Disregarding the threat of the volcano, Santorini proudly spreads her beauty over the wild rock and the last remaining piece of the lost world of Atlantis. The island of Santorini was created eighty thousand years ago when the first volcanic eruption created Stroggylis. The island was first inhabited in 2000 BC and it is considered to be the bastion of Minoan Civilization.
According to mythology, Poseidon and Aphrodite’s son, Triton, created the island which was called Callisti in honour of his beauty. The name Thira comes from the name of the hero of Thebes, Thira, under whose orders the Dorian tribes arrived on the island in the 9th century.
The island’s volcanic beauty, the beaches of fine black sand, the distant rocks jutting out of the sea, the Cycladic architecture with the white houses and the narrow paved alleyways have rightly made Santorini one of the most frequented Greek islands. The enchanting sunset seen from the square of Oia truly impresses