Meet Polyvotis! Nisyros is the youngest of the largest volcanic centers in Greece and is included along with Methana, Milos and Santorini in the active volcanoes of our country, in the so-called Volcanic Arc of the South Aegean. The entire island is entirely covered by volcanic rocks, as a result of volcanic activity over the
Discover the secrets of Earth’s time on a scale you’ve never imagined. Although volcanic activity has been identified with destructive connotations, a volcanic eruption can also be highly creative. The beautiful island of Nisyros, for example, is the result of volcanic activity taking place over the last 160,000 years and is divided into 5 distinct
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Panagia Potamitissa has been the metropolitan Church of Nisyros since 1837. Dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, it is celebrated on the 8th of September and the 26th of December, the feast of the Synaxis of the Mother of God, as it was then when, in the past, immigrants of the Nisyrian
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Nikia is located in the southeastern part of Nisyros, at a distance of 14 km from Mandraki. It is the most mountainous village on the island, built on the same mountain range as Emporeios, in a place that is naturally fortified and hidden from the shores. It is built at an altitude of about 390
Nisyros has been known since antiquity for the scattered hot springs that gush in many parts of the coast, due to the geothermal volcanic crust of the island. One of the most famous springs of the island is the spring of Mandraki at the site Loutra or Skopi, just 1.5 km east of the settlement.
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The semi-mountainous village of Emporeio is located on the northeastern side of Nisyros, in the interior of the island, at a distance of 8 km southeast of Mandraki and 4 km south of the coastal settlement of Paloi. The picturesque village, built at an altitude of about 330 m, essentially “hangs” from the caldera rim,
