Where to travel, travel and route planner » santorini http://www.dankuna.com/blog Best travel, maps, GPS, weather, images, cheap hotels Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Oia, Greece http://www.dankuna.com/blog/oia-greece.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oia-greece http://www.dankuna.com/blog/oia-greece.html#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:20:24 +0000 Pete http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=931 [...]]]> Oia, Greece
Oia is a community on the islands of Thira () and , in the Cyclades, Greece. The population was 1,230 inhabitants at the 2001 census, and the land area is 19.449 km². The population and land area are distributed as follows: 962 persons on 10.150 km² in Santorini, and 268 persons on 9.299 km² in . The community shares the island of Thira with the Municipality of Thira (Santorini), and is centered in the northwesternmost part of the island. Greece honeymoon vacations.
GPS travel destinations: 36° 28′ 0″ N, 25° 22′ 0″ E

]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/oia-greece.html/feed 0 Akrotiri Excavations, Santorini Island http://www.dankuna.com/blog/akrotiri-excavations-santorini-island.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=akrotiri-excavations-santorini-island http://www.dankuna.com/blog/akrotiri-excavations-santorini-island.html#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 05:20:14 +0000 Ella http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=671 [...]]]> Akrotiri Excavations, Santorini Island
Akrotiri is the name of an site of an Bronze Age settlement on the of , associated with the due to close similarities in artifact and fresco styles. The excavation is named for a modern situated on a hill nearby. The name of the site in antiquity is unknown. It was buried by a in the 17th century BC, and as a result is remarkably well-preserved. , pottery, furniture, advanced drainage systems and three-storey buildings have been discovered at the site. An ambitious modern roof structure, meant to protect the site, collapsed just prior to its completion in 2005, killing one visitor. No damages were recorded to the antiquities. As a result of this, the site is currently closed to visitors (early 2008). Excavated artifacts have been installed in a museum distant from the site (Museum of Prehistoric Thera), with many objects and artworks presented. Only a single gold object has been found, hidden beneath flooring, and no uninterred human skeletal remains have been found. This indicates that an orderly evacuation was performed with little or no loss of life. Tourist spot for guides. There are lot of from Athens.
GPS travel destinations: 36° 21′ 5″ N, 25° 24′ 13″ E

]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/akrotiri-excavations-santorini-island.html/feed 0 Santorini http://www.dankuna.com/blog/santorini.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=santorini http://www.dankuna.com/blog/santorini.html#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:34:11 +0000 Pete http://www.dankuna.com/blog/continent/europe/santorini/ [...]]]> Santorini

is a small, circular archipelago of volcanic islands located in southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km south-east from Greece’s mainland. It is also known as Thera (or Thira). It is the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately 73 km² (28 mi²), and in 2001 had an estimated population of 13,600. is essentially what has been left from an enormous volcanic explosion which destroyed the settlements thereon and led to the creation of the current geological caldera. Its spectacular natural beauty along with its eminent nightlife make the island one of Europe’s top tourist hotspots.

Coordinates: 36°24′N 25°24′E

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