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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Santorini

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Santorini, Greece

Updated July 3, 2020

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Archeological site of Akrotiri

Santorini, Greece

Prehistoric Town of Akrotiri

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

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Paralia Perissa

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

Vlychada, Greece

Tomato Industrial Museum

A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.
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Atlantis Books

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.
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Vlychada, Greece

Tomato Industrial Museum

A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.
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