Successive layers of ash on the Caldera walls from eruptions of Santorini. The top white layer corresponds to the "Minoan" eruption. |
View of the caldera rim to the South from the town of Fira. |
View towards north of Fira town. The red building on the edge of the cliff in the distance is the Thera Foundation conference centre. What a view! |
Another view of Fira town from the conference centre. |
The newest part of the volcano, Nea Kameni, has been forming for around 3000 years at the centre of the old caldera. |
Tourist shot of the new part of the volcano. |
The field trip transport. |
A fumarole on Nea Kameni. The yellow color is from sulphur released by the vents. The mad people standing in the way are mostly geologists. |
Lava flows and ash on Nea Kameni with Fira town in the background. |