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It takes a few hours, with the view all the way.",{"type":416,"content":487},[488],{"type":352,"attrs":489,"content":490},{"textAlign":17},[491],{"text":492,"type":350},"Take a boat out to the volcanic island of Nea Kameni and the hot springs.",{"type":416,"content":494},[495],{"type":352,"attrs":496,"content":497},{"textAlign":17},[498],{"text":499,"type":350},"Visit the excavations at Akrotiri, a Bronze Age town buried in ash.",{"type":416,"content":501},[502],{"type":352,"attrs":503,"content":504},{"textAlign":17},[505],{"text":506,"type":350},"Taste wine from the island's vineyards. The vines grow low, almost like baskets, to cope with the wind.",{"type":416,"content":508},[509],{"type":352,"attrs":510,"content":511},{"textAlign":17},[512,514,521],{"text":513,"type":350},"See the Red Beach near Akrotiri. 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