Bonjour mes amis! Friday, March 11, Lee and I explored the sights of Santorini by driving the island. We started our exploration in Imerovigli. This quiet, traditional village provides visitors with a glimpse into everyday life in Santorini. It has stone houses and chapels and great views of the flooded caldera. Next we visited Pyrgos, a hilltop village of white and blue houses built around a Venetian castle. Pyrgos is also known for its Monastery of Prophitis. We loved walking the narrow streets in Pyrgos and especially the views of Santorini from the top. We also stopped at Perissa and Agios Georgios Beaches with their black sand and clear water on the east coast of Santorini. We drove to ancient Akrotiri which is a late Neolithic-era city and is one of Greece's most important. This city was buried by volcanic lava in the late Minoan period. The history of Santorini was fascinating. I wanted to show you a picture of the Phaistos Disc which is a disk of fired clay from a palace on Crete, most likely dating from 2,000 BC. A reproduction of this disc was found in various places throughout the island, even one in the hotel where we stayed. This, evidently, is one of the most famous mysteries of archaeology. The 45 unique signs were made by pressing hieroglyphic "seals" into a disc of soft clay in clockwise sequence. These signs are most likely an ancient alphabet or a syllabary. Archaelogists are still trying to decipher the code! Enjoy the photos.
Mme. Wallace
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