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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. Castle of Akrotiri - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates. 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.

5. Ancient Thera - Wikipedia

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   Ancient Thera. Coordinates: 36°21′52.51″N 25°28′40.58″E. A view of the mountaintop ruins of Ancient Thera from Mt. Elias. The theater is built into the slope below the city. Ancient Thera (Greek: Αρχαία Θήρα) is the name of an archaeological site [1] from classical antiquity [2] on the island of Santorini, which sits on the ...

6. Skaros - Wikipedia

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   History. Skaros Rock is a large rock promontory on the Aegean island of Santorini. The formation was created through the volcanic activity (likely in an eruption dated to 68,000 B.C) [1] of the nearby Santorini caldera, and has since been further shaped by erosion and earthquakes. [2] In a nautical context, the formation is referred to as Cape ...

7. 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 ...