Santorini’s economy is highly dependent on the tourism sector. Every year, over 2.5 million people visit the island. The island, which is inhabited by nearly 20,000 residents, tourism is a lifeline.
In recent times, the main problem facing Greece’s picturesque island of Santorini has been the crowds of tourists jostling for space among the whitewashed walls of Oia town as they hunt for the ...
SANTORINI, Greece, March 24 (Reuters) - Greece's tourism jewel, Santorini, welcomed its first cruise ship of the year on Sunday after thousands of small earthquakes in February created a state of ...
Inspections on the popular island of Santorini have discovered dozens of illegal buildings that could be at risk in the event of future earthquakes. The Greek Ministry of the Environment and ...
Only two of Santorini's five islands are inhabited, and tourists typically spend most if not all their time on the largest island, Thira. Sitting off the main island's northwest coast is the ...
ATHENS - Schools in the Greek tourist island of Santorini and other neighbouring islands reopened on March 4, with residents returning after a month-long shutdown caused by intense seismic activity.
The best way to get around Santorini is on foot or by bus. You'll see that it's easy to walk around the tiny seaside towns, but the bus is best to get from one town to another. There are KTEL bus ...
Santorini, a renowned tourist destination in Greece, received its first cruise ship of the year on Sunday after thousands of small February earthquakes led to a state of emergency, prompted mass ...
Experts say that the seismic activity, which began in late January and continued for almost a month, has subsided, allowing life in Santorini to return to normal. Credit: wikimedia commons/Pedro ...
According to the Greek Minister of Tourism, after weeks of seismic tremors, Santorini is set to welcome visitors once again this summer. Despite ongoing minor aftershocks, schools on Santorini and the ...
In a recent interview on Proto Programma 91.6 and 105.8, Eythymis Lekkas, a Professor of Natural Disasters and President of OASP, discussed the seismic situation in Santorini. He reassured that the ...