A unique destination One of the five best tourist attractions in the world

1. SANTORINI A unique destination One of the five best tourist attractions in the world by Helen Mouzaki

2. SANTORINI by Georgios Seferis Bend if you can to the dark sea forgetting the flute’s sound on naked feet that trod your sleep in the other, the sunken life. Write if you can on your last shell the day the place the name and fling it into the sea so that it sinks…

3. LOCATION & NAME ORIGIN Location: • Southern Aegean Sea • Cyclades islands Name Origin: • “Santorini” • “Kalliste” • “Thera” after the cathedral of Saint Irine onthe island which means Beautiful after the leader of the Lakedemonians

4. SANTORINI by Georgios Seferis Bend if you can to the dark sea forgetting the flute’s sound on naked feet that trod your sleep in the other, the sunken life. Write if you can on your last shell the day the place the name and fling it into the sea so that it sinks…

5. CALDERAThe volcano of Santorini The major eruption of the volcano took place during the Late Bronze era (1550-1200 BC) It caused the unique shape of the island Other name: Stroggili ( which in Greek means Round), because she used to have a round shape

6. the extinction of the Minoan civilization in Crete Results of this eruption constitute: • the disappearance of the mythical Atlantis (island where wealthy citizens admired by society lived) according to Solon (Santorinian houses & Caldera)

7. Nowadays: • The volcano is still active • In 1950 two small islands (Old & New Kameni) immersed because of an eruption • It represents a central tourist destination (the edges of the volcano)

8. SANTORINI by Georgios Seferis Bend if you can to the dark sea forgetting the flute’s sound on naked feet that trod your sleep in the other, the sunken life. Write if you can on your last shell the day the place the name and fling it into the sea so that it sinks…

9. AKROTIRI Central tourist attraction & archeological site (the archeological site of Akrotiri) • It was first inhabited during the Late Neolithic times (4000 BC) • It constitutes a major import & export center of the island

10. All of its public facilities were elaborate, sophisticated & advanced (famous painting found in Akrotiri which pictures a fisherman) (mural in Akrotiri which pictures the spring) It was abandoned by its citizens because of severe earthquakes and the volcanic eruption

11. HISTORY Conquered by: • the Phoenicians, • the Lakedemonians, • the Romans, • the Turks Later history: • industrialization of transportation • major earthquake in 1956 • huge economic deterioration • tourism develops into the main source of income

12. SANTORINI by Georgios Seferis Bend if you can to the dark sea forgetting the flute’s sound on naked feet that trod your sleep in the other, the sunken life. Write if you can on your last shell the day the place the name and fling it into the sea so that it sinks…

13. ARCHITECTURE • simple houses • narrow buildings with arches • painted with white, ochre & light red colors • excavated from the soft volcanic rock (traditional santorinian houses)

14. PRODUCTION aided by the fertile ground • wine • grapes (which are called assirtika) • tomatoes • fava (a kind of pea) • cheese (which is named hloro) (scarecrows in tomato fields in Santorini) The dry climate, though, makes the quantity of the production small (vineyard in the island)

15. CABLE CAR transports mainly tourists from the Fira port to the capital (Fira) & to the volcano (Caldera) Mules, though, represent the traditional way of transportation on the island (mule in Santorini) (cable car & the Fira port)

16. SANTORINI by Georgios Seferis Bend if you can to the dark sea forgetting the flute’s sound on naked feet that trod your sleep in the other, the sunken life. Write if you can on your last shell the day the place the name and fling it into the sea so that it sinks…

17. SUNSET it represents a unique & unforgettable experience for every tourist that savors it It inspires photographers & always gets applauded by the audience (the sunset)

18. BIBLIOGRAPHY • http://www.poemhunter.com/i/ebooks/pdf/giorgos_seferis_2006_3.pdf (poem) • http://famouswonders.com/santorini-a-small-cluster-of-islands/ (location) • http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/santorini.html (caldera) • http://www.santorini.net/geology.html?&L=1 (caldera) • http://www.santorini.com/archaeology/akrotiri.htm (akrotiri) • http://www.santorini.net/history.html (historical events) • http://www.greece.org/poseidon/work/islands2/cyclades/santorini/id.html • (architecture & production) • http://www.scc.gr/cablecar.htm (cable car) • http://www.greeka.com/cyclades/santorini/santorini-excursions/santorini-sunset.htm • (sunset) • The National Geographic Traveler ΕΛΛΑΔΑ 2002 Published by: National Geographic Society • Παραδοσιακοί Οικισμοί 2003 Published by: Explorer • Pictures: from my personal collection • http://mappingeurope.com/greece/greece-island-groups-map.htm (map of greece/ slide 3) • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorini (shape of island/ slide 5) • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archaeological_site_of_Akrotiri_-_Santorini_-_July_12th_2012_-_81.jpg(Akrotiri/ slide 9) • http://www.sacred-destinations.com/greece/santorini-akrotiri.htm (fisherman/ slide 10) • http://www.sch.gr/periodika/print.php?sId=397 (spring/ slide 10) • http://www.canavaroussos.gr/abelones.html# (vineyard/ slide 14) • http://www.travelpaths.gr/content/σαντορίνη-εύφορα-ηφαιστειακά-χώματα (tomatoes/ slide 14) • http://www.scc.gr (cable car/ slide 15) • http://www.fira-santorini.com/santorini-donkeys.html (mule / slide 15) • Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVeNckqwB7E • Manos Xatzidakis - Gioconda's Smile HD 1080p (Santorini - Orchestra of Colours)

20. And now….. a video that represented Greece all over the world in the millennium and was filmed in Santorini !