www.Travel-To-Samos.com - SAMOS ISLAND GUIDE HOME | E-CARDS | MAILING LIST | SAMOS PHOTOS   ----------------------------------------------------------------- SEARCH SAMOS HOTELS RESTAURANTS CAR RENTAL TRAVEL AGENCY REAL ESTATE WATER SPORTS SAMOS TOPICS HISTORY HISTORY This place was the centre of a great culture. That’s how the Greek poet, J. Ritsos, describes the island of Samos. Its history and its monuments indicate that this is actually the case. Trade had flourished here, while the tobacco and tanning industry had been well known for years. The location of Samos contributed greatly to its development. It is situated at the Eastern Aegean sea, very close to the coast of Asia Minor, embraced by Ionia and approximately in the middle of the sea-route that links Greece with the East, the Black Sea with Egypt and with the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Great beasts, like the Megatherium, and other rare kinds of animals had lived in Samos during the prehistoric era. The palaeontological findings at the area of Mytilinii decorate the exhibition not only of the local museum, but of many others too, both in Greece and abroad. Ch. Landros Translated by Eftychia Landrou Please share your opinion of it with other travelers. Write a review! ABOUT HISTORY Goddess Hera birthplace The myth of Agaios The end of the Trojan War Classic era Three marvels of Samos Ancient Samos personalities 1st Persian War The Peloponnesian Wars Hellenistic period Romain period Byzantine period Turkish occupation Ancient Samos Hera and other Gods History of Samos Byzantine period Greek revolution of 1821 Samos union with Greece 1912-1914 2nd world war Hellenistic and Roman period Ottoman period Principality of Samos 1834-1912 Samos today History of the name Samos Samos during the Antiquity Samos before and after the desertion The philosopher Pythagoras INFORMATION VILLAGES BEACHES WORTH SEEING PHOTO GALLERY HISTORY MONASTERIES WILDLIFE LOCAL PRODUCTS ACTIVITIES E-CARDS MAILING LIST NEWS SEARCH ABOUT US LINKS

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