The famous Oscar-winning English actress, Emma Thomson, visited the beautiful island of Santorini with her daughter for the first time.

In efforts to ensure safety and improved accessibility and services for tourists, the Municipal Port Fund of Thira announced the launch of a cruise berthing management system that will regulate incoming cruise traffic to the island of Santorini.

The research vessel RV Poseidon of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research of Kiel in cooperation with the Geology Department of Kapodistrian University of Athens are examining the seabed and the underseas volcanoes of the islands of Cyclades with focus on the volcano of Santorini and the submarine volcano Kolumbo.