Monument to the Pontic Greek Genocide

The monument of the genocide of the Pontic Greeks, in Fira

The monument of the genocide of the Pontic Greeks, in Fira, honours the memory of the victims of a long-overlooked drama of the twentieth century. The Fira audio-guided tour stops here, with respect and contemplation, to evoke this tragedy and the duty of memory.

The memory of a drama of the twentieth century

In a small park stands a monument that, at first sight, could almost go unnoticed, but which bears a heavy memory: that of the genocide of the Pontic Greeks. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Greek populations settled since antiquity on the southern shores of the Black Sea, in the region of Pontus, were the victims of persecutions, deportations and massacres of great extent, which caused the death of hundreds of thousands of people and the erasure of a thousands-of-years-old Greek presence. Long overlooked, this drama is today commemorated by the Greek community, which honours the memory of the victims and watches over the transmission of this memory. This monument, sober and dignified, invites to contemplation and respect. A place of memory in Fira, it recalls, with gravity, the importance of not forgetting.

What to see

Here you honour, with respect and contemplation, the sober monument dedicated to the memory of the Pontic Greeks, these Greek populations of the shores of the Black Sea, victims at the beginning of the twentieth century of persecutions and massacres of great extent, a long-overlooked drama today commemorated. This place of memory of Fira invites not to forget. It is a stop to be discovered with respect and gravity.

Practical information

The monument of the genocide of the Pontic Greeks lies in a small park, in the heart of Fira, reachable on foot. It is an open-air place of memory, freely accessible, where it is appropriate to observe the respect and the contemplation due to the memory of the victims. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

What does the monument of the genocide of the Pontic Greeks commemorate in Fira?

The memory of the Pontic Greeks, Greek populations settled since antiquity on the shores of the Black Sea, victims at the beginning of the twentieth century of persecutions, deportations and massacres of great extent, a long-overlooked drama.

Where is the monument of the genocide of the Pontic Greeks in Fira?

In a small park, in the heart of Fira, in Santorini, in Greece.