Tag Archives: Nisyros

Nisyros: wildlife, meet the residents

Posted on September 15, 2013 by BarryH

In comparison with dry ‘hot rocks’ like Symi, the rich volcanic soils of Nisyros support very varied vegetation which in turn supports many species of fauna. The vegetation is largely crisped up by this time of year and so there … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Wildlife | Tagged Bonelli's eagles, Butterflies, chukkas, dragonflies, Eleanora's falcons, Greece, hooded crows, lizards, Nisyros, rock partridges, snakes, sparrows, tortoise, wildlife | 3 Comments

Nisyros: Dragon Coast

Posted on September 9, 2013 by BarryH

The paper tablecloth in Irinis restaurant in the old square had a map of the island. Sipping my wine and waiting the few minutes before my fresh goats cheese, tomato and cucumber starter arrived, I glanced at it idly. Annotated … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains | Tagged Coast, dragon caves, Dragon Coast, dragons, goat fences, Greece, lava, Nisyros | Leave a comment

Nisyros: cue volcano …. ACTION

Posted on September 7, 2013 by BarryH

Let’s face it! What do we expect from a volcano? Right! Some action!! Most would happily forego an eruption and spewing lava but a bit of gurgling and hissing does the trick. The Greek island of Nisyros is a volcano … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Landscape, Mountains, Nature | Tagged Greece, Nisyros, Polyvotis crater, Stephanos crater, sulphur, volcanic caldera, volcanic craters, Volcano | 2 Comments

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

Greece: Rhodes, Tilos, Nisyros, high speed island hopping

Posted on August 23, 2013 by BarryH

Wednesday morning and my daughter delivered me to Manchester Airport at 06.15 en route to an hour’s skiing in the Chill Factory. How bizarre a beginning to a day is that!!! Given that she was going to minus 2 degrees … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Hiking, Landscape, Nature, Wildlife | Tagged airports, bouzoukia, bus, dodecanese islands, english channel crossings, ferries, Greece, Greek Islands, Greek music, hiking, island hopping, Nisyros, Rhodes, skiing, snakes, swallows, taxi, Tilos | 1 Comment

Tilos: images, looking back.

Posted on August 9, 2013 by BarryH

I’m back home now and trying to sort out my garden and come to terms with the vagaries of British weather. The vegetables would have shrivelled and died if a friend hadn’t watered them for me in the heat and … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Greece, Landscape, Mountains, Nature | Tagged castles, cliffs, courgettes, drought, flotsam and jetsam, french beans, frescoes, gardening, Greece, Megalo Horio, Mikro Horio, mountain spring, mountains, nature, Nisyros, potatoes, rain, St Christopher, Symi, Tilos | Leave a comment

Rambling through 2012, a year in pictures: Part 2, Greece

Posted on December 31, 2012 by BarryH

The task of selecting a bakers’ dozen of images from the hundreds I took in Greece this summer was more daunting than choosing those for Wales. This is partly because many of the places I went were new to me … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Mountains | Tagged Areopoli, Athens, Greece, Kardamili, lava, Mani, Meteora, monasteries, Nisyros, outdoors, Parga, rambling, rock pinnacles, Symi, Taygetos Mountains, Viros Gorge, Volcano, waterfalls | Leave a comment

Nisyros: teetering on the brink, an inside curve, and the unexpected.

Posted on September 22, 2012 by BarryH

Friday. Last day on Nisyros. Difficult to believe that what has become so familiar will soon be a wistful memory. The plan was to see as much of the island as I could in one long walk. The route would … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: much-loved places.

Posted on September 21, 2012 by BarryH

Thursday, only 2 more days on Nisyros to go, and I decided to stick to my decision and rather than explore a couple of the new places I wanted to go I would instead finish my time on the island … Continue reading →

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