You can take a look at the volcano through our Picture Gallery. However, an actual visit to the volcano will give you a better idea of the lost Atlantis. Santorini and the active volcano will cast a magic spell on you.

The volcano has never ceased to threaten Santorini. The last earthquake/eruption in 1956 caused considerable damage to the villages on the island.

Eruptions of the volcano

Abt 1450 BC

197 BC

19 AD

46 AD

726 AD

1570 or 1573 AD

1650 AD (26th Sept - 6 Dec)

1707 AD (23rd May - 17th Jan 1708)

1866-1870 AD

1925 AD 11th Aug - 1926 AD 21st May

1928 AD (23rd Jan - 17th Mar)

1939 AD End Aug - 1941 Beg July.

1950 (10th Jan - 2nd Feb)

1956

by Thomas J. Pagonis
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