While this boat is a prop advertising a local taverna, the fishermen of Mykonos are still busy, particularly during the high season in the summers, catching fish to feed the tourists that flock to the island to party on its beaches.
When Italians occupied this island in the 1920s, they tried to improve the grounds at Filerimos. They built a walk to Calvary, with stations of the cross leading to a large cross overlooking the island. (If you look closely, you'll see that the text…
After one climbs to the summit at the Acropolis, one gets an amazing view of Athens below. This perspective shows the Temple of Hephaestus in the foreground, just north of the Acropolis.
The three islands of Santorini were originally one circular island. A volcanic eruption split the island into three parts, leaving steep cliffs behind.