Greece City: Tira (Santorin Island)
The main city of Santorin Islands – Tire (Thira, Fira, Greeks say a little softer – almost "Fira"), often called, like any other major city of Cyclades – Choir.
It stretches along the western coast of Santorina, south of Cape Tourlos and practically opposite the island of Nea-Kamen. Almost completely rebuilt after the destructive earthquake of 1956, Tire is literally cling to its quarters per edge of a huge caldera. Beautiful panorama, which opens literally from anywhere in the city, acquires a special flavor at sunset when the sun sits down for the hills of Tiracy and Na-Kameni. And the city’s streets themselves, although they cannot boast an abundance of old monuments, but very good by themselves. Tourists attract art galleries, souvenir shops, shops, cafes and taverns. From the terrace of almost every tavern there is a delightful look. Plato, Marinaatos and Jacques-Yves Kusto claimed that Santorin, volcano and caldera – these are the remnants of the Atlantis disappeared here.
- Tira – the capital of Santorina
- Waiting for customers
- Tira streets
- One of the numerous taverns in dash
There are some good museums here, among which Prehistoric Tira Museum (open from Thursday to Sunday from 8.30 to 19.thirty; 3 Euros, including entrance to the Archaeological Museum) between the Cathedral and the bus station, Archaeological Museum (from Thursday to Sunday from 8.00 to 17.00; 3 euros, includes the entrance to the aforementioned museum) near the cable car station in the north of the city, located in an old mansion belonging to the Catholic diocese of the island, as well as MEGARO GHYZI Cultural Center (from Monday to Saturday from 10.30 to 13.30 and from 17.00 to 20.00, on Sunday – from 10.30 to 16.thirty; 3 Euro) north of the Archaeological Museum.
The complex is somewhat carved in the rocks Collections of the Tira Foundation (indicated in guidebooks as Wall-Paintings of Thera, open daily from 10.00 to 20.00; 3 euros) and extensive Museum of Folklore Lignos (Open daily from 10.00 to 14.00 and from 18.00 to 20.00; 3 euros), which occupies a fully restored mansion of the XIX century with the winery of the same period, cave, garden, gallery and historical archive.
From Tira to the sea there are two ways: a modern and fast – cable car, where the glass cabins will deliver a tourist in 2 minutes and 4 euros, and traditional – by "Donkey trail", which can be overcome on the mula, paying 5 euros to their owners.
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