Santorini caldera, Santorini

Name: Santorini caldera
Address: Santorini, Greece

#3 among attractions in Santorini

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Volcano

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Santorini caldera is a large, mostly submerged caldera, located in the southern Aegean Sea, 120 kilometers north of Crete in Greece. Visible above water is the circular Santorini island group, consisting of Santorini, the main island, Therasia and Aspronisi at the periphery, and the Kameni islands at the center. It has been designated a Decade Volcano. ()

Local name: Καλδέρα Σαντορίνης Last eruption: 1950Coordinates: 36°23'44"N, 25°27'33"E

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Santorini caldera – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monolithos, Three Bells, Athinios, Skaros.

1.7 miNE
36°24'43"N • 25°28'60"E
Monolithos, Santorini
45 min walk • Beach, Outdoor activities, Park
2.6 miNW
View point
Three Bells, Fira
68 min walk • The Three Bells of Fira, officially known as The Catholic Church of the Dormition, is a Greek Catholic church on the island of Santorini. The church is famed for its three bells, blue dome, and picturesque views. The building is located in the town of Fira, directly above the cliffs which dominate western Santorini.
1.7 miW
Taxis and shuttles, Nature and wildlife tours, Private tours
Athinios, Akrotiri
45 min walk • Athinios port or simply Athinios is the primary ferry port of Santorini, located approximately 10 km south of the capital Fira.
3.4 miNW
Geologic formation, Park, Forts and castles
Skaros, Imerovigli
87 min walk • Skaros, also known as Skaros Rock, Fortress Skaros or Castle Skaros, is a rock formation and collection of ruins on the Greek island of Santorini.
2.4 miNW
Cable car, Aerial tramway
Santorini cable car, Fira
61 min walk • The Santorini cable car connects the port with the town of Thera in Santorini island in Greece. It was constructed as a donation of the “Loula & Evangelos Nomikos Foundation”. The cable car, technically a pulsed Gondola lift, was built by Doppelmayr, has a capacity of 1,200 people per hour. The journey takes 3 minutes.
2.3 miNW
Archaeological museum with artifacts
Archaeological Museum of Thera, Santorini
59 min walk • The Archaeological Museum of Thera is a museum in Fira, Santorini, Greece. It was built in 1960 to replace an older one which had collapsed by the 1956 Amorgos earthquake.
2.3 miNW
Church
St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Fira
60 min walk • The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece. It serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santorini which was created in 1204.
1.3 miS
Church
Panagia Episkopi, Perissa
33 min walk • The Panagia Episkopi is the previous middle-Byzantine cathedral of the Greek Cycladean island of Santorini. It is also called Panagia tis Episkopis or Church of Episkopi Thiras.
2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
South Aegean Volcanic Arc, Fira
53 min walk • The South Aegean Volcanic Arc is a volcanic arc in the South Aegean Sea formed by plate tectonics. The prior cause was the subduction of the African plate beneath the Eurasian plate, raising the Aegean arc across what is now the north Aegean Sea.
~550 ftN
36°23'49"N • 25°27'36"E
Koutsoyannopoulos Wine Museum-Winery, Santorini
3 min walk • Museum
1 miSW
Locality
Pyrgos, Santorini
27 min walk • Pyrgos Kallistis or simply Pyrgos is a village on the Aegean island of Santorini, Greece, in the Cyclades archipelago with a population of 912 according to the 2011 census.