VATHI - SAMOS TOWN On the north - east side of the island is situated Vathi, with the seat of the municipality the town of Samos. Built amphitheatrically around a large bay, it is a harmonious fusion of Aegean colours, a neoclassical coastal zone and the gorgeous beaches surrounding it. Vathi is one of t... more info ...

ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM The Archeological museum consists of two buildings. The 'Paschaleio' Archive, where miniatures and ceramics found in Heraion are exposed, and the new building, where the statues are displayed. On the northern hall of the old building's ground floor the ceramics of prehistoric, geo... more info ...

HERAION OF SAMOS It is believed that, at some periods of time, Samos' inhabitants worshiped both deities of the East and the twelve gods of the Greeks. The most worshiped deity of the island was by far goddess Hera. 7 kilometers to the northwest of the city you can find the temple of Hera. It is one of the most sign... more info ...

EFPALINEAN TUNNEL The renowned Efpalinean Tunnel of Pythagorion is the 8th wonder of the antiquity. Its construction impresses modern architects. The tunnel is the middle part of an aqueduct built for the water supply of the city in 550 BC by the architect Efpalinus from the city of Megara. The tunnel goes through t... more info ...

FOLKLORE MUSEUM The folklore museum was founded by the 'Nikolaos Dimitriou' cultural foundation of Samos. This museums' purpose is to give a complete view of the islands' life before the 2nd World War and to present all the elements and to present all the elements composing the tradition of Samos. It was founded i... more info ...

AEGEAN MUSEUM The Aegean natural history museum gathers samples of the natural wealth of the Aegean. The building has been built by donations of the Mytilinioi community of Samos and the 'Constantinos and Maria Zimali' foundation. The museum is composed of five departments: the mineralogical, the pal... more info ...

LYKOURGOS CASTLE Lykourgos Logothetis was the island's leader during the revolution against the Turks. This castle lodged the headquarters of the revolution and it was built by remains of archeological monuments. It was 400 meters long and it supported the defense of the island against the Ottoman navy. Next to the... more info ...

THERMES In the western part of the city inside the area of the ancient sports facilities, there are the remains of the Thermes (Roman public baths) built in the 2nd century BC. Next to the entrance were the visitor's dressing rooms. In the northern side of the facilities were the cold baths and ... more info ...

MEGALI PANAGIA The Monastery of Megali Panagia, located 2 kilometers outside the village Koumaradaioi, was built in 1586. It is one of the wealthiest and most beautiful monasteries in Samos. It was founded by the monks Dionysos and Neilos and it is devoted to the apostles Peter and Paul. It is built in line with t... more info ...

PROFITIS ILIAS Profitis Ilias is the largest monastery in western Samos. The church was built by the monk Grigorios in 1739 on the same location where a small chapel and a few chambers were built by monks Neofilos and Grigorios. The church has a woodcut icon-screen, a few wall-paintings and many ecclesiastical ute... more info ...

SPILIANI A little to the northwest of Pythagorion inside a big cave you can find a monastery devoted to the presentation of the Virgin Mary. It is the Monastery of Spiliani. Inside the church there is a marble icon of Mother Mary which is very faded and right next to the church there is Holy Water. A few cha... more info ...

AGIA ZONI The monastery of Agia Zoni is near the village of Vlamari 2 kilometers outside Vathi. The monastery was primarily built in the 17th century and then re-built in 1750 according to the sign on the bell-tower. It is probable that building materials of an ancient settlement that is located near the chur... more info ...

TIMIOS STAVROS The Monastery of the Timios Stavros (Holy Cross in Greeek), which is among the oldest on the island, being first built in 1582, was founded by the monk Neilos, to whom the accurate location of the Timios Stavros' icon was revealed in a vision. It was extended in 1838 and took its present form. One o... more info ...

AIRPORT The state airport of Samos is located on the southeastern side of the island three kilometers outside Pythagorion and fourteen outside of the capital of Samos. The airport handles 500,000 passengers per year according to the statistics with a scope for increasing the next years. Informati... more info ...