alt Hacker NewsEveryone goes for the blue domes.
The real historic sites can be seen via
- taking a boat tour to the dead volcano "Caldera"
- visiting the Prehistoric ruins at Akrotiri (south side of the island)
> The weirdest thing about this island is that everything is built on a caldera rim, much higher than sea level. Extremely unusual for an island.
Most Greek islands have their Chora, the capital village, on a high point of the island. This was for defense reasons against pirates and other potential attackers.