The volcanic ash from the Santorini volcano covered the Minoan city at Akrotiri of Thera, helping to preserve its structures and artifacts. The excavation work to recover the ruins of Akrotiri was ...

believed to be from the catastrophic eruption of Santorini's volcano in the 1500s BCE at Tepecik Höyüğü, an ancient mound in the Çine district of Aydın. The finding sheds new light on the ...

For more information, check out the Ancient Akrotiri section of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism website. Private Santorini Tailor-Made | Choice of the guest! (1083 reviews) ...