South Aegean Islands
Cyclades
Santorini

Akrotiri

Akrotiri is a Cycladic Bronze Age settlement site on the volcanic island of . The name comes from the nearby village of . The settlement was destroyed during the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century BC, and was buried in volcanic ash, which helped preserve its fine frescoes.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini (Thera)
  • Postal code: 84700

Places of Interest

Highlights include Akrotiri and Vlychada.

Photo: Smial, Public domain.
is a town on the southwestern end of Thira, the largest island of the archipelago. Though it offers great view of the caldera and volcano, it is not as overrun by tourists like and .

Photo: ArticCynda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fishing village on the southern shore of Thira, the largest island in the archipelago. It is the largest coastal settlement on the south coast, and has the only marina of significance in the archipelago.

Beach
Photo: Sidvics, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a volcanic sand beach on the of . The beach is famed for its titular red-hued sand, and is a noted for being a popular tourist attraction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Megalochori and Emporeio.

Photo: Norbert Nagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quiet traditional village in the heart of , sitting on a hill facing east. The roads narrow as you get closer to the village, a mixture of cream and white Cycladic houses with contrasting colourful wooden doors.

Village
Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Nimborios, is a village on the island of , . It is located 12 km from , near the Profitis Ilias Mountains. According to the 2021 census, the community of Emporio has 3,704 permanent inhabitants. is situated 4½ km east of Akrotiri.

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is a town in central Thira, the largest island of the archipelago in the islands of . It is home to one of 5 Venetian castles that were built on the island to defend it against invaders.

Akrotiri

Latitude
36.35809° or 36° 21′ 29″ north
Longitude
25.39645° or 25° 23′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G87995W+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1842740508
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q421232
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Armenian—“Akrotiri” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Akrotiri (prehistoriese stad)”
  • Afrikaans: “Akrotiri”
  • Arabic: “أكروتيري”
  • Basque: “Akrotiri”
  • Belarusian: “Акратыры”
  • Catalan: “Akrotiri (Santorí)”
  • Catalan: “Akrotiri”
  • Chinese: “阿克罗蒂里 (考古遗址)”
  • Chinese: “阿克罗蒂里”
  • Czech: “Akrotiri”
  • Dutch: “Akrotiri”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اكروتيرى”
  • Finnish: “Akrotíri”
  • Finnish: “Akrotírin minolainen kaupunki”
  • French: “Akrotiri (Santorin)”
  • French: “Akrotiri”
  • French: “Akrotíri”
  • Galician: “Akrotiri, Santorini”
  • German: “Akrotiri (Santorini)”
  • German: “Akrotiri”
  • Greek: “Ακρωτήρι Θήρας”
  • Greek: “Ακρωτήρι”
  • Hungarian: “Akrotiri”
  • Italian: “Akrotiri”
  • Japanese: “アクロティリ（先史時代の都市）”
  • Japanese: “アクロティリ”
  • Japanese: “アクロティリ遺跡”
  • Korean: “아크로티리”
  • Latin: “Acroterium”
  • Latvian: “Akrotira (pilsēta)”
  • Latvian: “Akrotira”
  • Macedonian: “Акротири”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Akrotiri (Santorini)”
  • Norwegian: “Akrotiri”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Akrotiri (Santorin)”
  • Persian: “santorini”
  • Polish: “Akrotiri”
  • Portuguese: “Acrotíri”
  • Portuguese: “Akrotiri (Santorini)”
  • Russian: “Акротири”
  • Russian: “Акротирион”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Akrotiri”
  • Slovenian: “Akrotiri”
  • Spanish: “Acrotiri (santorini)”
  • Spanish: “Acrotiri Santorini”
  • Spanish: “Acrotiri”
  • Spanish: “Akrotiri (Santorini)”
  • Swedish: “Akrotiri”
  • Turkish: “Acroterium”
  • Ukrainian: “Акротирі”
  • Western Armenian: “Աքրոթիրի հնավայր”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Osiomartyr Theodosia Holy Orthodox Church and Akrotiri Castle.

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