Santorini Island, known as Thira to the Greeks, was once home to a wealthy maritime society. A violent volcanic eruption destroyed the community, but left behind the dramatic landscapes the island ...

A bell towel of an Orthodox church in the town of Oia on the earthquake-struck island of Santorini, Greece, as the main town of Fira is litted by the sun in the background on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.

Santorini, Thira Island, Cyclades Islands, Greece Santorini, the southernmost of the Greek Cyclades, has to be one of the world's most dramatically beautiful islands. Its unique topography is the ...

I'm a Greece-based writer and have traveled to Santorini multiple times per year for 15 years. Here are my insider tips on the best transportation options for getting to and around Santorini, Greece.

THIRA, Greece (AP) — In a historic monastery set in the tourist-thronged main town of Santorini, one of the trendiest Greek islands, 13 cloistered nuns live a vocation little understood but ...

THIRA, Greece (AP) — It's a crucial if often misunderstood mission within the church, where constant prayer is deemed necessary to support more outwardly engaged ministries.

THIRA, Greece -- Cruise-ship tourists crowding souvenir shops and couples chasing the perfect Instagram sunset throng the alleyway outside the Monastery of St. Catherine, steps from Santorini's ...

THIRA, Greece — Cruise-ship tourists crowding souvenir shops and couples chasing the perfect Instagram sunset throng the alleyway outside the Monastery of St. Catherine, steps from Santorini’s ...