Akrotiri

Santorini's Akrotiri is a magnificently preserved prehistoric monument known for its stunning frescos and Minoan connections. Visitors can now wander among the site, which is one of our Top 10 tourist attractions in Greece, which is covered by a bioclimatic roof. In truth, Akrotiri was inhabited as early as the 4th millennium BC – some claim even earlier – as a small fishing and farming community during the late Neolithic period. In the next century, during the Bronze Age, it would thrive and expand into a larger settlement of up to 20 hectares.

The beautiful remains of Akrotiri today provide witness to the sophisticated urban civilization that previously thrived there. The structures are not just multi-story, but many of them have vibrant frescoes depicting various themes. Because of its outstanding state of preservation, it has been dubbed the "Minoan Pompeii" after another renowned volcanically preserved site.

Akrotiri, however, has another claim to fame. Akrotiri was thought to be linked to Knossos and to have been a Minoan site. Some, on the other hand, have claimed that it was the lost city of Atlantis.

Location: Santorini