How Santorini Became a Global Destination – What a 55-Year-Old Tourist Guide Reveals
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The guide to Santorini is not limited to the information a tourist would need. It records schools, institutions, services and aspects of everyday life, today acquiring the value of a small social document. The post How Santorini Became a Global Destination – What a 55-Year-Old Tourist Guide Reveals appeared first on in.gr.
Fifty-five years separate today's Santorini, one of the most recognizable and distinctive tourist destinations in the world, from a small black-and-white publication published in 1971 with the simple title "Santorini Guide". Its pages capture another era. A Santorini that was just beginning to become known to travelers, long before the caldera, Fira, Oia and its unique landscape became recognizable images across the planet. Today, millions of …
A rare tourist guide from 1971 reveals a completely different Santorini, with minimal infrastructure, still unknown local products and the first steps of its tourist development.
A rare 1971 tourist guidebook, written by Petros Delendas, reveals a completely different image of Santorini 55 years ago, when it had just 75 beds and was little known to travelers. The island has since transformed into a global tourist destination, maintaining its unique elements and the idea of hospitality, despite its professional evolution.
The other era depicted in a tourist guide of 1971
Santorini 55 Years Later: How the 75-Bed Cycladic Island of 1971 Became a Global Tourist Destination
From the early stages of hosting tourists with fava beans, wine and capers to the present day
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