📍 The Chapel of Saint Irene (Perissa, Santorini) The name **Santorini** is widely believed to originate from a now-ruined church dedicated to **Saint Irene**, located near the village of Perissa on the island’s southeastern coast. At the foot of **Mesa Vouno mountain**, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a large early Christian basilica dating back to ...

The caldera of Santorini is a vast, water-filled volcanic basin formed by one of the most powerful eruptions in human history around the 16th century BCE. When the island’s volcano collapsed inward after the eruption, it created a massive crater that was later flooded by the Aegean Sea. Today, steep, multicolored cliffs—layered in ash, lava, ...

The best view on Santorini is widely considered to be from Imerovigli, especially near Skaros Rock. Perched at the highest point along the caldera, it offers a sweeping, unobstructed panorama of the volcanic basin, deep blue sea, and surrounding cliffs—without the heavy crowds found elsewhere. While Oia is famous for its sunset, it can feel ...