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Skaros Rock is a dramatic volcanic promontory jutting out from the caldera rim at Imerovigli, accessible via a short but steep hiking trail. Once the site of the medieval capital of Santorini, it now offers some of the most spectacular and uncrowded views of the caldera, Nea Kameni, and the open Aegean.
Skaros was the administrative and military center of Santorini under Venetian rule (1207–1579), housing the residence of the Latin Duke. The fortified settlement was gradually abandoned after repeated earthquakes and pirate raids, with residents relocating to Fira. The 1956 earthquake caused the final major collapse of the remaining structures.