Samos Holidays Greece
Samos is one of the top vacation spots in Greece, located between Chios to north and the group of Dodecanese islands to south. As one of the favorite tourist destinations amongst Greek islands, Samos offers accommodation in a wide range of hotels and villas for rent, many of them featuring luxury amenities and offering convenient travel deals to Greece, so every year more and more people decide to spend relaxing holidays on this island!
Samos is one of the most fertile islands in the Aegean Sea. It is occupied mainly by the Kerketeus mountain range, of which highest point is the peak Vigla, at 1,433 meters (4701 feet) above the sea level. Because 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, has a high reputation.
Samos Hotels & Greek Islands Holidays
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 ports & vacation resorts on the island are Karlovasi and Pythagoreio, formerly known as Tigani. The main villages are Kokkari, Manolates, Khora, and Pagondas.
Ancient Samos was a 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 century B.C. Samos become one of the leading commercial centers in Greece. Tradesman of Samos developed an extensive overseas commerce and they made 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 its prosperity and the Samoan navy dominated the Aegean waters.
Nowaday the main occupation on Samos is tourism. As a top vacation spot, on Samos come many tourists looking for spending relaxing holidays in Greek islands, so there have been developed many excellent vacation resorts that offer accommodation in hotels and rental properties. Beach sports represent the main daytime activities and vacationers can great enjoy scuba diving, parasailing, jet-skiing, snorkeling, swimming, and others.
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