Fira

"3-Fira view"

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Greece Picture by David Aaronson
Travel story: Fira

Santorini, known locally as 'Thira', is considerably different from the other Cyclades. Once a solid circular island, some three to four thousand years ago the center of the island exploded in an enormous volcanic eruption. The resulting land was ring-shaped with two small breaks. The sea rushed in to fill the new caldera in the center and the resulting tidal wave is likely responsible for the destruction of the Minoan civilization on nearby Crete. Today, Santorini consists of two... More