Santorini

June 30, 2017

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

  1. Comment by svetlana_sao

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    svetlana_sao Reply June 30, 2017 at 12:36

    А как ТАМ с водой? Скалы и высота?((((?

  2. Comment by traviewler

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    traviewler Reply 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.

  3. Comment by ggfra_soul

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    ggfra_soul Reply June 30, 2017 at 14:44

    That’s an excellent picture

  4. Comment by toulasack

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    toulasack Reply June 30, 2017 at 20:50

    Exzellent

  5. Comment by katerina.jeik

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    katerina.jeik Reply July 1, 2017 at 08:57

    Gongratulations!Perfect foto!- Μα Εισαι.. καταπληκτικος!!-

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