Tag Archives: Emborios

From the Hot Rock to The Hot Spot

Posted on September 19, 2021 by BarryH

After three weeks on the Hot Rock, I took advantage of a new ferry service and travelled to Nisyros for a week. I have done this for a number of years but it has been hampered by the fact that … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Weather | Tagged caldera, Emborios, Evangelistra, footpaths, Greece, lava bubble, Nisyros, pumice, Sea squill, Volcano, Yali | 1 Comment

Nisyros: castles in the air

Posted on October 16, 2017 by BarryH

Nisyros has some of the most spectacular scenery and most spectacular treks in the Dodecanese. I first went there in 2001 on a day trip from Tilos. We only had a few hours on the island but in that time … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Photography | Tagged Crusaders, Emborios, Enetikon, Greece, history, lava, Mandraki, Mycenaen, Mycenau, Nikia, Nisyros, Paleocastro, Parletia, Stavros, Symi | 1 Comment

Nisyros: scratching the surface

Posted on August 3, 2017 by BarryH

Sandwiched between spending time on Symi I hopped a little further north in the Dodecanese to spend a couple of weeks on Nisyros. Google it and you will see lots of photos of ‘The Volcano’ and the Paleocastro, both very … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Reflections, Wildlife | Tagged caldera, earthquake, Emborios, fumaroles, Grass snake, Greece, lava, lava stacks, Nikia, Nisyros, Nyfios, Scarce Swallowtail, seismic fissures, sulphur, Symi, Volcano | 2 Comments

Kalymnos: peace and tranquillity at the end of summer

Posted on December 14, 2015 by BarryH

I finished my summer in Greece with a short stay on Kalymnos. Its population of 16,000, making it the third most populous island in the Dodecanese group after Rhodes and Kos, is considerably increased in the summer by tourists. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, new technology, Photography | Tagged autumn crocus, broadband, castles, Emborios, flowers, Greece, hiking, Hora, Kalymnos, Kastri, nature, photography, rock climbing, Symi | Leave a comment

Nisyros: Pirates of the Aegean and soft rock

Posted on October 31, 2015 by BarryH

Once upon a time the people of the small fishing village of Palloi on Nisyros, so it is said, got fed up with being raided by the Pirates of the Aegean, upped sticks and moved from their harbour-side homes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Wildlife | Tagged Emborios, Greece, hiking, history, Landscape, lava, Mediterranean shag, Nisyros, Palloi, photography, Pirates of the Aegean, pumice, sea daffodils, underground church | 3 Comments

Nisyros: rocking round the rim

Posted on October 5, 2015 by BarryH

People don’t visit Nisyros for the beaches. There are beaches, very pleasant for a swim after a trek in the mountains, but not of the best. People visit Nisyros drawn by the allure of ‘The Volcano’, by which they mean … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Photography | Tagged Agios Stavros monastery, Breccia, caldera, Emborios, Greece, hiking, hochlakos mosaic, kalderimi, lava, lava bubbles, lava pinnacles, lava sculpture, Nikia, Nisyros, Paleocastro, Parleta, photography, Stephanos crater, trekking, volcanic conglomerate, Volcano | 2 Comments

Symi: The Day I Shrank, and other adventures

Posted on June 30, 2015 by BarryH

One: The Shadow Sunday 21 June, the summer solstice, time to climb Oros Vigla, highest mountain on Symi. The summit is barely a mile from the house as the crow flies but I’m not a crow so the 500 metres … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Wildlife | Tagged ancient settlement, Coin-marked snake, Emborios, Greece, Greek economy, photography, snakes, Summer solstice, Symi, Vigla | Leave a comment

Nisyros: the Lost World, a trip into history

Posted on September 4, 2013 by BarryH

In most places the evidence of the every-day long-ago past has been wiped away or crumbled into the ground. Large, grand structures like Stonehenge remain but the places where the majority of people lived has long gone evidenced only by … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains | Tagged caldera, Emborios, footpaths, Greece, history, horseshoe bats, kalderimi, Mandraki, Nisyros, stone houses, Volcano | 4 Comments

Nisyros: on the lava trail

Posted on August 29, 2013 by BarryH

Nisyros is a volcano, classed as ‘potentially active’, and it is therefore not surprising that its rocks are entirely volcanic in origin. Perhaps most dramatic are the lavas. After a couple of days re-acclimatising to the heat I put together … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature | Tagged agricultural terraces, caldera, caldera rim, Emborios, footpaths, Greece, hiking, holly oak, lava, lava bubble, lava pinnacle, lava pinnacles, lava trail, Medieval fortress, Nikia, Nisyros, Oros Diavatis, Parletia, Stephanos crater, trekking, Volcano | Leave a comment

Kalymnos: rock and more rock

Posted on May 3, 2013 by BarryH

The main thing which strikes you about Kalymnos is …. rock. Craggy mountains rise steeply above the harbour and are the dominant backbone the whole length of the island. Much of the rock is precipitous and this plus warm, sunny … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece | Tagged Emborios, Greece, Italian Path, Kalymnos, Kastri, Pothia, rock climbing, rocks, Stink Lily | Leave a comment