Metropolitan Church of the Presentation of the Lord

The Metropolitan Church of the Presentation of the Lord displays a tall, light-colored bell tower that stands out against the island's volcanic rock. This cathedral acts as the primary seat of the Orthodox Church in Santorini. Local builders finished the structure in eighteen twenty-seven, relying on funds collected from the island’s inhabitants to replace an earlier, smaller chapel. Father Manolis, a priest who served here for decades, kept the keys through the nineteen fifty-six earthquake, guarding the altar while the roof groaned.