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Part V

Europe

Introduction their volcanic heritage. Turkey’s bizarre landscapes

of Cappadocia are also of volcanic origin; so is the
Vulkaneifel in Germany and the Auvergne in
France. Iceland, located in the far north of the
Atlantic, offers volcano and geothermal tourism
Europe has both dormant as well as very active all over the country due to its unique landforms
volcanic regions and volcano tourism has been and spectacular scenery which offers insights into
practised for several centuries with increasing ease the geologic processes continuing to this day.
of access as well as growing visitor numbers. Several volcanic regions of Europe are presented
Travellers to Italy include visits to Vesuvius and here as an important sector integrated within
Etna in their trip agendas. In Spain it is often Mt mainstream tourism. Additional short case studies
Teide on the Canary Islands which draws over cover areas well known for their volcanic and
three million visitors annually and in Greece the geothermal activity, including world heritage
islands of Santorini and Nisyros are popular for listed sites.

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