Caldera and Volcano

The Caldera is the huge basin formed after the eruption that took place between 1650 and 1500 B.C, when the volcanic cone of the ancient Stronghyle collapsed in an abyss about 800 meters deep, and then it was immediately covered by the Aegean Sea.

The today active volcano, Nea Kameni, came out after the 1573 eruption and now it can be visited on foot with an excursion by caique. During the trip about 20 minutes long, it is possible to reach the crater where the heat and the sulphureous smell can be felt.

Palea Kameni  the ancient volcano, came out in 197 B.C.
Now there is a small white church and a hot springs where people can swim.The caique excursions generally leaves from the old harbour in Thera, but sometimes they stop in Oia, and in the island of Thirasia.