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Hours and Tickets Ancient Akrotiri is located on the southern end of the island, less than 10 miles south of Fira. To get to Akrotiri, you can take the KTEL bus from Fira.

The move for American Independence was greatly influenced by ancient Greece, particularly philosophy from the time.

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Off the coast of a Greek island sits the Antikythera shipwreck, a 2,000-year-old wreck with a story that inspired an Indiana Jones movie. From its beginnings as an accidental discovery to the recent ...

Here, you find a simpler kind of beauty: painted stone houses, boats drifting in calm harbors, and a handful of locals ...

Separating Kamari from Perissa on top of Mesa Vouna is Ancient Thera. This archaeological site, which was first claimed by the Dorians (ancient Greeks) in the 9th century B.C., is home to ruins ...

Do you know these European capital quiz questions? If you think you're a geography pro, have a go at this fun new quiz all about capital cities of European countries. Expect to see questions like: ...

Cat. of printed maps, charts and plans, v. 15, col. 379. NUC Pre-1956 imprints, NM 0690785 Titles of volumes vary. Title of v. 5: Atlas geographus: or, A compleat system of geography, (ancient and ...