Santorini | The Archaeological Museum

Not many people know that the official name of Santorini is Thera. It's named after an ancient Spartan named Theras who fled here from a family intrigue and decided to set up a colony.
Not surprisingly, ancient Thera flourished in the flat and fertile eastern part of the island, for about a thousand years. You can see the ruins at the foot of a hill that rises out of the plain near the coast.
You might be interested to know that in classical times Thera was contested between the great powers of Athens and Sparta. The museum's exhibits include prehistoric pottery, archaic statuettes and Roman-era glassware.
The Thera museum can be combined with a day at the beach at nearby Kamari, basking on the fine dark volcanic sand, and then after sunset, stroll down to the Nihteri taverna for fish with everything. About the wine -- we'll come back to that.
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