Minoan Eruption / Minoische Eruption
Sight in Southern Aegean, Egeo, Greece
The Minoan eruption was a catastrophic volcanic eruption that devastated the Aegean island of Thera (also called Santorini) circa 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 paleotsunamis. With a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of between 6 and 7, it resulted in the ejection of approximately ... (read more on Wikipedia)
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Hotels/Accommodations nearby
- Paradise Resort (640 m)
- Mathios Village (660 m)
- The Fisherman S House (670 m)
- Kalimera Hotel (700 m)
- Avant Garde Suites (760 m)
Other locations nearby
- Kokkini Paralia / Red Beach (730 m)
- White Beach / Kambia Beach (1,480 m)
- Aspri Paralia Beach (1,480 m)
- Mésa Pigádia (1,880 m)
- Vlychada Beach (2,190 m)
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