[2][3] The volcanic field was first described by the Ancient Greek geographer Strabo (64 or 63 BC – c. 24 AD) in the encyclopedia Geographica, calling it Katakekaumene.

[8] The volcanic field attracted many travelers and researchers, including George Keppel (1830), William Hamilton and Hugh Edwin Strickland (1841), Charles Texier, Bresh and Anton von Premerstein (1891), Henry Stephens Washington (1900) and Alfred Philippson (1914).

[9] In June 2013, the geopark was opened to tourism after construction of facilities including walkways and a visitor center.

[9] The more than 12 km (7.5 mi) long trails equipped with information panels connect the most interesting geosites in the geopark.

[3] The geological structure of the geopark is of a complex nature and is caused by the active tectonics of the Aegean region.

[10] These traces, which bear witness to one of the oldest interactions of human and active volcanoes in Anatolia are very important for scientific and educational reasons.