Natural beauty of Santorini Island in Greece

Natural beauty of Santorine Island is very attractive. Santorini Island is one of the most beautiful volcanic islands in the world. Such kind of volcanic islands are very exceptional in nature. Volcanic eruptions make the land unsightly but it is the gift of God that human has distorted this viciousness to the beauty. Santorini is one of the most exciting sites just not of the Greece but of the world too. The main attractions of the Santorini are the absurd villages. The capital of the island is Fira. This island is the site of the history’s leading volcanic eruptions which is called Minoan Eruption. The name of the island was given in thirteenth century by Latin Empire. It is also called there but the older name Santorini is still in use. This beautiful island is located in the southern Aegean Sea which is 200 km far from the main land of the Greece. Santorini is the part of Santorini Archipelago which is round in shape. This is the largest island of this group of islands. The area of the island is almost 73 km and the total inhabitants of the island is 13,670. The inhabited islands of the santorini city are Santorini and Therasis while the uninhabited islands are Near, Kemani, Palaia Kemani, Aspronisi and Christiana. The island is the relic of a volcanic cone. The beaches are made of sand and stones. The beaches of the Santorini are horizontal and shallow. The visitors will find different beaches in Santorini like Red Beach, Black Beach, and White Beach etc. These colours of the beach sand are because of the magma of various colours. Readers must have another important fact in knowledge that magma acts as a heat absorber. 

 So the water is stove at the beaches of dark colours.Greek war of independence gave independence to the Santorini in 1821 from the Ottoman rule. Settlement of London facilitated the fusion of Santorini with Greece in 1830. An earthquake in 1956 and a volcanic wave badly affected the island and demolished many of its buildings. This earthquake resulted the abandonment of the villages. It would be interesting to know that the island has no rivers so the water for custom activities is rare. There was no improvement in this regard till early 1990s when people crammed ponds and cisterns with rain water that fell on the roofs and courts. Water is important for plants as well and the major source for plants is rain in the world. But in Santorini rain is rare so the plants depend on the wetness which they get from the early morning dew. The island has small but affluent wine manufacturing. Although the dry and hot conditions do not support wine growers but still it is getting gratitude. The architecture of the island is the main attraction for the tourists.  Every year many tourists visited Santorini Island. There you will find low lying cubical houses. These houses are white washed and there roofs are coloured in blue. It is said that the sunsets in the Santorini are best in the world. No hesitation it is the best holiday destination in Greece.