Excavations of ancient Akrotiri, which dates from the Bronze Age, reveal a sophistication and prosperity of an elaborate drainage system, beautiful wall paintings and multistory buildings ...

Thanks to years of excavation, ... To get to Akrotiri, you can take the KTEL bus from Fira. The site is open Wednesday through Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission costs 12 euros ...

Excavations on the southwestern tip of Santorini island (also known as Thera) have been ongoing at the Akrotiri archeological site since Greek archeologist and professor Spyridon Marinatos started ...

Yes, you absolutely can visit the Akrotiri Archaeological Site independently from the cruise port. Here’s how: Tender to Fira : Cruise ships dock offshore, and passengers tender into the Old Port.

Fresco, Akrotiri, Greece (Photo Archive of Thera Akrotiri Excavations) . Scholars have longed believed that a Bronze Age Aegean painting of a troop of monkeys depicts stylized exotic primates ...

The first phase will consist of excavations in the House of Benches near the Xeste 3 building. This is where the golden ibex of Akrotiri was found in 1999. Because this is the only golden artefact to ...

International travellers. Thera Akrotiri Excavations. The wall paintings of Akrotiri were preserved by ash from a volcano that destroyed the city some time in the 16th or 15th century BC and offer ...

Wall painting of grey langur monkeys at Akrotiri on the Greek island of Thera (Santorini) A Bronze Age painting on a Greek island shows a monkey from thousands of kilometres away in Asia. The ...