# Fira

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{{Short description|Capital and largest town on Santorini Island}}
{{About||the typeface family|Fira (typeface)|articles using the four letter acronym|FIRA (disambiguation)}}
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thumb|View of Fira from the sea

'''Firá''' ({{langx|el|Φηρά}}, pronounced {{IPA|el|fiˈra|}}, official name Φηρά Θήρας - ''Firá Thíras'') is the modern capital of the [Greek](/source/Greece) [Aegean](/source/Aegean_Sea) island of [Santorini](/source/Santorini) (Thera).<ref>[https://www.eetaa.gr/eetaa/metaboles/oikmet_details.php?id=12617 Θήρα (Κυκλάδων)], EETAA local government changes</ref> A traditional settlement,<ref>http://www.visitgreece.gr Greek National Tourism Organisation</ref> "Firá" derives its name from an alternative pronunciation of "Thíra", the ancient name of the island itself.
thumb|View of Fira

Fira is a city of whitewashed houses built on the edge of the {{convert|400|m|0|abbr=off}} high [caldera](/source/caldera) on the western edge of the semi-circular island of Thera. The two main museums of interest are the [Archaeological Museum of Thera](/source/Archaeological_Museum_of_Thera), {{convert|30|m|0|abbr=off}} east of the cable car entrance, and the [Museum of Prehistoric Thera](/source/Museum_of_Prehistoric_Thera) at the southeast corner of the White [Orthodox Cathedral of Ypapanti](/source/Orthodox_Metropolitan_Cathedral%2C_Fira) {{small|([[:it: Cattedrale della Presentazione di Cristo (Fira)|[it]]])}}, built on the site of an earlier church destroyed in the [1956 Amorgos earthquake](/source/1956_Amorgos_earthquake). The town also hosts a number of churches, including the [Cathedral of Ypapanti](/source/Orthodox_Metropolitan_Cathedral%2C_Fira) and the [Three Bells of Fira](/source/Three_Bells_of_Fira).

Access to Fira is mainly by roads on its eastern side, climbing from its port via the zigzag footpath on foot or on donkeys, or by riding the steep [cable car](/source/Santorini_cable_car) from its lower terminal by the port. The central square of Fira is called [Plateia Theotokopoulou](/source/Plateia_Theotokopoulou), with a bus and taxi station, banks, and pharmacies.

From Fira there is a panoramic view of the {{convert|18|km|0|abbr=off}} long [caldera](/source/caldera) from southern Cape Akrotiri to northern Cape Ag. Nikolaos, plus the volcanic island [Nea Kameni](/source/Nea_Kameni) at the center with Thirassia Island. Large [cruise ships](/source/cruise_ships) anchor in the small harbor between [Nea Kameni](/source/Nea_Kameni) and Fira.

== References ==
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==External links==
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*[https://visitsantorini.travel/fira/ Fira], The Village of Fira on Visit Santorini Tourist Information Website

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