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Santorini: The world's Largest Volcano

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October 13th 2007
Day three in Santorini-tomorrow we head to Milos. Our ferry leaves at 9:45pm and arrives in Milos about 1am. I know, its late. But it is the only ferry leaving for Milos this week! Our options were pretty limited! Thursday we went over to Ancient Thira. It is the old (hense "ancient") town center. Thousands of years ago the volcano erupted and preserved the ancient city in lava. No human ... 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