Santorini
The island of Santorini or Thira belongs to the complex of Cyclades islands, in the southern Aegean Sea. It abstains from Piraeus 128 naval miles and has an extent that reaches the 75,8 square kilometres.
Santorini is famous for her volcanoes, which are the youngest volcanoes in Greece and of the most active of Europe. Santorini belongs to the Aegean volcanic arc and is characterized as an active volcano.
The Minoan eruption which happened on the island in 1613 BC, resulted in the creation of the Caldera of Santorini and the destruction of the prehistoric culture of the island and gave the island which was round firstly, a semi-circular laminar form. The view from the side of the volcano occurs rocky and hidden in contrast to the smoothness of the ground in the rest of the island.
The climate is humid but healthy and the soil is mostly pumice ideal for farming.
The main export product of the island is wine, as well as the vineyards of the island benefit from the volcanic soil combined with little rain and the winds prevailing in the island. The most known kinds of wines are Nyxteri and the famous Vincanto (Vino Santo) which is used by the Catholic church as the Eucharist. The local products include also the tomatoes (in size of cherry), fava and katsounia (a type of cucumber). The local delicacies consist of melitinia of Santorini and croquettes of tomatoes.
On the island all morals and the customs of traditional marriages are observed, while the Good Friday, in the village Tower, tinnies with oil are turned on, in the points from where the epitaph will pass, and as a result a incredibly magnificent spectacle takes place
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