Samos eats from two landscapes at once, joining the seafood of the eastern Aegean with the slow cooking of its green mountain villages. Fish tavernas line the marina at Pythagorio and the long waterfront of Vathy, where the daily catch grills over charcoal beside the moored boats. Kokkari and the north-coast fishing villages plate octopus … Read more
Vourliotes is a traditional mountain village on the north slopes of Mount Ampelos on Samos. It sits above Kokkari on the coast, set back among terraced Muscat vineyards and forest. Colourful stone houses cluster around a shaded central square ringed with tavernas. Narrow car-free lanes wind between them up and down the slope. The village … Read more
Manolates is a traditional stone village high on the north slopes of Mount Ampelos on the Greek island of Samos. It sits above the coastal resort of Kokkari at around 350 metres, reached by a winding road through pine forest and vineyard. The village is known for its car-free lanes of stepped stone, its houses … Read more