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Unusual Attractions in Santorini

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The modern town of Fira, on the Greek island of Santorini, is built on the cusp of the ancient volcano's caldera.

The Date of an Ancient Mediterranean Eruption Is Hidden in Dead Trees

Specifically, in the wood of a royal Phrygian tomb.
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A Minoan town buried under ash from the Thera eruption.

No One Knows the Exact Year of the Largest Volcanic Eruption of Our Age

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