Santorini, Greece, is quite simply the most photogenic island in the Aegean, a whitewashed collection of buildings perched on the rocky cliffs of an ancient caldera. The southern most island in the Aegean Sea, it is the result of a volcanic eruption 3,600 years ago and volcanic activity continues into the present, the last eruption being in 1950, building up two small islands in the caldera: Palea and Nea Kameni. The name of the island dates from the thirteenth century when the Crusaders named it after the small chapel of Agia Irini (Santa Irene).
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| Santorini hillside | Santorini Cruise Ship | Santorini cruise ship docked | Santorini white deck |
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| Santorini caldera | Santorini black gates | Santorini brown volcanic cliffs | Santorini boat and pottery |