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Akrotiri, Akrotiri

4.1
#1 of 135 in Historic Sites in Cyclades
Must see · Ruin · Tourist Spot
Set your clock back a few thousand years with a visit to Akrotiri, a Minoan Bronze Age settlement destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption around 1627 BCE. The volcanic ash buried the remains of many everyday objects used by the settlement's inhabitants, preserving for posterity the ancient way of life of a long-lost culture. Some historians suggest this archeological site, once an important port city on the Aegean, served as an inspiration for Plato's story of Atlantis, a supposedly fictional place mentioned in two of the philosopher's major works. To gain a better understanding of the lost community, take a guided tour around the excavation site. You can plan Akrotiri trip in no time by asking Inspirock to help create your itinerary.
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  • By tim001johns
    Very interesting visit made all the more so by the fact there are still teams working within the site and you can observe them at work.  more »
  • By Igor R
    nothing special. entry fee is 12 euros. in a big hall there are a lot of old items, stone, houses. you can see it and that is it. no stories behind. there should be more signs and text about old...  more »
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  • By Rodney Knoke
    Don't bother going unless you pay for the tour! It's not easy to figure out what you are looking at otherwise. It is an amazing site that holds technologies we think of as modern from thousands of years ago.
  • By Charlotte Donovan
    Such a great archaeological site. App tour also available on top of signs and a video. Good rainy day activity.
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