Ireo is a small seaside village on the flat south coast of Samos, about 8 km west of Pythagorio and named after the ancient sanctuary of Hera beside it. The village blends a long pebble-and-sand beach with the ruins of the Heraion, one of the largest temple sites of the Greek world, whose single standing … Read more
The Archaeological Museum of Samos gathers the finest ancient finds of the island into two linked buildings in the capital, Vathy. Its collection comes above all from the Heraion, the great sanctuary of Hera on the south coast. Where archaeologists recovered marble statues, bronze figurines, carved ivories and imported treasures across seasons. One object rules … Read more
The Heraion of Samos is the ancient sanctuary of the goddess Hera on the island’s south coast, near the modern village of Ireo. The site sits about 6 km west of Pythagorio, across a flat coastal plain watered by the Imvrasos stream. In antiquity the Heraion held one of the largest temples in the Greek … Read more