Things To Do in Samos
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Feast of the Virgin Mary, Vathy
On August 15th, the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven is celebrated in towns and villages across the island –... Read More
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Karlovasi Festival
Karlovasi Festival
The first Karlovasi Festival kicked off in 2017, hosting 15 Greek street artists who travelled to Samos to showcase... Read More
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Manolis Kalomoiris
Manolis Kalomoiris
This festival is held every summer in honour of the famous Greek composer Manoli... Read More
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Browse the jewellery shops in the village
Browse the jewellery shops in the village
If you’re looking to buy something other than the usual tourist trinkets, Kokkar... Read More
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Brush up on your history at Samos Town Archaeological Museum
Brush up on your history at Samos Town Archaeological Museum
Set next to Samos’ town hall, this museum lays out the island’s history in chron... Read More
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Christos Taverna
Christos Taverna
This traditional taverna is usually packed with locals as well as visitors – alw... Read More
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Climb Mount Kerkis
Climb Mount Kerkis
Stretching 1,400 metres into the sky, Mount Kerkis is Samos’ tallest mountain. T... Read More
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Dance to Greek music in the main square
Dance to Greek music in the main square
Unless it’s throbbing dancefloors you’re after, you’ll find Kokkari has plenty o... Read More
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Eat bourekia at a waterfront taverna
Eat bourekia at a waterfront taverna
Some of the tavernas along the seafront have been run by the same family for gen... Read More
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Enjoy the cool breeze on Lemonakia Beach
Enjoy the cool breeze on Lemonakia Beach
At the height of summer, this stretch of sand is one of the most comfortable bea... Read More
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Escape
Escape
This seafront music bar and club a little way along from the port has become the... Read More
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Get active on Lividaki Beach
Get active on Lividaki Beach
This beach, near Samos Town, is a mixture of sand, shingle and get up and go. Ye... Read More
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Glimpse Ancient Greece in the Archaeological Museum
Glimpse Ancient Greece in the Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Samos, near the port of Vathy, houses many of the a... Read More
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Hike to Manolates
Hike to Manolates
After a 30-minute trek across scented woodlands and through the Valley of the Ni... Read More
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Hop aboard a ferry to explore the area
Hop aboard a ferry to explore the area
Fancy flitting to the footprint-free island of Fourni? There’s a ferry for that.... Read More
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Hop over to Turkey
Hop over to Turkey
They say Samos is so close to Turkey that a strong swimmer could breaststroke hi... Read More
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Meltemi
Meltemi
Meltemi, a stone’s throw from the sea, serves up typical Samos dishes like revyt... Read More
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Paddle on Psili Ammos Beach
Paddle on Psili Ammos Beach
The name of this beach, 7 miles from Samos Town, translates as ‘fine sand’, and ... Read More
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Recap on your maths in Pythagorion
Recap on your maths in Pythagorion
A²+B²=C² – remember? Pythagoras’ theory is one of the first mathematical equatio... Read More
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Destinations in Samos
Top Destinations
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Kokkari
Holidays to Kokkari, a small village on the Greek island of Samos, promise a welcome as warm as the summer sunshine.
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Samos Town
A thoroughly Greek island getaway, holidays to Samos Town offer beaches, bustling streets and ancient treasures by the boatload.
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Karlovasi
With a sprinkling of secluded beaches, waterfalls and worthy coastal excursions, holidays to Karlovasi are a dose of Greek enchantment.