Samos is an island of the eastern Aegean Sea, very close to the coasts of Asia Minor. It’s a quite a big island composed of four municipalities: Vathi, Karlovassi, Pythagorion and Marathokamos. Samos is mainly mountainous with a pleasant and healthy climate. Some of the historical famous personalities who have Samos as origin are the ancient mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras of Samos, the astronomer Aristarchus, the architect Mandroklis ...
Destinations
The island of Skopelos
If you were ever faced with the hundreds of islands that "litter" the map of Greece, maybe you have wondered how people choose their favourite for their holidays. On Skopelos, however, the local residents know why their island is so unique: it's quite simply one of the greenest in Greece. It has five million pine trees, 50.000 olive trees, and 5.000 friendly and hospitable people. According to official European studies, Skopelos is the greenest ...
The island of Thassos
The island of Thassos is located on the Northern Aegean Sea, at about 10 miles south from the city of Kavala, one of the most beautiful cities of Macedonia & Thrace in Greece. A place of irresistible natural beauty, with an interesting and rich fauna and a wonderful flora. Thassos looks like a forest on water as most of its surface is covered by pine forests and beautiful olive groves. Thassos is believed to have been named from Thassos who ...
The island of Tinos
Tinos is the island of nature and of the friendly residents. This is the ideal destination for you if you're not looking for crowded beaches and mass tourism. Tinos is ideal for those who sigh for the old way of living in an island, the authentic and unique picturesque streets and villages that the visitors look for on a Greek island and the delicious Greek cuisine that Greece is extremely famous for. The island of Tinos is full of Greek ...
The islands of Koufonisia
The islands of Koufonisia are in fact a complex of consisting of two islands; these are the island of Pano Koufonisi which is settled and has a lot of tourist amenities, and the island Kato Koufonisi which is entirely unoccupied and can be visited only for a beach trip from Pano Koufonissi. Situated between the beautiful Cycladic islands of Naxos and Amorgos, Koufonisia islands are a wonderful place for leisure, fantastic for walking and cycling. ...
The islands of Paxi
When you are in Corfu or Parga, you can take a day trip and visit the tiny islands of Paxi, which lie South of Corfu and on the northern side of the Ionian Sea. These islands are very cosmopolitan with many yachts from all over the world moored in the ports during the summer months. Paxi island has stunning beaches with clear blue sea. Three villages on the island, Gaios, Lakka and Logos are very quaint having traditional architecture and beach ...
The location of ancient Delphi
Worshipers believed that they could hear the voice of the god Apollo, speaking through a priestess. Questioners paid a levy called a pelanos and sacrificed an animal on the altar. The questions were then put to the Pythia by a male priest and she would answer in a trance, perhaps induced by vapors from a crack in the ground under her feet. This is how the Oracle of Delphi operated. It was the most famous place in all Greece for predicting the ...
The location of ancient Mycenae
The Mycenae, the palace of the legendary Agamemnon is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Peloponnese. The position of the citadel of Mycenae was privileged and strategic. Naturally and artificially fortified, it not only supervises the entire Argolid plain but it also controls all the passages leading out of the Argolid. Thanks to this privileged position the Mycenaeans had under their control the trade with the southern ...