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The Archaeological Museum Of Santorini
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Paintings, frescoes and pottery …all in one place at
the Archaeological Museum of Santorini in Fira.
Once you stepped into the stunningly wonderful volcanic
island of Santorini in Cyclades, Greece, the picturesque atmosphere grabs
you by the heart and introduces you into its myths and legends.
The Archaeological
Museum of Santorini is representative in this way, as it whispers continuously
about a culture, a legend that is still alive in Santorini through its
paintings, frescoes and pottery.
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The Archaeological Museum of Santorini is located in Fira, the capital
of Santorini, and it can be found on the main road. The price you
have to pay to have access into the building is insignificant, but its
role is priceless: its impressive items found in different excavations
are explained in English and Greek and illustrate and vividly depicts
the most important events of the history of Greece, in that times of
glory of gods and goddesses.
Because the old museum built in 1902 collapsed due to the earthquakes
of 1956, the Ministry of Public Works rebuilt it. However, its impressive
items, which speak about the Archaic, the Roman and the Hellenistic periods,
are still preserved in an intact manner.
Among the hosted items are: inscriptions dating from the Archaic to
the Roman period which are numerous among the museum’s displays;
sculptures that rangs from the Archaic to the Roman period; clay figurines
and vases ranging from the Geometric to the Hellenistic periods; finds
from the excavations at Akrotiri, Potamos and other sities on the island;
geometric red and black vases from the fifth century B.C; minoan ware
which is also on exhibit; plentiful bizantyne works of art.
The museum is structured in four units: the research history of Thera;
Thera geology; the island’s history dating from the Neolitic to
the late Cycladic period and the heyday of Akrotiri.
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