The Myth of Lost Atlantis

Overview

Visit Akrotiri, a well-preserved Bronze Age settlement on the island of Santorini. Listen to your official licensed guide explain how the inhabitants lived and point out the unique frescoes as you walk through the streets past 4,000-year-old buildings.

• Travel back in time and discover the “Pombei of Aegean Sea”
• Explore the world’s first museum dedicated to the legend of Atlantis disappearance.
• Learn about Santorini Minoan history and its connections to Atlantis. 
• Your licensed guide will be at your disposal. 

About this activity

Tour Description

Firstly, upon your pick up from your hotel we will guide you to Akrotiri, a settlement on Santorini that was covered in ash about 1500 BC.

Follow your official licensed guide through the city to discover how it was organized during your trip. Learn about the sad circumstances that buried the city following a volcanic explosion and how this led to its preservation.

As you go past private homes and public buildings, look for traces of a sophisticated infrastructure to learn about how people lived 4,000 years ago and optionally the unique finding retracted from Akrotiri excavations at the Prehistoric Museum in Fira.

Another unforgettable experience is awaiting at the Lost Atlantis 9D Experience Museum. Through interactive films, explore all the evidence that links Plato’s lost Atlantis tale to the island’s volcano eruption. Explore the world’s largest Atlantis diorama and experience its daily life through virtual time windows using augmented reality. Through an interactive fresco, follow Plato’s voyage that inspired him to write about the perfect city.

View a holographic simulation of Santorini’s geological progression from prehistoric times to the current day. Plato, the Greek philosopher, appears as an active hologram. Interact with him and inquire about his philosophy and the possibility that Santorini is the genesis of the Atlantis legend.

In a 9D experience, relive the earthquake, tsunami, and volcanic eruption that led to the destruction of Atlantis with all of your senses. Inside an active volcano, you can walk on lava. Get suited up and pose for photos like an Atlantean.

Afterwards, we will drop you off at your hotel or any other desired destination.

Upon demand, you may as well extend your tour-schedule. So whether you have something in mind or would like your guide to take the lead and make recommendations, feel free to make a request about it – Your wish is our command!!

Includes

Round-trip transportation
English-speaking official licensed guide
Mobile phone charger

Excludes

Entrance fees to Akrotiri (€12 per person), but can be purchased on the spot
Wine Tasting (optional)
Lunch, refreshments
Cable car tickets for cruise passengers (€6 per person / each way)

Important information

• Akrotiri is closed every Monday and Thursday afternoon and some specific holidays
  
• Most travelers can participate