Santorini has always been subject to legends and strange tales. One of the main reasons for its world fame is the volcano on which it is located. Its eruption, centuries ago, is considered to be the second largest eruption in the course of human history. It was the cause that altered the way the world was up to that point. A great civilization, the Minoans, was totally destroyed at the time, a fact that changed the dynamics in the whole Mediterranean. Even though the volcano has been asleep for years and years, still the inhabitants of Santorini are restless as far as its activity is concerned. That same volcano and its eruption is what shaped the island of Santorini and gave it its current form and identity. The volcano has been destroyed and reformed by its consecutive eruptions dozens of times over the last 400000 years. The greatest of all, however, took place in 2000 BC and led to the creation of the caldera and the current landscape.
Aerial Photo Of Santorini Island & Volcano
Scientists give two main explanations about the explosion of the volcano of Santorini. The first places it around 2000 BC and the second one around 1500 BC. The second one states that the Minoan civilization was destroyed by a gigantic tsounami that was initiated by the explosion. Another 8, smaller-scale eruptions, led to the formation of the islands of the Old and the New Kameni, in the middle of the caldera.
Fascinating history, amazing landscape and insuperable seaviews made what Santorini island is nowadays. ducato di oia
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