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		The eruption of Santorini in Greece in 1,650 B.C. was one of the largest in the last 10,000 years. About 7 cubic miles (30 cubic km) of magma was erupted. The plinian column during the initial phase of the eruption was about 23 miles high. The removal of such a large volume of magma caused the volcano to collapse, producing a caldera. Ash fell over a large area in the eastern Mediterranean and Turkey. The eruption probably caused the end of the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete.

Thera, Santorini	Santorini Hrbor	Santorini Church

Donkeys carried passengers to the top of Santorini

Views of Santorini
Capri is an Italian island off the Sorrentine Peninsula. On the south side of the Gulf of Naples, it has been a celebrated beauty spot and resort since the time of the Roman Republic. The features are a litany of postcard views: the Marina Piccola (Small Harbor), the Belvedere of Tragara, which is a high panoramic promenade lined with villas, the limestone masses that stand out of the sea , Anacapri, the Blue Grotto. Above all are the ruins of the Imperial Roman villas.

Capri Harbor	Church in Upper Capri Town	Holiday Crowds in Capri

Scenes around Capri Harbor