Precautionary measures were put in place to safeguard Santorini's antiquities from potential earthquake damage.

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While this Greek island is often overcrowded come summer, Heidi Fuller-Love discovers that Santorini is far more pleasant in February during a romantic off-season Valentine’s escape ...

The tale of the ancient Greeks in Libya begins in 630 BC with a group of islanders from Thera, Santorini, establishing Cyrene.

In summer, Santorini’s famous sunset spot ... the Museum of Prehistoric Thera where finds from Akrotiri, the Minoan site known as “the Greek Pompeii”, are showcased, it was time for lunch.

Referred to by some as "Greece's Pompeii," it features ... after a volcanic eruption thousands of years ago. Akrotiri is also home to Santorini's famous red-sand beach, which is surrounded by ...

The island of Santorini, famous for its spectacular cliffs and unforgettable sunsets, is also known for its volcanic beaches.

The Venus de Milo, a celebrated ancient statue found on the Greek island of Milos and displayed ... hundreds of islands including Mykonos, Thera (Santorini), and Ios. Some 180 statues and ...

Santorini, Greece Santorini is a name that conjures images of spellbinding sunsets and iconic white-washed buildings set ...

Volcanic wines are those which don’t pander, don’t flatter, and don’t care if you like them, says Douglas Blyde — they’re the rebels, the outliers ...

Voyage to Santorini, Greece’s jagged siren ... grapes from three venerable vineyards — Fira, Akrotiri, and Megalochori — each over six decades old, are transfigured in clay dolia.

Sixteen or so centuries earlier, possibly in 1560 BC, the Minoan Eruption – one of the most powerful seismological events in human history – disembowelled the Greek island of Thera.