| The island of
Thira or Santorini today is an
island of 73 sq. km. and has thirteen villages, with population of
eleven thousand residents. The capital of Thira is Fira and along with the
villages Firostefani, Imerovigli and Oia, they offer a unique scenery and an outstanding view at
the highest point of the Caldera,(a vast bay of 7x14 miles the largest
Caldera on the earth) 300 meters high, overlooking the Volcano. The
destroyed castle of Skaros, it is worth to visit. Kamari, Perisa, Perivolos
and Monolithos are the
most popular black sandy beaches of the island. Pyrgos is a large village
retaining its medieval features. The village has fine old houses, a
ruined Venetians castles and Byzantine churches, the
most notable is the Theotokaki. Other traditional villages
are: Karterados, is 2km
east from Fira, Messaria is geographically in the center of the island, Megalochori is
located 9km fron Fira, Mesa
Gonia has suffered greatly during
1956is earthquake and many of its residents abandoned it to settle in the
village of Kamari. The most significant Byzantine monument on the
island, Panagia Episcopi is located here. It was built in the end of the
11th century with all expenses paid by the Byzantine emperor,
Alexios Komninos. Also Emporio, Messaria and Vothonas have some commercial
interest. |
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Museums |
| MUSEUM OF PREHISTORICALLY THIRA
(FIRA) TEL: 23217 |
| ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM (FIRA) TEL
:22217 |
| MEGARON GYZI MUSEUM
(FIRA)
TEL:22244 |
| FOLKLORE MUSEUM
(FIRA)
TEL:22792 |
| ARCHONTIKO ARGIROU (MESSARIA) TEL:
31669 |
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On top
is the caldera side of thira one of the best wiking path! |
| WINE MUSEUM- KUTSOYIANOPOULOS
(MESSARIA)TEL: 31669 |
| NAVAL MUSEUM
(IA)TEL:71156 |
| On the
left is Kamari beach and at the botm is the old port
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES |
| EXCAVATION OF PREHISTORICAL CITY
OF AKROTIRI |
| Click
pictures to enlarge. |
| ANCIENT THIRA
(KAMARI) |
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| ELEFSIS
(VLICHADA |
| SIGHTSEEING'S |
| VOLCANO-HOT SPRINGS (NEW BURNED
ISLAND) |
| PYRGOS VILLAGE (CASTLE) |
| BYZANTINE CHURCH OF EPISKOPI (MESA
GONIA) |
| Thira Today, is full of life,
there are many things that you
can do, not mater the age and the interest that any body has! |
| OLD PORT FIRA (WITH DONKEY OR
CABLE CAR) |
| OLD PORT AMOUDI (
OIA) |
| OIA (TRADITIONAL VILLAGE) |
| EXCURCIONS |
| ANCIENT THIRA (BY
BUS) |
| Night clubs offers music form classical to hard rock, open
until 4am to give you the best time of your Holydays. After
ours bar are open for only two months in the summer time. |
| TOUR AROUND THE ISLAND WITH BUS OR
BOAT |
| KAMARI- PERISSA -AKROTIRI-READ
BEACH (BY BOAT) |
| ATHINIOS
PORT-VOLCANO-THIRASIA-AMOUDI(BY BOAT) |
| SUNSET IN SAILING |
| WALK PATHS |
| The traditional Greek Taverns are every were in the
island and some of them are open 24 hours to serve any body with the best
variety of food and our legendary wine or Ouzo. But
also restaurants like Italians , chaises Mexicans and Indian
are open log ours with the best quality of any
food. |
| MEROVIGFIRA-FIROSTEFANI-IMEROVIGLI-OIA |
| FIRA- OLD
PORT |
| PROFITIS ILIAS -ANCIENT
THIRA-KAMARI OR PERISA |
| EMPORIO-OLD
MILLS-VLICHADA |
| WINE
TESTING |
| In the mane square of Fira you will fined many coffee
bars, Souvlaky place a mini market and a toast club that is open round the
clack. |
| SANTO WINES -TEL:22596 |
| BOUTARI WINERY-TEL:81011 |
| KUTSOYIANOPULOS-TEL:31322 |
| ANTONIOU-TEL:23557 |
| CANAVA ROUSSOS-TEL:31349 |
| CANAVA ARGYROS-TEL:31489 |
| The open air move theater in Kamari is a please to go
and relax in the lovely, full of stars summer nights. A night swim
at the beach after the move it is finish is something to remember for a
log time ( don't take Ouzo or wine with you at the beach wild you
swimming). |
| IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS |
| POLICE-------22649 |
| PORT AUTHORITY-----22239 |
| AIR PORT------31525 |
| TAXI-------22555 |
| Beaches |
| BUS STATION---------23812 |
| AMOUDI-PARADISOS
(OIA) |
| CUSTOMS-----22230 |
| KAMARI-MONOLITHOS-KARTERADOS |
| POST OFFICE--------22238 |
| PERISSA-PERIVOLOS |
| RED BEACH (NUDE BEACH) |
TELEPHONE
COMPANY
(OTE)
--22399 |
