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Santorini, Greece - The Impossibly Beautiful Caldera Island

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The numerous pretty churches of Santorini Greece. Santorini is a beautiful Greek island. Its a short half hour flight from Athens. Santorini was formed by a massive volcano that erupted and changed the shape of the island forever.  It destroyed the round hill shape and left the crescent shaped caldera that we have today. The Caldera shape can clearly be seen today and there are islands surrounding Santorini and some are inhabited. You can see the Caldera that formed after the Volcano. The island is rough and rocky with volcanic soil, therefore it is good for growing and it's a very unique island that is curved so views are outstanding.   We arrived into Santorini and picked up our rental car. The owner of Caliopa's Villa which I booked on Booking.com insisted that he meet us at the airport and that we follow him because it is extremely difficult to find the villa in Pyrgos, the town we would be staying in. We followed him the short 10-minute drive and parked. Apparently i...