SANTORINI

experiences

LOCAL WEATHER

DAY

27

°C

LOCAL TIME

12:00

EXCHANGE RATE

£1.00 =

€ 1.18

Akrotiri

GREECE

what is it?

  • Cycladic Bronze Age settlement excavated from a lava-bound slumber

why go?

  • Fabulous frescoes. Lavas a perfect preservative.
  • Like low-key Pompeii without human tragedy or petrified people.
  • Akrotiris taken over 150 years to excavate and it is still a work-in-progress.

when is it?

  • entire site is under cover so good to go year round.
  • it is old (16th century bc) so make time for a guided tour.

who to go with?

  • friends, family, history hounds
  • ANCIENT
  • HISTORY
  • ARCHAEOLOGY