An old cathedral in the village of Perissa, gave the name Santorini, to the island. The passing Frank crusades in the 13th century used to stop for supplies near to the church of Saint Irini. So they started to refer to the island as 'santa irina', which contracted later to the name as we know it today, Santorini. Before the great volcano eruption the island was completely round, so Greeks named it Strongili which means 'the circular'. The beauty of Santorini was recognized from Ancient Greeks when it took its current shape after the eruption, amd they named it Kallisti, which means 'the most beautiful'.
Photo taken at Santorini
21 comments
Comment by peplago
peplago June 30, 2017 at 09:38
Comment by traviewler
traviewler June 30, 2017 at 09:53
@peplago @cpc.47
Comment by nataniawahlene
nataniawahlene June 30, 2017 at 10:07
Comment by eleno4ka_61
eleno4ka_61 June 30, 2017 at 10:14
Beautiful!!!!
Comment by traviewler
traviewler June 30, 2017 at 10:19
@eleno4ka_61 @nataniawahlene
Comment by liliarapti
liliarapti June 30, 2017 at 10:33
Comment by svetlana_sao
svetlana_sao June 30, 2017 at 12:36
А как ТАМ с водой? Скалы и высота?((((?
Comment by traviewler
traviewler June 30, 2017 at 14:21
@_violet_a @svetlana_sao @liliarapti
Comment by traviewler
traviewler June 30, 2017 at 14:25
@svetlana_sao around caldera you need cable car or donkeys to go to the sea. From the other side of island you can reach the beaches normally.
Comment by ggfra_soul
ggfra_soul June 30, 2017 at 14:44
That’s an excellent picture
Comment by christ_kalim
christ_kalim June 30, 2017 at 14:51
#picoftheday @giannis.82
Comment by ivanasataric
ivanasataric June 30, 2017 at 16:15
Comment by traviewler
traviewler June 30, 2017 at 17:46
@ggfra_soul @ivanasataric @christ_kalim
Comment by toulasack
toulasack June 30, 2017 at 20:50
Exzellent
Comment by traviewler
traviewler June 30, 2017 at 21:15
@toulasack
Comment by katerina.jeik
katerina.jeik July 1, 2017 at 08:57
Gongratulations!Perfect foto!- Μα Εισαι.. καταπληκτικος!!-
Comment by portugal_a_gramas
portugal_a_gramas July 1, 2017 at 17:19
Comment by traviewler
traviewler July 1, 2017 at 17:21
@portugal_a_gramas @katerina.jeik
Comment by foteini.diag
foteini.diag July 3, 2017 at 20:22
Comment by traviewler
traviewler July 3, 2017 at 21:06
@foteini.diag
Comment by traviewler
traviewler October 5, 2017 at 20:19
@anamariasoriano5 thank you very much