What it's like
Nea Kameni is a small, uninhabited island of volcanic origin in the Aegean Sea, sitting inside the flooded caldera of Santorini. It is the larger of the two islands in the middle of the bay and holds craters that are considered active today. Its most recent eruptions added new rock to the caldera's floor.
A visit is simple. The boat stops at a jetty, and you walk up a rocky trail to the rim of the smoking crater. Steam and sulfur vents rise along the way, and you watch them from a safe distance. Nea Kameni is nearly barren, and dozens of tour boats come each summer day, so the walk is busy at the top.
Good to know
- The trail is rocky and uneven, with steep sections. Wear sturdy shoes with good grip.
- Keep a safe distance from the steam and sulfur vents along the way.
- Nea Kameni is nearly barren and is visited daily by dozens of tourist boats in summer.
- In summer a red carpet of grassy succulents covers the thin soil.
Nea Kameni
Nea Kameni is a small, uninhabited volcanic islet in the flooded Santorini caldera. Visitors land at a jetty and climb rocky slopes to look into the smoking crater.
Tours that go here
Prices are per person, booked with our partner, Shore Excursions Group.
Ancient Thera
Ancient Thera is a Classical-era hilltop site on Mesa Vouno, between Kamari and Perissa. Visitors come for the ruins, the history and wide views over the island.
Hot springs of Palea and Nea Kameni
Warm sulfur-water springs in the sea around Palea and Nea Kameni, the small volcanic isles inside Santorini's caldera. You swim in natural pools, not in a spa building.
Fira to Oia caldera trail
A walking route along the caldera rim from Fira to Oia, mixing cobbled village alleys with gravel and cliff paths. It takes in the caldera views the island is known for.
Imerovigli
Imerovigli is a village on the caldera rim just above Fira, and it is the highest point of the cliffs. People come for the views over the water and the town below.
The same kind of day, elsewhere
Volcanoes
