Nikia (Nisyros, Greece)

Nikia is a Greek mountain village on the edge of the semi-dormant Nisyros volcano crater. It is located 18 km southwest of Mandraki, about 400m above sea level. Nikia is one of the few busy settlements on the island of Nisyros.

Weiße Häuser mit flachen Ziegeldächern in Nikia (Nisyros, Griechenland) — White Houses with Flat Tiled Roofs in Nikia (Nisyros, Greece)

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Nikia has an elliptic shape and offers amazing views over the caldera and the sea. White houses with flat tile roofs, brightly colored doors and windows create an impressive contrast against the black volcanic rocks and the flowered yards. It takes about an hour or so to reach the volcano.

نيكيا (نيسيروس ، اليونان)

Nikia widziana z Krateru Stefanos (Grecja) — Nikia seen from the Stefanos Crater (Greece)

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Nikia (Nísyros, Grèce)

εσωτερικό του ναού της Παναγίας (Ισόδια της Θεοτόκου) στη Νικιά, Ελλάδα — Interior of the Church of the Virgin Mary (Issodia Tis Theotokou) in Nikia, Greece

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Νικιά (Νίσυρος, Ελλάδα)

Kostel Panny Marie (Issodia Tis Theotokou) v Nikia, Řecko — Church of the Virgin Mary (Issodia Tis Theotokou) in Nikia, Greece

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Nikia (İncirli, Yunanistan)

дорога в Нікії до точки зору вулкану Нісірос, Греція — Road in Nikia to the Viewpoint of the volcano of Nisyros, Greece

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The famous Porta village square is paved with fine black pebbles (known in the local as hochlakia) which form a beautiful mosaic. on the square is also the Church of the Virgin Mary (Issodia Tis Theotokou). It hosts ancient wall paintings and rare icons. In Nikia is also the Volcanic Museum, the only one of its kind in Greece. Behind the museum there is a small street with stairs to a higher point where is the Prophet Elias Church.