SANTORINI

SANTORINI //

DAY 12, 13 & 14

The view of Fira Town, a small city in the center of the island	The view of the volcano that formed Santorini.	A cruise ship passes the city.
A street filled with shops in Fira Town.	This archway is in the center of the shopping street.	A restaurant at dusk.
The view of Fira Town out to the coast.	The streets are lit up after sunset for shoppers.	A man rides a donkey straight down the side of a mountain.
Many boats sail around the volcano to get to the port.	Aside from donkeys, tourists can take cable cars up and down the side of the mountain.	The view of Fira Town from a cable car.
A boat docked at the port.	A sail boat traveling out to the volcano	Great cliffs on the island of Santorini.
The bow of the boat, headed for Nea Kameni, the volcano.	There are hot springs at the base of the volcano, and a lone church sits to welcome swimmers.	The boats are docked at the base of the volcano.
Nea Kameni is the most active volcano in the Aegean sea, with its last eruption in 1950.	The view of Santorini from Nea Kameni. The villages are along the very top of the island.	A closer view of Fira Town.
Volcanic rock along the side of the path up the mountain.	While the walking path is relatively smooth, the rest of the volcano is very rocky and uneven.	Small yellow plants bloom in the volcanic rock.
There are great holes on the side of the volcano.	More plants bloom amongst the volcanic rocks.	The only protection from falling off the narrow path is a small rope about four feet long.
Santorini from deeper inside the volcano	It is about a 30 minute walk to the summit of the volcano.	Classmates at the top of Nea Kameni.
Smaller islands are just off the coast of the volcano.	On the drive to Oia, the famous city in Santorini.	A great yellow church stands in Oia.
The sun begins to set over houses in Oia.	Beautiful flowers bloom on the side of a house.	The sun sets behind a windmill at the edge of Oia.
"You must go see the sunset in Oia. It's bigger than any other sunset." "How is it bigger?" I asked. "It just is. It's bigger." -A Canadian at McDonalds in Fira Town.	The final moments before the sun sets over the water at a sunset in Oia.	Dinner consisted of meat in a clay pot and fried potatoes.
Night view of the famous city of Oia.	Oia is often photographed for postcards and calendars because of its stunning white houses and prominent churches.	The side of Fira Town.
The best breakfast in Greece, in my opinion, of a breakfast crepe and fresh-squeezed orange juice.	Hundreds of people waiting to board the ferry.	People boarding the ferry to leave Santorini.

"And it is between this little Island of the Great Kammeni, that on the 23rd May in the Year 1707, at the break of Day, the New Island, of which I am now going to speak, was first discovered".

"Howsoever it was, some Seamen discovered this Island early in the Morning; but not being able to distinguish what it was, they imaged it to be some Vessel that had suffered Shipwreck, and was driven thither by the Sea. As soon as they found that it was a New Island, they grew afraid, and returning as hastily back again, spread the report over the whole Island; which was the more readily credited, because all the Inhabitants knew, and several of them had themselves seen what happened in the Year 1650".

Jesuit Priest Father Goree

SANTORINI

SANTORINI //

DAY 12, 13 & 14

The view of Fira Town, a small city in the center of the island

The view of the volcano that formed Santorini.

A cruise ship passes the city.

A street filled with shops in Fira Town.

This archway is in the center of the shopping street.

A restaurant at dusk.

The view of Fira Town out to the coast.

The streets are lit up after sunset for shoppers.

A man rides a donkey straight down the side of a mountain.

Many boats sail around the volcano to get to the port.

Aside from donkeys, tourists can take cable cars up and down the side of the mountain.

The view of Fira Town from a cable car.

A boat docked at the port.

A sail boat traveling out to the volcano

Great cliffs on the island of Santorini.

The bow of the boat, headed for Nea Kameni, the volcano.

There are hot springs at the base of the volcano, and a lone church sits to welcome swimmers.

The boats are docked at the base of the volcano.

Nea Kameni is the most active volcano in the Aegean sea, with its last eruption in 1950.

The view of Santorini from Nea Kameni. The villages are along the very top of the island.

A closer view of Fira Town.

Volcanic rock along the side of the path up the mountain.

While the walking path is relatively smooth, the rest of the volcano is very rocky and uneven.

Small yellow plants bloom in the volcanic rock.

There are great holes on the side of the volcano.

More plants bloom amongst the volcanic rocks.

The only protection from falling off the narrow path is a small rope about four feet long.

Santorini from deeper inside the volcano

It is about a 30 minute walk to the summit of the volcano.

Classmates at the top of Nea Kameni.

Smaller islands are just off the coast of the volcano.

On the drive to Oia, the famous city in Santorini.

A great yellow church stands in Oia.

The sun begins to set over houses in Oia.

Beautiful flowers bloom on the side of a house.

The sun sets behind a windmill at the edge of Oia.

"You must go see the sunset in Oia. It's bigger than any other sunset." "How is it bigger?" I asked. "It just is. It's bigger." -A Canadian at McDonalds in Fira Town.

The final moments before the sun sets over the water at a sunset in Oia.

Dinner consisted of meat in a clay pot and fried potatoes.

Night view of the famous city of Oia.

Oia is often photographed for postcards and calendars because of its stunning white houses and prominent churches.

The side of Fira Town.

The best breakfast in Greece, in my opinion, of a breakfast crepe and fresh-squeezed orange juice.

Hundreds of people waiting to board the ferry.

People boarding the ferry to leave Santorini.

Click Here to learn more about the history of the volcano, Nea Kameni