Santorini belongs to the’Cyclades archipelago In Aegean Sea. The island conceals a rich variety of landscapes and villages. Fira (Thira) is the capital, a blend of Venetian and Cycladic architecture, with white cobblestone streets filled with shops, tavernas, hotels, and cafés, clinging to the edge of the caldera at almost 300 metres above the port. If you arrive by sea, you can take the cable car from the port or, alternatively, take a trip on one of the hundreds of mules that ascend the 588 zigzag steps.
Walking north from Fira for about twenty minutes, you arrive at Imerovigli, where you can admire the magnificent panorama of the island. Fira has a Museum of Prehistory which contains some of the artefacts, which were found in the ruins of Akrotiri. Always at Fira, near the Cable Car Station, you will find the Archaeological Museum containing artefacts from various periods. Most of the artefacts date from the Classical and Roman periods of the ancient city of Thera and its cemeteries.
At the northern end of the Caldera is the centre of Oia, with its whitewashed walls and its Blue domes which rise above the splendid Ammoudi Bay. At dusk, the town attracts crowds of people who venture out to see the sunset. Santorini's sunsets, viewed from Oia, are considered among the most beautiful in the world.
