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In the middle of the Greek Islands of the Aegean Sea is the island of Santorini or Thira, which is located in the Cyclades group of islands. In Ancient times, it was known as Stongili, which means “round” in Greek.
The island was the victim of an enormous volcano's eruption in 1500 BC. Experts believe that the explosion was so strong it created gigantic waves that reached the shores of the surrounding islands and Crete. Since the eruption was so huge many consider it to be the main cause of the destruction of the great Minoan civilization on the island of Crete. After the explosion, the centre of Santorini sank, and the many earthquakes that followed destroyed a big part of the rest of the island... Read more from: Breathtaking View of Santorini Greece
