The first part of the morning was getting to the small town of Kardamena to catch a boat to Nisyros. The boat took just over an hour, it was windy, the sea was choppy and my hat flew off overboard!!

I took the shots looking down into the crater wondering if I would be able to get down. Quite a long way to go, no steps just rugged stones to negotiate, slip sliding along the way. Then of course climbing back up was a challenge too.. No sherpa Bob on this trip so had to carry everything. The temperature was in the 90’s very humid. I made it.

The smell of sulphur at the top was powerful and you were advised if you had heart or breathing problems not to go down. Certainly cleared your head when you reached the bottom. The hydrothermal system runs underneath and I could feel my feet getting hot. No go areas were roped off.

Nisyros, the remote beauty of the Dodecanese, has always been shrouded with mystique because of its volcano which has not erupted since 1888, but remains quietly active. The entire island is in fact a volcano, with a 4 km caldera at its center and five smaller craters, the most imposing of which is the 3,000 to 4,000-year-old Stefanos.
With a depth of 27m and a 330m diameter, it is considered the largest and most well preserved hydrothermal crater in the world. Like a sleeping beast, it’s still puffing sulphuric fumes from its many fumaroles, making it hard for some people to visit the area.

Canon 650D, 18-55 lens

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The first part of the morning was getting to the small town of Kardamena to catch a boat to Nisyros. The boat took just over an hour, it was windy, the sea was choppy and my hat flew off overboard!!

I took the shots looking down into the crater wondering if I would be able to get down. Quite a long way to go, no steps just rugged stones to negotiate, slip sliding along the way. Then of course climbing back up was a challenge too.. No sherpa Bob on this trip so had to carry everything. The temperature was in the 90’s very humid. I made it.

The smell of sulphur at the top was powerful and you were advised if you had heart or breathing problems not to go down. Certainly cleared your head when you reached the bottom. The hydrothermal system runs underneath and I could feel my feet getting hot. No go areas were roped off.

Nisyros, the remote beauty of the Dodecanese, has always been shrouded with mystique because of its volcano which has not erupted since 1888, but remains quietly active. The entire island is in fact a volcano, with a 4 km caldera at its center and five smaller craters, the most imposing of which is the 3,000 to 4,000-year-old Stefanos.
With a depth of 27m and a 330m diameter, it is considered the largest and most well preserved hydrothermal crater in the world. Like a sleeping beast, it’s still puffing sulphuric fumes from its many fumaroles, making it hard for some people to visit the area.

Canon 650D, 18-55 lens

Please try the downloads.

The first part of the morning was getting to the small town of Kardamena to catch a boat to Nisyros. The boat took just over an hour, it was windy, the sea was choppy and my hat flew off overboard!!

I took the shots looking down into the crater wondering if I would be able to get down. Quite a long way to go, no steps just rugged stones to negotiate, slip sliding along the way. Then of course climbing back up was a challenge too.. No sherpa Bob on this trip so had to carry everything. The temperature was in the 90’s very humid. I made it.

The smell of sulphur at the top was powerful and you were advised if you had heart or breathing problems not to go down. Certainly cleared your head when you reached the bottom. The hydrothermal system runs underneath and I could feel my feet getting hot. No go areas were roped off.

Nisyros, the remote beauty of the Dodecanese, has always been shrouded with mystique because of its volcano which has not erupted since 1888, but remains quietly active. The entire island is in fact a volcano, with a 4 km caldera at its center and five smaller craters, the most imposing of which is the 3,000 to 4,000-year-old Stefanos.
With a depth of 27m and a 330m diameter, it is considered the largest and most well preserved hydrothermal crater in the world. Like a sleeping beast, it’s still puffing sulphuric fumes from its many fumaroles, making it hard for some people to visit the area.

Canon 650D, 18-55 lens

Please try the downloads.

Really great pictures. I have always been fascinated with volcanoes and visiting them if possible. One must always remember that "remains quietly active" can be a misnomer for any volcano. Whakaari White Island in New Zealand was considered a "remains quietly active" volcano. Always research on your own if traveling and planning to visit a volcano. If people had properly researched Whakaari White Island, they would have discovered it had been showing some signs of a possible eminent eruption. The internet these days will provide one with all kinds of information in this area. Of course, Volcano Stefanos is not showing any signs of an eminent eruption and allows for one to take beautiful pictures like yours.