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Skaros Rock is accessed from Santorini’s Imerovigli village. From the Agios Georgios Church, you’ll find a trail involving some concrete steps that takes visitors to the base of the rock.
For the best breathtaking views of Santorini and the surrounding ocean, you’ll want to complete the additional hike to the top. Prior to 1650 when several earthquakes struck the area, Skaros Rock was home to a fortified settlement of approximately 200 homes.
Soldiers were stationed to keep an eye out for pirates and sound an alarm when needed. The settlement was abandoned completely by the 1800’s, and today, nothing but a few ruins remain.
Skaros Rock, Imerovigli, Santorini, Greece
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