Kamari ( el, Καμάρι) is a coastal village on the southeastern part of the
Aegean island of
Santorini
Santorini ( el, Σαντορίνη, ), officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα ) and classical Greek Thera (English pronunciation ), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the Greek mainland. It is the ...
,
Greece, in the
Cyclades archipelago with a population of approx. 1800 according to the 2001 census. It is part of the
Municipality of Thira and is situated approximately 8 km away from the island's capital
Fira. Kamari was built by residents of the nearby village of ''
Episkopi Gonias'', which was almost flattened by a devastating
earthquake that hit Santorini in July 1956.
The village got its name from a small
arch
An arch is a vertical curved structure that spans an elevated space and may or may not support the weight above it, or in case of a horizontal arch like an arch dam, the hydrostatic pressure against it.
Arches may be synonymous with vaul ...
( el, Καμάρα, Kamara) that still rises at the south end of its beach and is what remains from an ancient
sanctuary dedicated to
Poseidon. Today, it stretches along a beach covered with black
pebble
A pebble is a clast of rock with a particle size of based on the Udden-Wentworth scale of sedimentology. Pebbles are generally considered larger than granules ( in diameter) and smaller than cobbles ( in diameter). A rock made predominant ...
s,
which is the longest of the island. The beach extends in a northeast to southwest direction from Monolithos to the feet of the ''Mesa vouno'' mountain that rises up to a height of approx. 400m, being Santorini's second highest peak. Once an agricultural and fishing village, modern Kamari boasts a thriving tourist industry, offering a wide choice of accommodation, restaurants, cafes, bars and night clubs, plus several
water sport activities.
In 2002, an
archaic
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*List of archaeological periods
**Archaic Sumerian language, spoken between 31st - 26th cent ...
sanctuary dedicated to
Achilles was discovered in Kamari.
See also
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Episkopi Gonias
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Ancient Thera
Ancient Thera ( el, Αρχαία Θήρα) is the name of an ancient perfectly round volcano island now known as Santorini. It was named after the mythical ruler of the island, Theras, and is known to have been inhabited by Greek Minoans as early ...
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Sellada
Sellada ( el, Σελλάδα) is a mountain pass between the peaks of ''Profitis Ilias'' and ''Mesa Vouno'', near the village of Kamari in the island of Santorini, Greece. The NE and NW slopes of Sellada accommodated the necropolis (i.e. cemetery) ...
External links
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Kamari.gr
Santorini
Populated places in Thira (regional unit)
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