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Karlovasi on Samos: The Northwest Town Below Kerkis

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Karlovasi is the second town of Samos and the main settlement on the island’s northwest coast. It sits about 30 km west of Vathy, spread across three linked districts around a working ferry port. The town rises below the peaks of Mount Kerkis. It mixes a maritime past, a tanning-industry heritage and a modern university … Read more

Samos Beaches: Tsamadou, Potami and the Kerkis Coast

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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. This guide maps those beaches by … Read more