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2. Castle of Akrotiri - Wikipedia

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   36°21′30″N 25°23′50″E  /  36.3582°N 25.3972°E  / 36.3582; 25.3972. Type. Castle. History. Cultures. Venetian. The Castle of Akrotiri, also known as Castle Akrotiri, Goulas or La Ponta, is a former Venetian castle on the Greek island of Santorini. The now-ruined castle lies at the center of the village of Akrotiri.

3. Akrotiri (prehistoric city) - Wikipedia

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   The Akrotiri excavation site is of a Cycladic cultural settlement on the Greek island of Santorini, associated with the Minoan civilization due to inscriptions in Linear A, and close similarities in artifact and fresco styles. [4] The excavation is named for a modern village situated on a hill nearby. The name of the site in antiquity is ...

4. Akrotiri, Santorini - Wikipedia

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   Akrotiri (Greek: Ακρωτήρι) is a village and a community on the island of Santorini in Greece. [2] It is located 15 kilometers south of the capital Fira, built on the slopes of a hill offering staggering views of the caldera cliffs. On top of this hill, there are remains of a Venetian castle (Goulas). Akrotiri is part of the Thira region ...

5. Wall Paintings of Thera - Wikipedia

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   Akrotiri Frescos of Boxing Boys (Possibly Girls) and Gazelles in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. The wall paintings of ancient Thera are famous frescoes discovered by Spyridon Marinatos at the excavations of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini (or Thera). They are regarded as part of Minoan art, although the culture of Thera ...

6. Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Wikipedia

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   Akrotiri and Dhekelia (/ ˌækroʊˈtɪəri ənd diˈkeɪliə /), officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia[2] (SBA), [a] is a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus. The areas, which include British military bases and installations that were formerly part of the Crown colony of Cyprus, were retained by the ...

7. Akrotiri - Wikipedia

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   Greece. Akrotiri, Crete, a peninsula and a municipality on the island of Crete. Akrotiri (prehistoric city), a Minoan settlement on the island of Santorini (Thera) Akrotiri, Santorini, a modern village near the Minoan settlement above. Castle of Akrotiri, a former Venetian castle in the Santorini village above.