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Must See
Despite the 1956 earthquake
you can still see vestiges of
Firá’s architectural glory from
the 17th and 18th centuries,
on Nomikoú and Erythroú
Stavroú where several man­
sions have been restored.
In the northeasterly suburb
of Kondohóri, the Lignos
Folklore Museum offers a
fascinating glimpse at pre­
tourism island life. The 19th­
century cave­house features
reconstructed work shops
of bygone trades, inclu ding
a kánava (dugout winery),
showing the age of the wine
trade here. The pretty ochre
chapel of Agios Stylianós, Pottery on display in
clinging to the edge of a cliff, the Archaeological
is a worth while detour on the Museum in Firá
way to the Frankish quarter,
with its maze of streets.
Archaeological Museum Megaro Gyzi Cultural Centre
" ⌂ Opposite cable car " ⌂ Near cable car # May–
§ 22860 22217 # 8am–3pm Oct: 10am–4:30pm Mon–Sat
city of Thera on Mésa Vounó Tue–Sun ¢ Main public hols ∑ gyzimegaron.gr
(p214), including early Cycladic
figurines found in local pumice Prehistoric Museum Lignos Folklore Museum
mines. The Prehistoric " ⌂ Near Firá main square " ' ⌂ Kondohóri § 22860
Museum con tains colour ful § 22860 23217 # 8am–3pm 22792 # May–Oct: 10am–
frescoes of blue monkeys and Wed–Mon ¢ Main public hols 2pm daily
elegant women, discov ered
during the excavation at
ancient Akrotíri (p214). Baxédes Beach
Housed inside the former Koloúmbos
Catholic episcopal palace, the Katharos Beach Ía
Megaro Gyzi Cultural Centre, Finikia
in the northern part of the Ammoúdi Arméni Santoríni
town, displays manuscripts Agía Eirini
from the 16th to 19th centuries,
maps, engravings, and photo­ Thirasiá Vourvoulos
graphs of Firá before and Korfos Imerovígli Éxo Gialós
Beach
after the earthquake. Nearby, Manolás Kondohóri
the still­functioning Catholic Gialós Firá
cathedral of Ágios Ioánnis The Burned (Skála Firón) Monólithos
Pródromos (John the Baptist) Islands Néa Karterados Santorini
is well worth a look inside. Piraeus, Mílos, Kaméni Airport
Páros, Íos, Náxos,
Crete, Anáfi Mesariá
Paleá Éxo Goniás
Kaméni Athiniós Santoríni
Brewing
PICTURE PERFECT Pýrgos Company
Classic Church Asprónisi Megalohóri
To capture the idyllic Mount Profitis Kamári
blue-domed roof of a Akrotíri 565 m (1,855 ft)
whitewashed cliff Emborió Ancient
Thera
church in Firá, find Akrotíri Périssa
Mama Thira’s taverna in Red Akrotíri Beach
town, proceed up past Beach Beach Vlyháda Perívolos Beach
Beach
the carpark, and look for Ágios Geórgios
Beach
a dome with three bells, 0 kilometres 3 N Exomýtis
overlooking the caldera.
0 miles 3
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