NEA KAMENI - SANTORINI'S VOLCANO

The Greek island of Santorini is essentially what is left from the collapsing of the Nea Kameni Volcano some 3600 years ago.  In it's wake it left a huge sea water caldera that now separates Santorini from it's other small neighboring islands.

Taking a day trip over to the volcano from the shore of Santorini, it was interesting to walking up and over this dormant volcano. Nea Kameni is the island at the front of the photograph.

Nea Kameni - Pauline Woolley 2011

Back in the 1950's the volcano erupted again.  The tour guide on the trip stated that school children came home in the afternoon and were able to watch the eruption from the safety of Santorini.

1950's Santorini erruption - photo by M Toubis SA

Santorini has an amazing beach named Vlychada and on first sight I was convinced that the rocks had been carved.  The amazing shapes were very Gaudi and so for the rest of the trip it was named 'The Gaudi Beach'.

 

Vlychada 'The Gaudi Beach' - Pauline Woolley 2011

Santorini's most famous cove is the Red Beach.  Stunning Mars like red rocks make it quite an alien place to visit.  I took a lot of photos to inspire my Mars Canal series.

Red Beach - Pauline Woolley 2011