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Nisyros October 2013
Photos from the geological & volcanological tour to Cos and Nisyros in October 2013 with VolcanoDiscovery and the guide Tobias Schorr. A great experience of geology, archaeology, colours and local people!
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The walls of the ancient fortification Paliokastro at Mandraki village on Nisyros island. (Photo: To... [
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Sunset over the Aegean Sea with the archipel of Milos volcano. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Ancient column of an basilica at the Paliokastro of Mandraki on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schor... [
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A sulphur fumarole inside the Polyvotis crater on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The central crater of Polyvotis volcano on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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An old bee hive near Avlaki. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Sunset over the Aegean Sea with the archipel of Milos volcano. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Aerial view to Yali and Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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View on Kardamena village and landing on Kos island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Agios Stefanos island on Nisyros. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The ancient basilica at Agios Stefanos on Kos island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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An column at the basilica of Agios Stefanos on Kos island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The chapel Agios Stefanos on Kos island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Agios Stefanos island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Chapel of Christos at Kefalos peninsula of Kos island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Greek flag at the chapel Christos. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Inside the chapel Christos at Kefalos. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The old chapel of Panagia Palatiani on the remains of ancient buildings. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The old chapel of Panagia Palatiani with many ancient parts of temples and other sacral buildings. P... [
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The chapel Panagia Palatiani and the gulf of Kefalos on Kos island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The natural hot springs of Thermes on Kos island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The Lontza mosque at Kos town. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The ancient market square "agora´" of Kos town. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The Lontza mosque at Kos town. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The ancient items at the Hippocratic plane tree of Kos. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The Hippocratic plane tree at Kos town. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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An Ionian column top at the Venetian castle of Kos town. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Roof of an building with recycled ancient columns at the Venetian castle of Kos town. (Photo: Tobias... [
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Cats of Kos town. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Ancient, Corinthian column to inside the chapel of Agios Andreas in Mandraki on Nisyros island. (Pho... [
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The chapel of Agios Andreas at Mandraki village on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The chapel of Archangel Michael on the top of Emporio village on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Scho... [
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View to the caldera of Nisyros from Emporio village. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Cats of Emporio. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Greek flag for the national celebration of 28 October 1940 in Emporio village. (Photo: Tobias Schorr... [
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Grossular, garnet crystals from Pali village. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The hydrothermal explosion crater Stefanos on Nisyros island in Greece. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The creation of minerals inside the Stefanos crater on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Boiling mud pool inside the Stefanos crater on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Sulphur crystals inside the fumaroles of Stefanos crater on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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A typical sulphur fumarole inside the crater of Stefanos on Nisyros. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The central square of Nikia village on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The village square of Nikia. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The clock tower of Theotokou church in Nikia village. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Inside the Theotokou church in Nikia village on Nisyros. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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A cat in front of the volcanic caldera Nisyros. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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View from the Theotokou church in Mandraki towards the castle. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The lanes of Mandraki viallage and the castle of Panagia Spiliani monastery. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Little chapel in the lanes towards Paliokastro. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The hiking path towards the ancient acropolis of Mandraki on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Hiking on Nisyros is a pleasure! (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The entrance to the ancient acropolis of Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The entrance to the Paliokastro of Mandraki village. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Ancient column top at the ancient acropolis Paliokastro on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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A typical skarn rock from Nisyros with green pyroxene and brown crystals of grossular-garnet. (Photo... [
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The green skarn from Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The coast at Avlaki on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The Avlkaki coast line. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Red scoria lava covered by a basaltic lava flow. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Red scoria lava and black basalt lava at Avlaki on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Lava rocks at Avlaki and the Greek sun. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The pebble beach at Avlaki. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The small fishing harbour at the Avlaki baths. Here you can find thermal springs until 60°C! (Photo:... [
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Little holiday´s house at Avlaki coast. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The chapel of Agios Panteleimonas at Avlaki. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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An old cistern at the mountains of Nisyros. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The prehistoric sanctuary at the Nymphios valley on Nisyros. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The old monastery of Agios Joannis at Nymphios valley. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The entrance of Agios Joannis Nymphios on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Inside the chapel of Agios Joannis at Nymphios valley. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The chapel of Agios Joannis at the Nymphios valley on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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A column of an prehistoric sanctuary on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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View to one of the lava domes of Nisyros. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The hiking path up to the summit of Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The mountains of Nisyros. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The chapel of Panagia Diavatiani at Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The little house on the summit of Nisyros, also called "the hanging garden of Diavatis". (Photo: Tob... [
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The "hanging garden of Diavatis" on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The "hanging garden of Diavatis" and in the background the island Yali. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The island of Yali, seen from the summit of Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Chestnuts at the hanging garden of Diavatis on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Scilla peruviana flowers on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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View towards the chapel Evangelistria, the island Strongyli and Kos island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The chapel of Evangelistria on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Shadow at the Evangelsitria on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Boiling hot mud in the crater Stefanos on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Boiling mud pools in the crater of Stefanos on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Fumarole in the crater Stefanos on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Sulphur on an old branch in the Polyvotis crater on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Sulphur crystals in a fumarole of Polyvotis crater on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The small lava dome Polyvotis and the huge lava dome of Profitis Ilias on Nisyros island. (Photo: To... [
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Fumaroles at the edge of the lava dome Polyvotis on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Steaming fumaroles in the Polyvotis crater. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The sulphur covered floor of the Polyvotis crater on Nisyros. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Fumaroles in the center of Polyvotis crater on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Stalagmites of sulphur in the crater walls of Polyvotis lava dome on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias ... [
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Explanation of the hydrothermal system of Nisyros by (c)Dr. Prof.Volker Dietrich, ETH-Zurich. (Photo... [
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The geology of Nisyros (c)Dr. Prof.Volker Dietrich, ETH-Zurich. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The volcanic area of Kos, Yali and Nisyros and tectonics. (c)Dr. Prof.Volker Dietrich, ETH-Zurich. (... [
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A simple geological map of Nisyros, (c)Dr. Prof.Volker Dietrich, ETH-Zurich. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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A yellow crystal of grossular garnet from Avlaki. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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A small lake in the Stefanos crater of Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The small crater of Stefanos on Nisyros. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The Stefanos crater on Nisyros island in Greece. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Dramatic weather over the Polyvotis lava dome on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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View towards the lava domes Polyvotis and Profitis Ilias on Nisyros. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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A beam of light on the Polyvotis lava dome on Nisyros. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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A spot of light on the Nymphios lava dome on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The Polyvotis lava dome in light. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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The Polyvotis lava dome on Nisyros. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Sunlight after rain on Polyvotis lava dome on the island of Nisyros in Greece. (Photo: Tobias Schorr... [
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The Polyvotis lava dome. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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View into the volcanic caldera of Nisyros and light on the polyvotis lava dome. (Photo: Tobias Schor... [
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A little model chapel at the road from Emporio village. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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A lonely cow at the fields near Emporio village on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Scoriae lava at Avlaki on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Old lava flows near Avlaki on Nisyros island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Sea & sun at Nisyros coast of Avlaki. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Close up to the lava flow of Avlaki. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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Pumice layers on Nisyros and wind erosion. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) [
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