Travel to Samos, Greece

Samos is one of the premier vacation resorts of Greece and it's located between Chios to north and the Dodecanese islands to south. Its name in Turkish is Sisam.
The area of the island is 468 square kilometers and it's 43 kilometers long and 13 kilometers wide. Samos is one of the main and most fertile islands from Aegean Sea. The island is occupied mainly by the Kerketeus mountain range, of which highest point is peak Vigla, erected at 1,433 meters (4701 ft.) above the sea level, near its western extremity, called Mount Kerkis. This mountain range is in fact a continuation of Mount Mycale from mainland.
As one of the favorite vacation resorts of Greece, Samos has a wide range of all-inclusive hotels and villas for rent, many of them having extremely luxurious amenities.

Vacation resorts & all-inclusive hotels & villas

The island is remarkably fertile and for this reason a great portion it's covered with vineyards; the wine made around Vathy, from a special variety of grapes, enjoy a especially high reputation.
With the neighboring islands Icaria and Fourni Korseon, island Samos is administered as part of the Samos Prefecture. The capital and main port is Vathy, most commonly called Samos. Other ports & vacation resorts on the island are Karlovasi and Pythagoreio, formerly called Tigani. The main villages are Kokkari, Manolates, Khora and Pagondas. This island has an own airport - Samos Airport.
Ancient Samos was a center of Ionian culture and was renowned for its wines and its red pottery. The most famous building of Samos was the archaic temple of goddess Hera - the Heraion. During the age of the great migrations on the island came a Ionian population. In the 7 century B.C. Samos become one of the leading commercial centers of Greece. The citizens of Samos developed an extensive oversea commerce, they made transactions even in regions of Black Sea and Egypt. Also, their commerce brought them into close relations with Cyrene and probably with Corinth and Chalcis. About 535 B.C., when the existing oligarchy was overturned by the tyrant Polycrates, Samos reached the highest point of its prosperity. Its navy not only protected it from invasion, but dominated the Aegean waters too. The main city had many public works, schools, renowned sculptors, metal-workers and engineers.
Nowadais, the main ocupation on Samos is the tourism. Being a world renowned travel destination, Samos features many excellent vacation resorts with all-inclusive hotels, villas, restaurants, and taverns. Of course, on the island the beach activities are well-represented, here you can enjoy scuba diving, parasailing, jet-skiing, snorkeling, swimming, etc.