Holidays In Hotels In Samos, Greek Islands

Samos is one of the top vacation places in Greece, located between Chios to north and the group of Dodecanese Islands to south. As one of the top travel destinations amongst Greek islands, Samos offers accommodation in a wide range of hotels and villas for rent, many of them featuring luxury amenities and promoting convenient vacation deals. Because of the cost-effective vacation packages and the awesome natural environment, more and more people decide to spend relaxing beach holidays on this Greek island.

Samos is one of the most fertile islands in Aegean Sea. Its territory is occupied mainly by the Kerketeus mountain range, with the highest peak of Vigla (4,701 feet or 1,433 meters above the sea level). Because Samos is so fertile, a great part of its area is covered by vineyards and the wine made around Vathy, from a special variety of grapes, is popular worldwide.

Holiday Attractions & Points Of Interest In Samos

With the neighboring islands of Icaria and Fourni Korseon, island of Samos is administered as part of the Samos Prefecture. The capital city and main port is Vathy, most commonly called Samos. Other vacation places, featuring various points of interest, are Karlovasi and Pythagoreio, formerly known as Tigani. The main villages are Kokkari, Manolates, Khora and Pagondas.

The ancient Samos was center of Ionian culture and renowned for wines and red pottery. The most famous building of Samos was the archaic temple of goddess Hera - the Heraion. During the age of the great migrations to the island came a Ionian population. In the 7^th century B.C. Samos become one of the leading commercial centers in Greece. Tradesman of Samos developed an extensive overseas commerce, making transactions even in regions of Black Sea and Egypt. About 535 B.C., when the existing oligarchy was overturned by the tyrant Polycrates, Samos reached the highest point of prosperity and the Samoan navy dominated the Aegean waters.

Nowadays the main occupation on Samos is tourism. As a famous tourist site, on Samos come many voyagers looking for relaxing holidays in Greek islands, and as a result there have been developed excellent beach resorts, hotels and properties for rent. Relaxation on gorgeous beaches and water sports represent the main holiday attractions, the most active vacationers having numerous opportunities to practice scuba diving, parasailing, jet-skiing, snorkeling, swimming, and many others.

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