Volcano festival celebrations

Stunning Santorini

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August 19th 2009
Day 490 (14/8/09) Early start as we packed up our tent and our gear which we had managed to spread throughout the car and made our way to the Heraklion Port. We arrived early to collect our tickets, yet we had no idea just how hard that would be. We dropped the car off, and headed to the ticket office, (unbeknown at the time with the wrong reference number) who directed us to another ticket booth ... 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