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Santorini has about ten thousand inhabitants during
the winter time and about forty in the summer.
Santorini is a crescent shape surrounding the black
volcanic islands lying in the bay. What was once the
island of Thira sank to the bottom of the caldera in
the apocalyptic explosion in 1450BC. The lagoon-like
caldera measures 32 square miles and is 300 to 400
meters deep. In the center are Palea Kameni and Nea
Kameni.
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Santorini Villages:
There are 18 villages in Santorini and the capital on Santorini
island is Fira full of motion and night life.
Each one of the villages has its own character,
while all together create the unique Santorini
atmosphere. On the western side where the volcano is
located, the sheer cliffs, 300 meters high,
are multi-colored strata of black, red,
grey, and brown. |
Perched high at the top are the scenes most often
adorning a poster for Greece, startling white sugar
cube houses and churches with brilliant blue domes
set against the deeper blues of the sky and the
Aegean Sea.
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