Nea Kameni volcano
Guide
Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$67SightAllow 3–5 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A bare black lava island in the middle of the crater; a path climbs to steaming vents at the top, and most boats stop at warm springs off Palea Kameni for a swim.
A brief history
It's the youngest land in the area: it rose from the sea in eruptions from 1707 onwards, the last in 1950.
Tips
- Best time
- A morning boat, before the climb gets hot; wear proper shoes
- Cost
- About €25–30 for the boat plus about €10 entry (check)
- Allow
- 3–5 h
- Hours
- Boats usually leave Fira's old port in the morning, April to October (check)
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Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
Good to know
- Area
- Fira: The main town and bus hub on the caldera edge: museums, steps to the old port, and the cheaper beds a few streets back from the cliff.
- Access
- Not step-free (stairs)
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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