Living on the Edge -- Oia, Santorini
by Darin Volpe
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Living on the Edge -- Oia, Santorini
Artist
Darin Volpe
Medium
Photograph - Photograpy
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Perched on the northern tip of the Greek Isle of Santorini, Oia is built on a steep slope of the volcanic caldera. In July of 1956 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake destroyed about 300 buildings and damaged more than 1,000. After the earthquake, the village was rebuilt and became a tourist destination.
Oia is carved out of the cliffs, and houses built for Venetian sea captains can be seen above as well as the villager's houses built into the volcanic caves of the crater. It is said that the city was painted in white and blue in defiance of the Ottoman Empire's refusal to allow the Greek flag to be flown - and so the entire town was painted in the flag's colors.
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May 11th, 2013
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