Santorini (Thira)
July 20, 2018
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On Day 9, my shuttle to the ferry didn't leave until 4 p.m., so I was able to enjoy most of the day in Santorini. After a leisurely breakfast, I went to the
Megaro Gyzi Museum, a small private museum with documents, pictures and paintings from the 1500's and beyond, plus some Ancient Thera and island sculptures.
After that I went to the quite excellent Museum of Prehistoric Thera, which features many artifacts from the excavation of the ancient city of Akrotiri, a thriving
city that was covered in ash from a massive volcanic eruption around 1627 BC. It is estimated only 3% of the city has been excavated so far. Because of the ash keeping
the town buildings and objects from the elements, numerous frescos, pithoi, sculptures and pottery have been found in quite good quality.
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Above: I would like to tell you these are colourful pottery from Ancient Thera, but they actually are souvenirs of Santorini.
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1 shows the walk through Santorini. Note the lack of crowds - people tend to eat late, stay up late and get up late in Santorini.
And the crowds from the cruise ships haven't infested the island yet.
2 shows an old map of Santorini showing the 5 Venetian castles on it, located in the Megaro Gyzi Museum.
3 is an artwork showing the volcanic activity at Nea Kameni, 1866–1870.
4 shows the age of the rock formations on Mesa Vouno, the mountain that the town of Ancient Thera is on.
5 and 6 show sculptures from the quarry of Fira.
9 to 12 show Greek and foreign paintings.
10 "Fish" by Doris M. Papageorgiou, 1896-1987.
11 "Monks at Leisure" by Freri, early 19th century.
12 "Seascape" by Maurice Bellon, 1928-1932.
13 is a map of the Cyclades by M. D'Anville
14 is a 1793 certificate for someone's "Exalted Patronage".
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