February marks the unofficial start of the tourist season in the Greek island of Santorini - when the first cruise ships are due to arrive and the Easter holidays approach. But with thousands of earthquakes shaking the island since January and experts unable to say when they will end,

February marks the unofficial start of the tourist season in Greece, and cruise ships start arriving at Santorini, one of its most picturesque islands and a tourist hotspot. Even in the off season, there are always some visitors on Instagram's favourite island.

Santorini, a major Greek tourist destination, is grappling with ongoing seismic activity. Thousands have fled as precautionary measures are enforced. The government announced economic support to safeguard jobs,

Experts say the Greek island of Santorini has been hit by more than 1,000 earthquakes, but they're not linked to the region's active volcanoes.

Residents and tourists on the Greek island of Santorini have been put on high alert after an increase in seismic activity.

Schools have been shut and public gatherings are being discouraged on the Greek island of Santorini as local authorities put the popular tourist spot on high alert for a big earthquake, following scores of small temblors over the last two days.

Scientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in just over two weeks near Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini, the University of Athens’