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Fira, Greece
About Fira
Firá is the modern capital of the Greek Aegean island, Santorini. It is a traditional
settlement. "Firá", actually, is a different pronunciation of "Thira", the ancient
name of the island itself.
Fira is a town of white-washed houses built on the edge of the 400 m high caldera on
the western edge of the semi-circular island of Thera. The two main museums of
interest are the Santorini Archeological Museum, 30 m east of the cable car entrance,
and the Museum of Prehistoric Thera at the southeast corner of the White Orthodox
Cathedral (with the Greek name meaning Metamorphosis), built on the site of the
Ypapanti Church, destroyed in the 1956 earthquake.
Access to Fira is mainly by roads on its eastern side, climbing from its port via the
Z-shaped footpath on foot or on donkeys, or by riding the steep cable car from its
lower terminal by the port. The central square of Fira is called Plateia
Theotokopoulou, with a bus and taxi station, banks and pharmacies.
The narrow paths, lined with all kinds of souvenir shops, jewelry shops, and
restaurants linking the upper cable car terminal and the central square, are packed
with tourists during the Summer seasons.
The view from Fira is magnificent, with a nice panoramic view of the 18 km long
caldera from southern Cape Akrotiri to northern Cape Ag. Nikolaos, plus the volcanic
island Nea Kameni at the center with Thirassia Island in the distant west on blue
Aegean water. Big cruise ships can usually be seen anchoring in the small harbor
between Nea Kameni and Fira.
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