This is the sixth installment of Edmonds resident Nathaniel Brown’s recent travels to Greece. You can read part 1 here, part ...

An insider guide to enjoying this iconic Greek island, its dazzling sunsets, clifftop villages and all-encompassing volcano ...

Winds spread ash and aerosols from the Thera eruption, causing atmospheric changes that contributed to the Minoan civilization’s collapse. Credit: Gary Bembridge/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0 A recent ...

In 1939, Greek Archaeologist Spyridon Marinates suggested that the Minoan civilization had actually been destroyed around 1500 B.C. by falling ash and poisonous fumes from a volcanic eruption on ...

Greece lies in a seismically active area, and earthquakes are frequent. Santorini forms part of the volcanic arc in the Aegean. The Minoan eruption of circa 1600 B.C. was among the largest volcanic ...

Most of the island was destroyed in the Minoan eruption, leaving behind a lagoon lined with several smaller islands—including modern-day Santorini. Contains files from Reuters and The Jerusalem ...

Santorini is also the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in human history. Known as the Minoan eruption, it occurred around 1,600 B.C. and destroyed much of the formerly round island.

Santorini is also the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in human history. Known as the Minoan eruption, it occurred around 1,600 B.C. and destroyed much of the formerly round island.

Santorini is also the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in human history. Known as the Minoan eruption, it occurred around 1,600 B.C. and destroyed much of the formerly round island.