Akrotiri Lighthouse, Akrotiri

Name: Akrotiri Lighthouse
Address: Akrotiri, Greece

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Akrotiri Lighthouse is a 19th-century lighthouse on the Greek island of Santorini. The lighthouse was built by a French company in 1892, making the lighthouse one of the oldest in Greece. The lighthouse ceased operating during World War II. The Greek Navy recommissioned the lighthouse in 1945. The lighthouse is famed for its sunset views. ()

Coordinates: 36°21'28"N, 25°21'26"E

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Akrotiri Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Three Bells, Athinios, Skaros, Santorini cable car.

6.2 miNE
View point
Three Bells, Fira
157 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.
4.5 miNE
Taxis and shuttles, Nature and wildlife tours, Private tours
Athinios, Akrotiri
116 min walk • Athinios port or simply Athinios is the primary ferry port of Santorini, located approximately 10 km south of the capital Fira.
6.2 miNE
Geologic formation, Park, Forts and castles
Skaros, Imerovigli
158 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.
5.9 miNE
Cable car, Aerial tramway
Santorini cable car, Fira
150 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.
6 miNE
Archaeological museum with artifacts
Archaeological Museum of Thera, Santorini
152 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.
5.9 miNE
Church
St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Fira
152 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.
2.2 miE
Beach, Outdoor activities, Park
Red Beach, Akrotiri
57 min walk • Red Beach is a volcanic sand beach on the Aegean island of Santorini. The beach is famed for its titular red-hued sand, and is a noted for being popular tourist attraction.
5.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
South Aegean Volcanic Arc, Fira
150 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.
2.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Minoan eruption, Akrotiri
67 min walk • The Minoan eruption was a catastrophic volcanic eruption that devastated the Aegean island of Thera in around 1600 BCE. It destroyed the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri, as well as communities and agricultural areas on nearby islands and the coast of Crete with subsequent earthquakes and tsunamis.
5.4 miE
Locality
Pyrgos, Santorini
139 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.
6.1 miNE
Museum, Archaeological museum
Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Santorini
156 min walk • The Museum of Prehistoric Thera is located in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece. It was built on the site of the old Ypapanti Church which was destroyed in the 1956 Amorgos earthquake.