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Equally impressive as a walk around the volcano is the cruise around Nea
Kameni. As soon as you reach the bay of Aghios Nikolaos (Hot Springs),
take a dive into the warm clear green waters and then take the path
leading to the crater created by the erup-tion in 726 AD, that is now a
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ISLAND The closer you get to the peak, the stronger the smell of sulphur from the two craters becomes, from various points of which smoke and gas rise from the volcano. This is where the tourist boat trips usually end. However, you may carry on south along the path until you reach the small bay at Taxiarhes, but do this with care because there are certain lava blocks that are quite unsteady. It is useful to have with you the informative guide to the volcano pro-duced by the Institute for the Study and Observation of the Santorini Volcano that also includes a detailed map of the various pathways as well as related information. . |
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| The traditional Greek Schooners will take you for an unforgettable day's cruise around the island, seeing Akrotiri volcanic rocks, the Volcano, the Hot Springs, Therassia and Oia. |  |
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| Seismograph on the crater to monitor the seismic activity of the volcano | ||
| Number of eruption | Date | Interval between this | ||
| and previous eruption | ||||
| 1 | 198-6 BC | |||
| 2 | 19 AD | 215 years | ||
| 3 | 60 | 41 years | ||
| 4 | 726 | 666years | ||
| 5 | 1457 | 731 years | ||
| 6 | 1508 | 51 years | ||
| 7 | 1573 | 65 years | ||
| 8 | 1650 | 77 years | ||
| 9 | 1707-12 | 57 years | ||
| 10 | 1866-70 | 154 years | ||
| 11 | 1925-26 | 55 years | ||
| 12 | 1928 | 2 years | ||
| 13 | 1940-41 | 12 years | ||
| 14 | 1950 | |||