Ancient Akrotiri

Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Ακρωτηρίου

Walk through a Bronze Age town buried in ash 3,600 years ago

⚠ Mon & Thu close 15:30

Hours

1–15 Oct 08:00–18:30, 16–31 Oct 08:00–18:00; Mondays and Thursdays 08:30–15:30. Last entry 20 minutes before closing (official 2026 schedule)

Tickets

€20 full, €10 reduced (official 2026 rates); buy at hhticket.gr or on site

Address

South of Akrotiri village toward the coast, about 15 minutes' walk from Red Beach

A Bronze Age town buried whole in ash by the great eruption around the 17th century BC. A huge roof covers the entire site, and a wooden walkway takes you between two- and three-storey houses, lanes and squares. Staircases, window frames and giant storage jars sit where they were left, as if the residents had just walked out. In fact almost no bodies or valuables have been found, so it's thought they fled before the blast. The original wall paintings are in museums in Athens and Fira, so pair it with the Museum of Prehistoric Thera to complete the picture.