those ofAghios Georgios, Stavros, AghiosSpyridonas, Aghios Nikolaos, Aghios Savvasand Panagia of Platsani.

Having overcome the catastrophescaused by economic decline, the earthquakeand the volcanic eruptions, Oia is now burst-ing with life as a model community offeringmodern facilities. It has been relieved of theoverhead electricity and telephone cablesthat once imprisoned the village and nowboasts underground cable, electricity andtelephone networks, a complete irrigationand sewage network, a desalting plant forsea water, biological cleaning units, highstandards tourist facilities and a ConferenceCentre and an open-air amphitheatre thatare under construction. Preserving thecharm of other ages, the harmonious andpeaceful community of Oia invites you todiscover its secrets.

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Oia

Where to stay:Rimida Villas (p. 115), PelagosHotel (p. 119)

Where to eat:Dimitris fish tavern (p. 117),Feredini Italian cuisine (p. 113)

More options on pages 182-191

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¶Ô‡ Ó· Ì›ÓÂÙÂ:Rimida Villas (Û. 115), PelagosHotel (Û. 119)

¶Ô‡ Ó· Ì›ÓÂÙ¢ËÌ‹ÙÚ˘ „·ÚÔÙ·‚¤ÚÓ· (Û. 117),ºÂÚÂÓÙ›ÓÈ ÈÙ·ÏÈ΋ ÎÔ˘˙›Ó· (Û. 113)

¶ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ˜ ÂÈÏÔÁ¤˜ ÛÙȘÛÂÏ›‰Â˜ 182-191

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ThirasiaEven though Thirasia is located very close to Santorini, it is quite far fromthe frenzy rhythms of those who live in the opposite side. It is almost as ifthe eruption of the volcano in 1600 B.C. was so definitive that the two is-lands were kept away from each other not only in geological but also in cul-tural terms. By the time you arrive in Thirasia you will understand that youhave come to a place that cannot be possibly conquered by tourism. As youwalk through the island’s villages, Potamos, Agrilia and Manolas, you willcome across narrow pathways where genuine islanders walk. The bell tow-ers of the churches and the houses are coloured with bright shades of blue,

£ËÚ·ÛÈ¿µÚ›ÛÎÂÙ·È ÙfiÛÔ ÎÔÓÙ¿ ÛÙË ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË ÎÈ fï˜ ·¤¯ÂÈ ÙfiÛÔ Ôχ ·fi ÙÔ˘˜ ͤÊÚÂ-ÓÔ˘˜ Ú˘ıÌÔ‡˜ ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÔÔ›Ô˘˜ ˙Ô˘Ó ÔÈ «·¤Ó·ÓÙÈ». §Â˜ Î·È Ë ¤ÎÚËÍË ÙÔ˘ ËÊ·ÈÛÙ›-Ô˘ ÛÙ· 1600 .Ã. ‹Ù·Ó ÙfiÛÔ Î·ıÔÚÈÛÙÈ΋ Ô˘ Ù· ‰‡Ô ÓËÛÈ¿ ‰ÂÓ ¤ÌÂÏÏ ȷ Ó· Í·-Ó·ÂÓˆıÔ‡Ó fi¯È ÌfiÓÔ ÁˆÏÔÁÈο, ·ÏÏ¿ Ô‡ÙÂ Î·È ÔÏÈÙÈÛÌÈο. ªfiÏȘ ÚˆÙÔ·Ù‹ÛÂ-Ù ÙÔ fi‰È Û·˜ ÛÙË £ËÚ·ÛÈ¿ Ì ÌÈ·˜ ı· ηٷϿ‚ÂÙ ˆ˜ ¤¯ÂÙ ÂÈÛ¯ˆÚ‹ÛÂÈ Û ¯ÒÚÔ·ÚÔۤϷÛÙÔ ·fi ÙÔÓ ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÌfi. ∫¿ÓÔÓÙ·˜ ‚fiÏÙ· ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÔÈÎÈÛÌÔ‡˜ Ù˘, ÙÔÓ¶ÔÙ·Ìfi, ÙËÓ ∞ÁÚÈÏÈ¿, Î·È ÙÔ ª·ÓˆÏ¿, ‚ϤÂÙ ÌfiÓÔ ÛÙÂÓ¿ ‰ÚÔÌ¿ÎÈ· fiÔ˘ ÂÚ·-ÙÔ‡Ó ·˘ıÂÓÙÈÎÔ› ÓËÛÈÒÙ˜. ∆· η̷ӷÚÈ¿ Î·È Ù· Û›ÙÈ· Â›Ó·È ¯ÚˆÌ·ÙÈÛÙ¿ Û ¤ÓÙÔ-Ó˜ ·Ô¯ÚÒÛÂȘ ÙÔ˘ ÌÏÂ, ÙÔ˘ ΛÙÚÈÓÔ˘ Î·È ÙÔ˘ Ú¿ÛÈÓÔ˘ Î·È ÙÔ ÙÔ›Ô Û˘ÌÏËÚÒ-ÓÂÙ·È ·fi ÙȘ ›Û˘ Ôχ¯ÚˆÌ˜ ·ÏÙ¿Ó˜.

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√ ¶ÔÙ·Ìfi˜ Â›Ó·È Ô ÚÒÙÔ˜ ηÙÔÈÎË̤ÓÔ˜ ÔÈÎÈÛÌfi˜ Ô˘ Û˘Ó·ÓÙ¿ÌÂ Î·È ÔÓÔÌ¿-ÛÙËΠ¤ÙÛÈ ÂÂȉ‹ Â›Ó·È ÎÙÈṲ̂ÓÔ˜ Û ÌÈ· ÚÂÌ·ÙÈ¿. ∆· Û›ÙÈ· Â›Ó·È Î˘Ú›ˆ˜ ˘fiÛη-Ê·. √È ÈÔ ÁÓˆÛÙ¤˜ ÂÎÎÏËۛ˜ ÙÔ˘ Â›Ó·È Ë ¶·Ó·ÁÈ¿ Ë °È¿ÙÚÈÛÛ· Î·È Ô ÕÁÈÔ˜¢ËÌ‹ÙÚÈÔ˜. ∏ ∞ÁÚÈÏÈ¿ Â›Ó·È Ô ·Ï·ÈfiÙÂÚÔ˜ Î·È Ô ÌÂÁ·Ï‡ÙÂÚÔ˜ ÔÈÎÈÛÌfi˜ Ù˘£ËÚ·ÛÈ¿˜. ¶ÚfiÎÂÈÙ·È ÁÈ· Ôχ ÁÚ·ÊÈÎfi ÙÔ›Ô Ì ˘fiÛηʷ Û›ÙÈ· Î·È Î¿Ó·‚˜.∂Λ ı· Û˘Ó·ÓÙ‹ÛÂÙ ÙËÓ ¶·Ó·ÁÈ¿ ÙˆÓ ∂ÈÛÔ‰›ˆÓ ‹ ¶·Ó·ÁÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ §·Áη‰ÈÔ‡ Ì ÙËÓͯˆÚÈÛÙ‹ ·Ú¯ÈÙÂÎÙÔÓÈ΋ Ù˘, Ë ÔÔ›· ¯ÚÔÓÔÏÔÁÂ›Ù·È ·fi ÙÔ 1887. ∏ ÚˆÙ‡Ԣ-Û· Â›Ó·È Ô ª·ÓˆÏ¿˜, Ô˘ ·ÎÚÔ‚·Ù› ¿Óˆ ÛÙËÓ ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú· Ì ı¤· ÙË ™·ÓÙÔÚ›ÓË.∂Λ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È Î·È Ë ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ∫ˆÓÛÙ·ÓÙ›ÓÔ˘ ·fi ÙÔ 1874. ∏ ∫ÂÚ¿ ‹ Ù·∫ÂÚ·‰È·Ó¿ ‹Ù·Ó ηÙÔÈÎË̤ÓË ÂÚÈÔ¯‹ ÚÈÓ ·fi ÙÚÈ¿ÓÙ· Ì ۷ڿÓÙ· ¯ÚfiÓÈ·. ∆ÒÚ·Ì·˜ ¯·Ú›˙ÂÈ ÔÏϤ˜ ·Ó·ÌÓ‹ÛÂȘ ·fi ÙËÓ ÂÔ¯‹ ÂΛÓË Î·È ÂÍ·ÈÚÂÙÈ΋ ı¤·.ªÔÓ·‰ÈÎÔ› ÂÈÛΤÙ˜ ÙÔ˘ ÓËÛÈÔ‡ Â›Ó·È ÔÈ Û˘ÁÁÂÓ›˜ ÙˆÓ Î·ÙÔ›ÎˆÓ Î·È fiÛÔÈ ÊÙ¿-ÓÔ˘Ó Ì ٷ ÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÈο η˝ÎÈ· ÁÈ· Ó· οÓÔ˘Ó ·Ï¿ ÙË ‚fiÏÙ· ÙÔ˘˜. ™ÙË £ËÚ·ÛÈ¿˘¿Ú¯ÂÈ ÔÏ˘‰‡Ó·ÌÔ ÂÚÈÊÂÚÂÈ·Îfi È·ÙÚ›Ô, Ï‹Úˆ˜ ÂÍÔÏÈṲ̂ÓÔ, ÂÏÈÎÔ‰ÚfiÌÈÔ,ÎÂÓÙÚÈÎfi ‰›ÎÙ˘Ô ‡‰Ú¢Û˘, ·ÁÚÔÙÔ˘ÚÈÛÙÈο ηٷχ̷ٷ Ì ı¤· ÙË ∫·ÏÓÙ¤Ú·, ∫∂¶Î·È Ì˯¿ÓËÌ· ·Ó¿Ï˄˘ ÌÂÙÚËÙÒÓ. ™ÙÔ ÓËÛ› ˘¿Ú¯Ô˘Ó ÂÈÎÔÛÈÌ›· ÂÎÎÏËۛ˜ ηÈfiÙ·Ó ÁÈÔÚÙ¿˙ÂÈ Ì›· ·fi ·˘Ù¤˜, Û˘ÌÌÂÙ¤¯Ô˘Ó fiÏÔÈ ÔÈ ÓÙfiÈÔÈ ÛÙÔ ·ÓËÁ‡ÚÈ. ∞Ó ¿ÙÂÌ η˚οÎÈ Î·È ·Ô‚È‚·ÛÙ›Ù ÛÙÔÓ ∫fiÚÊÔ, Ô ª·ÓˆÏ¿˜ Â›Ó·È ÚÔÛ‚¿ÛÈÌÔ˜ ÌfiÓÔÌ Á·˚‰Ô˘Ú¿ÎÈ ‹ Ì ٷ fi‰È·. ∂Ó·ÏÏ·ÎÙÈο ÌÔÚ›Ù ӷ ÊÙ¿ÛÂÙ ÛÙË ƒ›‚·, ÙÔ Î˘-Ú›ˆ˜ ÏÈÌ¿ÓÈ Ù˘ £ËÚ·ÛÈ¿˜ Ì ʤÚÈ ÌÔÙ ·fi ÙÔÓ ∞ıËÓÈfi ‹ Ì ٷ Ù·ÎÙÈο ‰ÚÔÌÔ-

ABOUT SANTORINI / ™∞¡∆√ƒπ¡∏

yellow and green, and thelandscape is complemented bymulti-coloured flower beds.

The first inhabited villageyou will come across on the is-land is Potamos (potami is theGreek word for river) and tookthis name as it is built by aravine. Most of the houses arebuilt into the volcanic rock.Among the most well knownchurches are Panagia Giatrissaand Aghios Dimitrios. Agrilia isthe oldest and largest villageon Thirasia. It has an extreme-ly picturesque landscape withhouses built into the volcanicrock as well as canavas. In thevillage you will find the church

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of Panagia of Eisodia or Panagia of Lagadi which has a unique architecturethat dates back to 1887. The capital of the island is Manolas, which is sus-pended above the Caldera and has a view of Santorini. The church ofAghios Konstantinos, dating back to 1874, can also be found here. Kera orKeradiana was an inhabited area about thirty to forty years ago. Today, thearea offers many memories of that times as well as a wonderful view. Theonly visitors of the island are relatives of the inhabitants and those who ar-rive by tourist boats just to make their tour. Thirasia has a community cen-tre with a great number of personnel, a well-equipped heliport, a central ir-rigation network, and lodgings with a view of the Caldera, a Citizens ServiceCentre and ATMs. There are 21 churches on the island and all locals takepart in the festivals organized. If you go to Thirasia by boat and get off atKorfos, you will only be able to reach Manolas by donkey or on foot.Alternatively you can go to Riva, the main harbour of Thirasia, by ferry boatfrom Athinios or by a small boat from Ammoudi which sails on a regularbasis (at least three times a day). There you will find a sandy beach as wellas the small church of Aghia Eirini. It is well worth getting a complete pic-ture of the island by visiting the monastery of the Assumption that can bereached by following the pathway from Manolas.

ÏfiÁÈ· Ô˘ Ú·ÁÌ·ÙÔÔÈ› ¤Ó· ÌÈÎÚfi ÛοÊÔ˜ ·fi ÙÔ ∞ÌÌÔ‡‰È (ÙÔ˘Ï¿¯ÈÛÙÔÓ ÙÚ›·ËÌÂÚËÛ›ˆ˜). ∂Λ ı· Û˘Ó·ÓÙ‹ÛÂÙ ·Ú·Ï›· Ì ¿ÌÌÔ, ηıÒ˜ Î·È ÙÔ ÍˆÎÏ‹ÛÈ Ù˘∞Á›·˜ ∂ÈÚ‹Ó˘. ªËÓ ·Ú·Ï›„ÂÙ ӷ ÂÈÛÎÂÊı›ÙÂ Î·È ÙÔ ÌÔÓ·ÛÙ‹ÚÈ Ù˘∫ÔÈÌ‹Ûˆ˜, ÛÙÔ ÔÔ›Ô ı· ÊÙ¿ÛÂÙ ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ıÒÓÙ·˜ ÙÔ ÌÔÓÔ¿ÙÈ ·fi ÙÔ ª·ÓˆÏ¿,ÁÈ·Ù› ÌÈ· ÔÏÔÎÏËڈ̤ÓË ÂÚÈ‹ÁËÛË ÛÙÔ ÓËÛ› Û›ÁÔ˘Ú· ·Í›˙ÂÈ ÙÔÓ ÎfiÔ.