merovigli is a quite picturesque village built in the lip of the crater in a distance of three kilometers from the centre of Fira. The name presumably comes from the days of piracy, and means the day- time lookout post. The site of the village more or less at the centre of the caldera and at it's highest point offers a magnificent view of the volcano and the whole area.
s we pass through the village in the direction of the caldera, we will encouter the path to Skaros for one of the most exciting walks the island has to offer. This dazzlingly white little building, apparently growing out of the rock, commands the abyss from on high. The walk takes at least an hour, there and back, and should not be attempted by those who suffer from vertigo.

Photos and text taken from "Santorini - Today and yesterday" (Toubis Editions)

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