Potami is a green river valley and beach on the northwest coast of Samos, a short drive west of the town of Karlovasi. A signed path leaves the beach and follows a permanent stream into a shaded forest gorge. It passes a small Byzantine chapel on the way to a waterfall and a cold rock … Read more
The Eupalinos Tunnel is an ancient aqueduct cut straight through a mountain on the Greek island of Samos. Engineers drove it through solid rock to carry spring water to the ancient harbour town now called Pythagorio. The work dates from the classical era, under the tyrant Polycrates, and it survives largely intact. Its fame rests … Read more
Pythagorio sits on the southeast coast of Samos, wrapped around a sheltered bay where the ancient capital once stood. The town takes its name from Pythagoras, the mathematician born on the island. Whitewashed lanes climb the hillside above a working marina, and ancient monuments cluster within a short walk of the quay. Plan the whole … Read more
Kokkari is a former fishing village on the north coast of Samos, about 10 km west of the capital Vathy. Whitewashed houses climb the slope above a small harbour where fishing boats still tie up beside tavernas. A rocky headland closes the bay, crowned by a small chapel that marks the village skyline. Kokkari now … Read more
Samos wine is the sweet Muscat that made this eastern Aegean island a name in the wine world. Growers press Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains on stone terraces that climb the slopes of Mt Ampelos. The island earns a PDO Samos designation for dessert wines that run from fortified Vin Doux to sun-dried Nectar. This … Read more
Where to stay on Samos depends on which corner of this large eastern-Aegean island fits your plans. Samos stretches about 43 km from Pythagorio in the southeast to Karlovasi in the northwest, so a single base cannot sit beside every beach and monument. Four main areas anchor most trips: Pythagorio for history and the airport, … Read more
Samos sits at the far eastern edge of the Aegean, close to the Turkish coast and a long way from Athens. Reaching this green, mountainous island means choosing between two clear paths. The first is a fast flight into the airport near Pythagorio. The second is a longer sea crossing to one of its two … Read more
Samos wraps a long, indented coastline that splits into four distinct beach regions. The north near Kokkari holds pine-backed pebble coves. The northwest near Karlovasi hides a river-gorge beach and two wild, protected strands. The east faces Turkey across a narrow strait, and the southwest sits under Mount Kerkis. Plan the whole trip with Greece … Read more
Samos rewards travellers who want more than a single beach. This large, green island off the Turkish coast carries a UNESCO-listed ancient town, the vast Heraion sanctuary. North-coast pebble coves and the terraced vineyards that produce its famous sweet Muscat wine. The birthplace of Pythagoras, Samos joins early science, deep history and mountain scenery on … Read more