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Santorini, classically Thera, and officially Thira, is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast of Greece's mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago, which bears the same name and is the remnant of a volcanic caldera. It forms the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately 73 km2 (28 sq mi) and a 2011 census population of 15,550. The municipality of Santorini includes the inhabited islands of Santorini and Therasia and the uninhabited islands of Nea Kameni, Palaia Kameni, Aspronisi, and Christiana. The total land area is 90.623 km2 (34.990 sq mi).Santorini is part of the Thira regional unit.

The island was the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history: the Minoan eruption(sometimes called the Thera eruption), which occurred about 3,600 years ago at the height of the Minoan civilization. The eruption left a large caldera surrounded by volcanic ash deposits hundreds of metres deep. It may have led indirectly to the collapse of the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete, 110 km (68 mi) to the south, through a gigantic tsunami. Another popular theory holds that the Thera eruption is the source of the legend of Atlantis.

It is the most active volcanic centre in the South Aegean Volcanic Arc, though what remains today is chiefly a water-filled caldera. The volcanic arc is approximately 500 km (310 mi) long and 20 to 40 km (12 to 25 mi) wide. The region first became volcanically active around 3–4 million years ago[citation needed], though volcanism on Thera began around 2 million years ago with the extrusion of dacitic lavas from vents around the Akrotiri.

Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece and is also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean administrative region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Rhodes. The city of Rhodes had 50,636 inhabitants in 2011. It is located northeast of Crete, southeast of Athens and just off the Anatolian coast of Turkey. Rhodes' nickname is The island of the Knights, named after the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, who once conquered the land.

Historically, Rhodes was famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a World Heritage Site. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. The name of the U.S. state of Rhode Island is thought to be based on this island.

Heraklion or Heraclion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete. It is the fourth largest city in Greece. According to the results of the 2011 census, the population of the city proper was 166,209 inhabitants, the municipality's was 173,993 while the Heraklion urban area has a population of 225,574 and it extends over an area of 684.3 km2 (264.2 sq mi).

Heraklion is the capital of Heraklion regional unit.

The Bronze Age palace of Knossos, also known as the Palace of Minos, is located nearby.

Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Its total population is 42,615 (census 2011). In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites.

The prosperity of the city was historically based on maritime trade; as the capital of the maritime Republic of Ragusa, it achieved a high level of development, particularly during the 15th and 16th centuries, as it became notable for its wealth and skilled diplomacy.

In 1991, after the break-up of Yugoslavia, Dubrovnik was besieged by Serbian and Montenegrin soldiers of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) for seven months and suffered significant damage from shelling. After repair and restoration works in the 1990s and early 2000s, Dubrovnik re-emerged as one of the top tourist destinations in the Mediterranean.

Kotor is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative center of Kotor Municipality.

The old Mediterranean port of Kotor is surrounded by fortifications built during the Venetian period. It is located on the Bay of Kotor (Boka Kotorska), one of the most indented parts of the Adriatic Sea. Some have called it the southern-most fjord in Europe, but it is a ria, a submerged river canyon. Together with the nearly overhanging limestone cliffs of Orjen and Lovćen, Kotor and its surrounding area form an impressive landscape.

Since the early 2000s Kotor has seen an increase in tourists , many of them coming by cruise ship. Visitors are attracted by the natural environment of the Gulf of Kotor and by the old town of Kotor. Kotor is part of the World Heritage Site dubbed the Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor.

The fortified city of Kotor was also included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list as part of Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar in 201

Katakolon to małe miasteczko nadmorskie położone na zachodzie Peloponezu w Grecji, pełniące funkcję morskiej bramy do legendarnej starożytnej Olimpii — kolebki igrzysk olimpijskich. Dzięki dogodnemu położeniu Katakolon stał się popularnym portem dla statków wycieczkowych. Port otaczają malownicze wzgórza, a wzdłuż wybrzeża znajdują się przytulne kawiarnie, sklepy z lokalnymi przysmakami i pamiątkami. Turyści często rozpoczynają swoją podróż po regionie właśnie tutaj, udając się następnie do stanowisk archeologicznych w Olimpii, oddalonych o około 30 km.

Katakolon oferuje spokojną atmosferę i tradycyjny grecki urok: wąskie uliczki, domy z dachówką i lazurowe wody Morza Jońskiego. W okolicach znajdują się winnice produkujące lokalne wino oraz niewielkie plaże idealne do kąpieli i relaksu. W miasteczku działa również Muzeum Starożytnej Techniki Greckiej, prezentujące unikalne modele starożytnych wynalazków — od automatycznych drzwi po wczesne formy komputerów. Katakolon to harmonijne połączenie historii, natury i autentycznej greckiej gościnności.

Taormina to malownicze miasto na wschodnim wybrzeżu Sycylii, położone na zboczach góry Tauro, z zapierającym dech w piersiach widokiem na Morze Jońskie i wulkan Etna. Ten historyczny kurort słynie ze starożytnego teatru grecko-rzymskiego, który do dziś wykorzystywany jest do koncertów i przedstawień dzięki wyjątkowej akustyce oraz scenerii, w której niebo, morze i dymiący szczyt wulkanu tworzą niesamowite tło. Od XIX wieku Taormina przyciągała znane osobistości, artystów i pisarzy, pozostając symbolem wyrafinowanego wypoczynku i turystyki kulturalnej.

Wąskie brukowane uliczki starego miasta prowadzą do eleganckich placów, butików, kościołów i przytulnych kawiarni, gdzie serwowane są sycylijskie słodycze i świeże owoce morza. Z plaż, takich jak Isola Bella — mała wyspa połączona z lądem wąskim pasem piasku — rozciągają się widoki jak z pocztówki. Taormina słynie także ze swoich festiwali, w tym znanego letniego festiwalu filmowego. To miejsce, gdzie natura, historia i włoska elegancja łączą się w niepowtarzalną atmosferę, która zostaje w pamięci na długo.

Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437[1] while there were 1,570,283 permanent residents in its metropolitan area as of the 2011 census. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, Lomé is the country's administrative and industrial center, which includes an oil refinery, and its chief port, where it exports coffee, cocoa, copra, and palm kernels.