Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Head left to reach the tree-shaded Plateia Ilikiomenis, Mandraki's focal point. Head right
along the main drag for signs for the monastery and castle.
The Co-operative Bank of the Dodecanese has an ATM at the harbour and a branch in
Mandraki. There's also an ATM at the post office on the road up to the Porfyris Hotel.
The website
www.nisyros.co.uk
is excellent; it details beaches, things to do, accom-
modation and eating in Nisyros. Or try
www.nisyros.gr
for info on sights, history and the
environment.
Diakomihalis
(
22420 31015;
diakomihalis@kos.forthnet.gr
; Mandraki)
Sells ferry tickets
and hires cars.
Enetikon dispenses free advice, sells tickets and owns the small tourist boat that goes to
Kos every morning (€8). It also runs bus trips to the crater (€8, leaves 10.30am). A hun-
dred metres from the quay towards Mandraki.
Police
( 22420 31201)
Opposite the quay.
Port Police
( 22420 31222)
Opposite the quay.
Post Office
Opposite the quay.
Proveza Internet Cafe
(per 30min €1.40)
Catch up on your email over a frappé by the sea
in this chillsome cafe. It makes great snacks and coffee and has internet and wi-fi.
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Around Nisyros
The Volcano Το Ηφαίστειο
Nisyros sits on a volcanic fault line. The island originally culminated in a mountain of
850m, but the centre collapsed 30,000 to 40,000 years ago after three violent eruptions.
Their legacy are the white-and-orange pumice stones that can still be seen on the north-
ern, eastern and southern flanks of the island, and the large lava flow that covers the
whole southwest, around Nikea village.
The islanders call the volcano Polyvotis after the eponymous Titan who was im-
prisoned under the rock of Nisyros. Legend has it that during the battle between the gods
and Titans, Poseidon ripped a chunk off Kos and used it to trap the giant in the bowels of
the earth; today's volcano is his angered voice.
