Greek island SANTORINI: Ancient Akrotiti buried by volcanic ash

Greek island of Santorini, buried ancient town of Akrotiri in Santorini. Let's go to the Greek island of Santorini and let's visit the ancient site of Akrotiri in Santorini. Akrotiri was buried in 1700BC when the magnificent volcano of Santorini exploded buried and destroying civilizations all around the Mediterranean.
The Bronze Age settlement of Akrotiri in Santorini was one of the most important Minoan urban centres and ports in the Aegean Sea when it was covered by volcanic ash in the 17th century BC.
Santorini (Greek: Σαντορίνη) or Thera (English pronunciation and officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast of Greece's mainland.
Santorini is one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. It was devastated by a volcanic eruption in the 16th century BC, forever shaping its rugged landscape. The whitewashed, cubiform houses of its 2 principal towns, Fira and Oia, cling to cliffs above an underwater caldera (crater). They overlook the sea, small islands to the west and beaches made up of black, red and white lava pebbles.

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