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The Village of Oia rests on the rim of the volcanic caldera crescent shaped island in the Aegean Sea, Santorini, Italy. 

18th century church in the Village of Oia, Santorini, Greece with the island of Thirasia in the background.

Village of Oia, Santorini, in the Cyclades Island Group, Greece. This is a crescent shaped Island that is the volcanic caldera that was left from a very large volcanic island that erupted in 1450 BC. Oia sits 550 feet on top of the crest that remains. It is believed to be a candidate for the lost city of Atlantis and the resulting tsunami devastated Minoan Crete. It is noted for it’s brilliant blue domed churches with white walls perched on the top of the 550 foot cliffs. Donkey’s or walking are the local mode of transportation. The island can only be reached by ship.

Snail Address marker Village of Oia, Santorini, Greece.

Near the current Greek city of Katakolon these Water fountains are at the site of Ancient Olympia, Greece. This was the site of the first Olympic games in 776 BC at the confluence of the Alfeios & the Kladeos Rivers. The first recorded Olympic winner was Koroivos who was a cook.

Cape Sounion, Greece Temple of Posiedon or Neptune

Row boat in the port of Skala Firon, Santorini. 

The Lion Gate was the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece. It was erected during the 13th century BC in the northwest side of the acropolis and is named after the relief sculpture of two lionesses in a heraldic pose that stands above the entrance.[1] The Lion Gate is the sole surviving monumental piece of Mycenaean sculpture,[2] as well as the largest sculpture in the prehistoric Aegean.[3]