Immigrating to Greece or traveling in Greece, a must-visit destination is Fira, the capital of the island of Santorini in the Aegean Sea. It is a traditional settlement. Fira is actually a different pronunciation of the island's ancient name, Thera.
Fira is a town of white houses built on the western edge of the semi-circular island of Thera, on a volcanic rim 400 meters high. There are two main museums in the town. One is the Museum of Prehistoric Thera, located 30 meters east of the cable car entrance; the Archaeological Museum of Santorini is located at the southeast corner of the white Orthodox cathedral, built on the site of the Ypapanti church which was destroyed in the 1956 earthquake.
Access to Fira is primarily via the road on its eastern side, by walking or riding a donkey up the zigzag path from the port, or by taking the cable car directly from the port. The central square of Fira is called Plateia Theotokopoulou, which features bus and taxi stations, banks, and pharmacies.
Narrow streets lined with various souvenir shops, jewelry stores, and restaurants connect the cable car station to the central square, and they are bustling with tourists in the summer. The view from Fira is quite spectacular, offering a beautiful panoramic view of the 18-kilometer-long volcano, from Cape Akrotiri in the south to Cape Nikolaos in the north, along with the volcanic island of Nea Kameni in the middle, the island of Thirasia to the west, and the blue Aegean Sea. Large cruise ships can often be seen anchored in the small port between Nea Kameni and Fira.
Like other towns, Fira is a town of white houses built on the edge of a cliff, situated on the western rim of the semi-circular island of Thera, 400 meters above the volcanic edge.
The architecture of Fira is very beautiful; the town of white houses gives one a sense of cleanliness, elegance, and serenity.