It is an ideal day today to visit the amazing archaeological site of
Akrotiri, and the Museum of Prehistoric Thera and admire the wonderful findings
that archaeologists have discovered and have exhibited in Santorini and Athens.
The “Spring Fresco” is surely one of the most impressive frescoes
discovered in the archaeological site of Akrotiri. It was unearthed in 1970 by
Professor Spyridon Marinatos and it is the only wall painting found intact in
situ, covering three walls of the same room.
Using simple means and limited
colours (blue, yellow, black, red and white) and only three images (the lilies,
the swallows and the volcanic rocks), the painter conveys the joyous message of
the coming of spring and the rebirth of nature.
This beautiful fresco is 2.50 metres high and can be admired at the
National Archaeological Museum of Athens, which we highly recommend!
