The world famous island of Santorini is the southern most island of the Cycladic group in the Aegean Sea, and is located 63 nautical miles north of Crete.

Its surface area is 73 sq. km. and its population, distributed among thirteen villages, just exceeds thirteen thousand six hundred people, according to the census of 2001.

Latitude: from 36 19' 56'' to 36 28' 40''N 

Longitude: from 25 19' 22'' to 25 29' 13''E