Legend has it that Santorini emerged from the depths of the sea view justified by the timeless activity of the underwater volcano and the island's geological topography. However, evidence from the middle Bronze Age (1900-1600 BC) is more abundant and shows great development. There was a prehistoric settlement with a very important port in the area of Akrotiri (Promontory). In the late Bronze Age (approx. 1600 BC), the large volcanic eruption buried the settlement under 30 meters of ash.
