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Beaches Attractions In Akrotiri

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Akrotiri is a Minoan Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini . The name and the population are currently Greek. The civilization of the Bronze Age city, however, shows affinities to early Cretan civilization, which, going by its writing system , was undoubtedly not Greek. The Greeks arrived in Crete during the Mycenaean Period, later than Akrotiri. The date of their diffusion through the Cyclades remains a mystery, but there is nothing identifiably Greek at Akrotiri. The settlement was destroyed in the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century BC and buried in volcanic ash, which preserved the remains of fine frescoes and man...
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Beaches Attractions In Akrotiri

  • 1. Agios Prokopios Beach Agios Prokopios
    Agios Prokopios is a seaside village on the island of Naxos, Greece. It boasts magnificent beaches on the Aegean and is a favorite tourist attraction.At the 2001 census it numbered 222 residents.
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  • 2. Elafonissi Beach Elafonissi
    Elafonisi is an island located close to the southwestern corner of the Mediterranean island of Crete, of which it is administratively a part, in the regional unit of Chania. When the weather is fine it is possible to walk to the island through the shallow water. The island is a protected nature reserve. It is known for its pink sand beaches, created by tidal and wave-induced deposits of pigmented microorganisms living in a symbiotic relationship with native seaweed.
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  • 3. Platis Gialos Beach Platys Gialos
    Platys Gialos or Platis Yalós is 1) a beach in Mykonos, Greece. Platys Gialos offers Luxury Hotels and Resorts and a sandy beach. Located in the south side of the island, in a distance of 4km from Mykonos town . 2) a beach in Sifnos, Greece. Located in the southeast of the island facing Folegandros and Sikinos. There are a lot of cafés and restaurants along the beach and a marina.
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  • 4. Elia Beach Elia
    Elia Petridis is a Lebanese-Greek film director and screenwriter, known for The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez, and for his work in transmedia and virtual reality production. He is the founder and creative director of film production company Filmatics and the transmedia production company Fever Content.
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  • 7. Red Beach Akrotiri
    Red Beach is a volcanic sand beach on the Aegean island of Santorini. The beach is famed for its titular red-hued sand, and is a noted for being popular tourist attraction.
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