alt Hacker News> 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.
> Most Greek islands have their Chora, the capital village, on a high point of the island.
Well, others are mostly at sea level, with only some high points. Thira has very little land at sea level.