Vothonas

Vothonas is a small rock in . A tangle of paths lead from the village up to the houses built into the cliffs. Much as the villagers did in Caldera, the residents built their homes in the rocky walls of the ravine.
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  • Type: Village with 834 residents
  • Description: town in Santorini
  • Also known as: “Vóthon” and “Βόθων”
  • Postal code: 84700

Places of Interest

Highlights: Santorini International Airport and Museum of Prehistoric Thera.

Aerodrome
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is an airport…

Museum
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The is located in , on the island of in .

Church
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The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a Roman… is situated 3½ km northwest of Vothonas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fira and Kamari.

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is the main town and cultural centre of Thira, the largest island in the archipelago.

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is a seaside village on the southeast side…

Photo: Norbert Nagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quiet traditional village in the heart of , sitting on a hill facing east.

Vothonas

Latitude
36.3938° or 36° 23′ 38″ north
Longitude
25.4511° or 25° 27′ 4″ east
Population
834
Elevation
148 metres (486 feet)
Open location code
8G879FV2+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1842740530
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
251795
Wiki­data ID
Q14238673
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Vothonas” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Vothonas”
  • Finnish: “Vóthonas”
  • French: “Vóthonas (Santorin)”
  • French: “Vóthonas”
  • Greek: “Βόθωνας Θήρας”
  • Greek: “Βόθωνας”
  • Irish: “Vothonas”
  • Russian: “Вотонас”

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