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2. 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 ...

3. 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 ...

4. Red Beach (Santorini) - Wikipedia

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   Panorama of the Red Beach. The beach's sand is composed of black and red pulverized volcanic rock from the nearby Santorini caldera. Red Beach can be accessed from nearby Akrotiri. [1] [2] The area is prone to landslides, and since 2013 parts of the beach have been inaccessible due to said slides. [2] [3]

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. Museum of Prehistoric Thera - Wikipedia

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   The Museum of Prehistoric Thera (Greek: Μουσείο Προϊστορικής Θήρας) is located in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece. It was built on the site of the old Ypapanti Church which was destroyed in the 1956 Amorgos earthquake. The Museum houses a very large number of ancient artifacts from various excavations on ...

7. 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.