Santorini’s economy is highly dependent on the tourism sector. Every year, over 2.5 million people visit the island. The island, which is inhabited by nearly 20,000 residents, tourism is a lifeline.

The increased seismic activity, unprecedented even in a country as quake-prone as Greece, had shut schools, halt construction and dispatch rescuers to Santorini Santorini’s shaky tourism ...

SANTORINI, Greece, March 24 (Reuters) - Greece's tourism jewel, Santorini, welcomed its first cruise ship of the year on Sunday after thousands of small earthquakes in February created a state of ...

In recent times, the main problem facing Greece’s picturesque island of Santorini has been the crowds of tourists jostling for space among the whitewashed walls of Oia town as they hunt for the ...

The reopening comes after a weeks-long Earthquake swarm, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, near the country's volcanic island of Santorini. As a result of the underwater shocks ...

Investigators on the Greek island of Santorini remain on high alert after thousands of seismic events rocked the local population earlier this year. The first earthquake struck on January 26 ...

Tourists look set to return to Santorini after a month of tremors rocked the Greek island. Speaking to Euronews Travel at ITB Berlin 2025, Greek Tourism minister Olga Kefalogianni reassured the ...

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ATHENS - Schools in the Greek tourist island of Santorini and other neighbouring islands reopened on March 4, with residents returning after a month-long shutdown caused by intense seismic activity.

Last year, mayor Nikos Zorzos warned that the high number of visitors and the building boom of the last few years could ‘destroy’ Santorini. The strain on services from cruise ships has led to ...