Akrotiri was one of the fortified
castles of the island during the medieval years. After the Turks occupied Santorini, the strong Venetian castle was torn down.
The remains of its towers can still be seen today.
Close to the village can be
found the archaeological site and the famous Red beach.
Akrotiri - Archaeological Site
Akrotiri
is one of the most important prehistoric settlements of the Aegean. Evidence of habitation at Akrotiri first came to light
in the second half of the 19th century. However, systematic excavations were begun much later, in 1967, by Professor Spyridon
Marinatos under the auspices of the Archaeological Society at Athens.
He decided
to excavate at Akrotiri in the hope of verifying an old theory of his, published in the 1930's, that the eruption of the Thera
volcano was responsible for the collapse of the Minoan civilization.
To date the only remains discovered have been that of a pig.
