The island of Santorini - Cyclades Islands
August 14, 2008
Santorini (or Thira) is the most southern island of the Cycladic Archipelago and one of the most well-known Greek islands. The island covers an area of 75 km2 and has a coastline of 69 km. Santorini, with its soil of volcanic lava, has a wild beauty and differs from all the other Greek islands. It is an island where everything is reminiscent of the geological phenomena that created it. Its land and its beaches are black, the colour of its sea is dark and its sunsets, behind small islands of lava, are some of the most impressive of the Aegean Sea.
The coasts of the western side, where its harbour is, are rocky and abrupt. On the eastern side, the beaches are large and sandy. The capital is the town of Fira, located at the highest spot of the island, on the edge of a cliff. It appears to visitors, as they come from the sea, with its white, small and geometric houses, as a typical example of Cycladic architecture.
Santorini Transport
- Santorini is 130 n.m. from Piraeus and 291 n.m. from Thessaloniki .
- Ferryboats connect the island with Piraeus (8 hrs 30 min) and with Thessaloniki (17 hrs).
- Hydrofoils connect the island with Rafina (5 hrs 30 min).
- These connections also link Santorini to several other islands, of which Folegandros, Sikinos and Ios are the closest.
- From the Airport of Santorini there are flights to and from Athens (50 min).
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