Nisyros Attractions
Chief place: Mandráki
The island of Nísyros, lying half way between Kos and Tílos, 18 km/11 mi southwest of the Resadiye (Knidos) peninsula in Asia Minor, is formed by an extinct volcano, Mt Diabates, which was still occasionally active in the Middle Ages and erupted in 1522, but now manifests itself only in the form of solfataras (sulfureous vapors). It is a green and well watered island, with fertile pumice soil which is cultivated on laboriously constructed terraces on seaward-facing slopes. Pumice is exported.
A biological research station is in course of being established.
Nísyros was originally settled by Dorians from Kos and Kameiros. In 1312 it was occupied by the Knights of St John, and later became a fief of the Assanti family. It was taken by the Turks in 1533.
Regular weekly service from and to Athens (Piraeus) and Rhodes. Local connections in Dodecanese: Rhodes- Symi - Tílos - Nísyros - Kos - Kálymnos - Léros - Lipsí - Pátmos - Arkí - Agathonísi - Sámos.
The island of Nísyros, lying half way between Kos and Tílos, 18 km/11 mi southwest of the Resadiye (Knidos) peninsula in Asia Minor, is formed by an extinct volcano, Mt Diabates, which was still occasionally active in the Middle Ages and erupted in 1522, but now manifests itself only in the form of solfataras (sulfureous vapors). It is a green and well watered island, with fertile pumice soil which is cultivated on laboriously constructed terraces on seaward-facing slopes. Pumice is exported.
A biological research station is in course of being established.
Nísyros was originally settled by Dorians from Kos and Kameiros. In 1312 it was occupied by the Knights of St John, and later became a fief of the Assanti family. It was taken by the Turks in 1533.
Regular weekly service from and to Athens (Piraeus) and Rhodes. Local connections in Dodecanese: Rhodes- Symi - Tílos - Nísyros - Kos - Kálymnos - Léros - Lipsí - Pátmos - Arkí - Agathonísi - Sámos.
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Pali, Greece
3 km/2 mi east of Mandráki is the little port of Páli or Thérma, with hot sulfurous springs (remains of ancient baths). From here it is an hour's climb to the hilltop village of Emporió.
