The Methana volcano peninsula is situated just 50 km southeast of Athens and it contains 32 volcanoes (mostly andesitic and dacitic lava domes).
It is part of the Hellenic Volcanic Arc and it has been historically
active. The volcanic activity began one million years ago and continued
gradually until 300 years ago.
The latest eruptive activity was around
1700.
Famous ancient writers such as Pausanias, Strabo and Ovid,
reported a volcanic eruption in Methana around 230 BC (at Kameni Chora area).
There are many different kinds of volcanoes on Methana
(explosive, domes, hdrothermal craters etc).There are many thermal
springs as well as impressive gas exhalations. The volcano consists of a
basaltic-andesite to rhyodacitic lava dome complex. The central caldera
of the Methana peninsula is called Stavrolongos.
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