Red sand beaches of Santorini

Nearing the end

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August 1st 2007
Yasas, We are on the last leg of our journey and spending it visiting a few of the Greek Isles. Sorry that we have not blogged for a bit, the Travelblog website has been down and we weren't able to get onto it. After another overnight ferry from Italy to Greece we arrived here and then took a bus to Athens and another ferry to the island of Mykonos. Fortunately the ferry from Italy to Gr ... read more

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Santorini

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more