The Cave of Pythagoras on Samos: A Hermitage on Mount Kerkis

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The Cave of Pythagoras stands on the southern slopes of Mount Kerkis, high above the village of Marathokampos on the southwest coast of Samos. A marked footpath climbs through pine to a pair of rock openings, where the small cave-chapel of Panagia Sarantaskaliotissa sits beside a deeper cavern. Local tradition ties the site to the … Read more