Greece has its own Pompeii: Thera buried Akrotiri in ash 17th-16th century BCE
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Greece has its own Pompeii: Thera buried Akrotiri in ash 17th-16th century BCE was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 7, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 75 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #6 of 30, reached on Nov 7, 18:24 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 7, 19:39 UTC.
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In case you're thinking of going, note the excavated surface of Akrotiri is about 40 times smaller than what's visible at Pompeii.
The museum of prehistoric Thera is also worth a visit if you make it there! It is fairly small but contains some incredibly well-preserved artifacts. The frescoes are stunning. I found Fira (nearby "large" town on Santorini, very close to the sites) miserably crowded, but seeing Thera was very cool. This is all about…
Everyone goes for the blue domes. The real historic sites can be seen via - taking a boat tour to the dead volcano "Caldera" - visiting the Prehistoric ruins at Akrotiri (south side of the island) The weirdest thing about this island is that everything is built on a caldera rim, much higher than sea level. Extremely…
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#6 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 7, 18:24 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
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It was first seen on Nov 7, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (75 checks) since.
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137 points and 15 comments; submitted by derbOac on Nov 4, 2026.