 A must-see place in Santorini, Ammoudi is a little port, located just underneath the village Oia . You can reach it either on foot (taking the steps down from Oia) or by car; you should park it only 100 meters away from Ammoudi.
Ammoudi is one of the most beautiful and picturesque landscapes in Santorini.
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Santorini Prehistoric museum |
 The museum is located in Fira, next to the main bus terminal. Famous for its exhibits from the Akrotiri excavations, it is host of approx. 500 exhibits.
Specifically, all these archaeological treasures, which demonstrate that the southernmost island in the Cyclades was a major centre, mainly during the 18th and 17th centuries B.C., come from the excavations carried out by the Archaeological Society of Athens in Akrotiri,
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 The lighthhouse of Akrotiri is one of the most beautiful spots in Santorini and offers spectacular panoramic view to the Caldera and the sunset.
The lighthouse of Akrotiri is located 18 Km south west to Fira and the coordinates are 36° 21? 05?N, 25° 21? 05?E.
It has been built in 1892, during the Turks domination, by the French Lighthouses construction company La Societe Collas et Michel.
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Santorini Thirasia island |
 Thirasia is what remained from west coast of Santorini after the Minoan eruption in 1650 B.C.
Thirasia and Aspronisi together form the ancient circular shape of Santorini.
Thirasia has 250 inhabitants and there are 3 settlements, Manolas and Potamos and 2 ports, Korfos and Riva.
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Santorini Skaros Castle in Imerovigli |
 Located just in front of Imerovigli and once being the capital of Santorini, Skaros was built by the Venetians, which dominated Santorini in 1207 A.D. It has never been conquered, but it has been destroyed by the Minoan volcanic eruption in 1650 B.C. and the earthquake in 1817 A.D.
Today, you can see what remains of the old Medieval castle.
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 Oia is one of the most beautiful villages of Santorini, famous for its magificent sunset!!!
Oia ([pronounced 'i.a] is a community of Santorini. The population was 1,230 inhabitants at the 2001 census, and the land area is 19.449 km². The population and land area are distributed as follows: 962 persons on 10.150 km² in Santorini, and 268 persons on 9.299 km² in Thirasia.
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Santorini traditional settlements |
 This is a top attraction of the island that many tourists usually miss. The most beautiful and most preserved settlements of Santorini are not that visible. That's not the case in most Cyclades islands, but in Santorini those settlements were built in the banks of riverbeds; those locations offered protection from the pirates invasions, and, thus had to be somehow invisible. Nice examples are the settlements of Vothonas , Megalochori and Karterados.
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Santorini Prophet Elias monastery |
 The mountain of Prophitis Ilias lies 4 Km south to Pyrgos village and this is the highest point of Santorini (586 meters). To reach it, on the exit of Pyrgos take that road, which will lead you to the top of the mountain after 10 minutes.
The view of the mountain is just perfect and this is the point from where you can actually see the whole shape of Santorini. You can see the volcano, Thirasia , and of course you can enjoy the famous sunset!
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 The second important period in the history of Santorini is linked with the city of Ancient Thira. The excavations there, which began in 1896 by Baron Hiller von Gaertrinken in the area of Mesa Vouno, revealed ruins of a town which bore evidence of settlement as early as the 9th century BC.
The mountain of Prophitis Ilias , Santorini's highest peak, runs eastward into the lower rocky outcropping of Mesa Vouno. these two mountains are joined by a ridge named Sellada.
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