Let me know your favorite in the comments! Explore Akrotiri, Santorini’s ancient city buried by a volcano. Is it older than Pompeii? Can you visit from port without a tour? Yes!

Few realize that beneath the hypnotic kaleidoscope of colors lies an active volcano ... facing Santorini’s cliffs. Another popular tour, to the magnificent archaeological site of Akrotiri ...

Winds spread ash and aerosols from the Thera eruption, causing atmospheric changes that contributed to the Minoan ...

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The volcanic ash from the Santorini volcano covered the Minoan city at Akrotiri of Thera, helping to preserve its structures and artifacts. The excavation work to recover the ruins of Akrotiri was ...

Archaeologists hope to settle one of modern archaeology's longstanding disputes: the date of a volcanic eruption on the Greek island of Santorini ... with the city of Akrotiri, buried some ...

The Xitle volcano erupted around A.D. 245 ... Ancient Greek pots and amphora discovered in the ruins of Akrotiri. (Credit: steve estvanik/Shutterstock) Today, Santorini is a beautiful tourist ...

Everywhere you look on Santorini, you're reminded that you're on a volcano. The lunar landscapes ... that it wrecked Santorini's ancient city of Akrotiri and dealt a fatal blow to the seafaring ...