Fira Trip Overview
Visit Akrotiri, a well-preserved Bronze Age settlement on the island of Santorini. Listen to your official licensed guide explain how the inhabitants lived and point out the unique frescoes as you walk through the streets past 4,000-year-old buildings. Then explore the world’s first museum dedicated to the legend of Atlantis disappearance. With the help of innovative technologies, learn about Santorini Minoan history and its connections to Atlantis. Join in a brand-new museum culture experience.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Fira, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Fira, South Aegean, Greece
Visit Akrotiri, a well-preserved Bronze Age settlement on the island of Santorini. Listen to your official licensed guide explain how the inhabitants lived and point out the unique frescoes as you walk through the streets past 4,000-year-old buildings. Then explore the world’s first museum dedicated to the legend of Atlantis disappearance. With the help of innovative technologies, learn about Santorini Minoan history and its connections to Atlantis. Join in a brand-new museum culture experience.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Akrotiri Archaeological Site, Akrotiri 84700 Greece
We will guide you to Akrotiri, a settlement on Santorini that was covered in ash about 1500 BC. Follow your official licensed guide through the city to discover how it was organized during your trip. Learn about the sad circumstances that buried the city following a volcanic explosion and how this led to its preservation.
As you go past private homes and public buildings, look for traces of a sophisticated infrastructure to learn about how people lived 4,000 years ago and optionally the unique finding retracted from Akrotiri excavations at the Prehistoric Museum in Fira.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Lost Atlantis Experience, Epar.Od. Firon-Ormou Perissis, Megalochori 84700 Greece
An unforgettable experience is awaiting at the Lost Atlantis 9D Experience Museum. Through interactive films, explore all the evidence that links Plato’s lost Atlantis tale to the island’s volcano eruption. Explore the world’s largest Atlantis diorama and experience its daily life through virtual time windows using augmented reality. Through an interactive fresco, follow Plato’s voyage that inspired him to write about the perfect city.
Duration: 1 hour
