Santorini, the island of contrasts
| The book is a thorough presentation of the island with bilingual parallel texts. It includes information on the history of the island, the archaeological sites and findings, the environment, the economy, the architecture, the churches and monasteries as well as numerous photographs. It is also a user's guide for the respective DVD-ROM, including content from the electronic edition. The aim of the series is to offer a structured thesaurus of knowledge about the island that will point out its cultural distinctiveness.
"Cosmopolitan Santorini is the island of the Cyclades which attracts the largest numbers of tourists, after Mykonos. The striking contrasts and the imposing landscape, which form a unique combination of the primordial and the refined, fascinate the visitor at first sight. Then, there is the history of the island, ever present; it unfolds in the streets of prehistoric Akrotiri and ancient Thira, but also in the halls of its museums. The precious Santorini wine has its own special place and the thread of the winemaking tradition is brought to life in the older and more recent wine factories..." |
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