Santorini’s “Ifestia”: A Stunning Reenactment of a Volcanic Eruption

Santorini is offering visitors a unsocial acquisition that blends the island’s affluent volcanic past with modern innovation and entertainment. Credit: Greek Reporter

Santorini concluded its spectacular yearly “Ifestia 2025” event, a festival that brings the island’s unsocial past to beingness with a stunning show of light, color, and storytelling. Crowds of residents and visitors gathered on the caldera to witnesser the unforgettable spectacle, which has been organized by section volunteers since 1991.

A volcanic show connected Santorini

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This year’s solemnisation featured a captivating Drone Light Show arsenic its centerpiece. A unrecorded narration accompanied the drones arsenic they moved successful the nighttime sky, forming images that told the story of Santorini.

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The show began with a depiction of the island’s enactment done a volcanic eruption and past shifted to observe section civilization and gastronomy. The drones created images of past coins and murals, arsenic good arsenic modern symbols of the island’s identity, specified arsenic tomatoes, grapes, and wine.

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The main lawsuit culminated successful a melodramatic fireworks amusement that lit up the full caldera. Organized by the Municipal Enterprise GEOTHIRA MAE, the amusement was a virtual re-enactment of a volcanic eruption, launched from the volcano itself, located implicit 3 kilometers distant from the viewing area.

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Pyrotechnic experts crafted a dynamic programme of smoke, bangs, and lava-like explosions. The amusement concluded with fireworks that dilatory drifted down by parachute, captivating the assemblage from commencement to finish.

“Ifestia”: A feast for the ears

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A two-day philharmonic programme besides accompanied the “Ifestia 2025” event. The Department of Sports and Culture of the Municipality of Thira helped signifier performances that took spot astatine the stunning Santo Wines venue.

Saturday, September 20: Dimitris Papadimitriou performed a enactment of his fashionable works from television, cinema, and discography, on with caller songs from his caller album.

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Sunday, September 21: The Manolis Fitros philharmonic ensemble showcased the works of large Greek composers, followed by Antigone Katsouri, who took the assemblage connected a multicultural travel with songs successful aggregate languages, including English, Italian, Spanish, and Arabic.

By establishing the “Ifestia” festival connected the 3rd play of each September, Santorini successfully extends its tourist season, offering visitors a unsocial acquisition that blends the island’s affluent volcanic past with modern innovation and entertainment.