Samos
Α few words about Samos
The French author Paul Jeancard wrote about Samos in his work "L'anatolie" in 1919 "?and there was Samos?.
The two ranges which compose the island are joined by something which reminds one of a saddle. Their sides are covered with forests. In the middle, white villages perch and around them cultivation, large green triangles that descend to the sea. They are vineyards which produce a famous wine, sweet and dangerous. It can be drunk easily without anyone suspecting the drunken state that always, and indeed quickly, follows.
This then is Samos, mountains, forests, white villages, vineyards and seashores all combined in a harmonious total. Also known as the home of the complex personality of Pythagoras (mathematician and philosopher), Samos attracts visitors, not only for its mountainous nature and its picturesque beaches but also for its culture, its ancient remains, the monuments and its famous Samian wine.
Beaches
Limani Karlovasou
This beach is next to the harbour and is about 1km in length, divided into sections by small jetties. The water deepens gradually, the beach is covered with fine sand, but care is needed when the north winds blow. There are restaurants and cafeterias.
Megalo Seitani
The beach has been classified as a nature reserve as the seals monachus monachus reside here. The beach has coarse sand and the water is not very deep.
Potami
This beach lies about 2km from Karlovasi harbour, and is about 300m long with quite deep water. There are canteens, restaurants and cafeterias but when the north winds blow, the waves are high.
Agios Isidoros (St Isidoros)
The water is deep and care is needed especially when the north winds are blowing. There is also a restaurant near this pebbly beach.
Agios Ioannis Eleimonas (St John the Charitable)
You should branch west towards Paleochori on the main road from Marathokambos to Kallithea, and then south just before the village. It is a 5-km mud track from the main road. Nearby you can find the monastery of the same name and another beach. It is about 300m long and covered with pebbles, while the waters deepen gradually.
Limionas
The beach is sand and the water fairly deep. You will find restaurants and beach umbrellas.
Psili Ammos, or Chrysi Ammos
This is one of the finest sandy beaches on the island and next to the main road from Marathokambos to Kallithea. It has beach umbrellas and restaurants.
Potokaki?Doryssa
This is a beach about 3km long with several approach points. It is next to the airport, and has been given a Blue Flag. It offers beach umbrellas, restaurants and possibilities for water sports.
Kokkari
It is pebble, about 500m long and has restaurants, cafeterias, umbrellas and infrastructure for the lovers of wind-surfing. However it needs care when the north winds are blowing string.
Lemonakia
It is on the main road from Samos to Karlovasi a little beyond Kokkari and next to the beach Tsamadou. It is about 500m long, has water that deepens normally and offers restaurants and umbrellas.
Where to eat
Apolafsi (Tavern)
Agios Konstantinos, 22730/ 94203
To Ostrako (Fish Tavern)
Th. Sofouli 141,Vathi, 22730/ 27070
Blue Chairs (Tavern)
Vourliotes, 22730/ 93311
Samos photo gallery
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