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SANTORINI
Santorini is the last of the Cyclades island to the South.
The closests islands are Ios, Folegandros, Sikinos to the
North, Anafi and Amorgos to the East and Crete to the South.
We refer to Santorini as one, but actually is complex of
five islands. Santorini (Thira) is the main island and around
it Thirasia and Aspronisi (parts of the ancient Stroggili)
and the two volcanic islands Palea Kameni and Nea Kameni.
It was one island named Stroggili (circle in Greek) until
about 1645 BC, when the volcano in the middle of the island
erupted and Caldera was created. The two volcanic islands
appeared much later from various eruptions starting 157 BC
and the last one to be in the 20th century (1950).
Santorini is connected to Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Crete,
Rhodes, Kos and all the major Cyclades islands (Mykonos,
Paros, Naxos, Ios, Sifnos, Milos, Tinos, Syros) by boat and
Athens and many countries direct by plane.
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