This villages are Fira, Firostefani, Immerovigli and Oia.
The name of Santorini Greece comes from "Santa Irini" and it is officially called Thera.
It is located at the south of the Cyclades islands between Ios and Anafi. The island of Santorini Greece covers an area of 96 km2 and has a coastline of 69 kilometres and the length reaches 18 km. It has a population of 6500-7000 inhabitants in winter time and can reach reaches more than 11.000 in summer.
The most important characteristic of the island of Santorini Greece is the submerged volcano.
The first eruption of the vocano is dated to 1500 BC and many specialists affirm that it would beresponsible for the destruction of the Minoan civilization. The last eruption dates to 1956 and the volcano is still active today.
It is also told that the destruction of the island of Santorini could be related to the mythical Atlantis.
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