Tag: NISYROS island

Nisyros is a unique island in Greece with a rich history and mythology. It has one of the most beautiful stories in Greek mythology. According to the myth, the island was created during the Gigantomachy, the war between Gods and Giants. Poseidon pursued the Giant Polyvotis to Kos and cut off a section of the island. He then threw it over his enemy, plunging him forever into the Aegean Sea. The legendary rock that broke away from Kos is today’s Nisyros. The eruptions of its once-active volcano are said to ...

The diversity of Greece allows you to go for a vacation in the most amazing places, every year. Especially in summer, you can find yourself, either on blue beaches with trees that reach to the sea, or enjoy lunar landscapes that are the result of various processes of the natural environment. You can even go for a vacation on a volcano island and this time we're not talking about Santorini. Nisyros is the rising volcano island that more and more people want to explore. Maybe you want to be one ...

There are so many islands and islets in Greece that it's hard to know them all. And the truth is that the Aegean Archipelago is dotted with unknown treasures and special secrets. There are islands, apart from those known to all of us, with few or no inhabitants, special natural beauty, unique beaches and special landscapes. There are some with unique features you may have never heard of. Like, for example, the island of pumice stone, called Gyali (Glass). Gyali, the eight-shaped island of pumice stone It is an island, ...