Santorini – Nea and Palia Kameni

Eventually, the last excursion was for the volcanic islands of Nea and Palia Kameni, in the center of the archipelago. There are multiple offers to go there by boat, some include just the visit to the first island, some to the hot springs on the second island, some a complete tour of the caldera, etc…

To go there, you first need to go to the Old Port and I advise you to have good shoes if you don’t want to slip into donkey’s dung.

As soon as you reach Nea Kameni, the first island, the biggest one, you realize you are entering into another world : the place is desert, there is a kind of reddish meager vegetation growing on a magma of lava solidified thousands of years ago:

  

 

Just behind Nea Kameni, is the sister island : Palea Kameni. As its name indicates, it’s older than the big one, and it’s famous for its hot springs. You can actually swim to it… And I did it… And i can tell you it’s not THAT hot that it deserves a swim :-P

And that’s it for Santorini. Here is a last picture to conclude :