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Akrotiri Archaeological Site

Santorini, Greece

About Akrotiri Archaeological Site

The Pompeii of the Aegean — a Minoan Bronze Age city buried under volcanic ash when the Santorini volcano erupted c.1640 BC, preserved in extraordinary detail: multi-storey buildings, indoor plumbing, and the finest Aegean frescoes in existence (now in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens). The covered site is fascinatingly walkable.

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