About Nisyros
Volcanic Nisyros is very different from its eroded limestone neighbours, less dependent on tourism, apart from day-trippers, though the hilltop villages and remnants of thermal spas attest to its past importance. Although the lava eruptions ended thousands of years ago the volcano is still hydrothermally active, so you can get up close and personal to sulphurous fumaroles, hot springs and recent craters. The volcanic geology has influenced the islands flora; greener and more varied than the other small Dodecanese, and its agriculture has left a network of paths which are being restored and waymarked. Nisyros is almost circular, about 8Km across, area 40Km2, population about 1,000.
Nisyros has
- an un-missable volcanic crater whose story is told in the large modern museum
- terraced hillsides, covered with wild flowers and woods, including endemic species
- some good beaches and a loyal fraternity
- some ruins including some with a mysterious puzzle to solve
