Santorini, Greece, April 2013

Capital of Santorini (Thira)

19th April 2013

Street outside a bank.Street outside a bank.

Looking along a pedestrian street. A row of small shops selling souvenirs.Looking along a pedestrian street. A row of small shops selling souvenirs.

Outside a ladies' clothes shop.Outside a ladies’ clothes shop.

View down a narrow street with cobble stones under foot. Shops and restaurants.View down a narrow street with cobble stones under foot. Shops and restaurants.

Tourists at a clothes stall in another narrow cobbled street.Tourists at a clothes stall in another narrow cobbled street.

Doorway into a different ladies' clothes shop.Doorway into a different ladies’ clothes shop.

Inside probably the same ladies' clothes shop.Inside probably the same ladies’ clothes shop.

Outside 'Idol Cafe Bar Restaurant'. View of rocky cliffs and the sea around 200 metres below.Outside ‘Idol Cafe Bar Restaurant’. View of rocky cliffs and the sea around 200 metres below.

Looking from a white-painted flat roof top over the sea towards the island of Thirasia. Thirasia is part of the same small circular archipelago as Santorini. The archipelago is a volcanic caldera.Looking from a white-painted flat roof top over the sea towards the island of Thirasia. Thirasia is part of the same small circular archipelago as Santorini. The archipelago is a volcanic caldera.

A small square with a circle of palm trees and bushes planted in the middle.A small square with a circle of palm trees and bushes planted in the middle.

A look-out point with views over the sea and surrounding landscape. The capital of Santorini is high up overlooking the caldera.A look-out point with views over the sea and surrounding landscape. The capital of Santorini is high up overlooking the caldera.