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Recently I visited Kalithea village. Following a fairly long drive from Vathi (one and a half hour car drive) and crossing the beautiful landscapes of Samos, we reached Kallithea village “wrapped” in cold weather and “deserted” by tourist (the visit took place during the winter). The village is built on …

Volleyball: “Renaissance” of Samos won a 3-0 set match against “Nereus” in the last round of the 2nd Phase (Group X, 2nd National League of the National Regional Women’s Volleyball League). The 2nd Phase took place in Samos and “Renaissance” celebrated its promotion to A2 Women’s Volleyball League.  The sets: …

In 19-21 August 1903, in Vathi Port, the Gymnastic Popular Club of Samos organized the Athletic Events called “Samia” in order to celebrate the anniversary of the enthronement of Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. The games were held in front of about 10.000 spectators in the newly …

During the late 19th and the early 20th century tobacco cultivation spread rapidly in the island of Samos. Samian tobacco were exported to the Greek cigarette factories in Egypt and in the markets of Europe, Africa and Asia, while as the same time local cigarette-making industry developed rapidly. In Vathi …

A new product was recently launched by the UVCS: A wine under the brand name White Pebble. According to the people of the UVCS, “this is a wine with special characteristics. The beneficial effect of the Aegean summer breeze helps the charismatic Muscat grape of Samos to produce and offer …

One of the main sources of income for Samos comes from the cultivation of vines and the marketing of its products. Viticulture was, since antiquity, a very good and profitable economic activity although in ancient times the Samian wine was not as famous as it is today. According to mythology, …

“This animal you see in the picture, which you can also see in the Natural History Museum of Mytilini (www.nhma.gr), is the skin of a blood-thirsty feline, closely related to the tiger, known by the name “Kapllani” (Kaplan = The Turkish word for Tiger), found in Asia Minor. Some 130 …

  Limnonaki Beach From Samoseiland

“You never became a celebrity. You didn’t have the same tourist specifications with Spinalonga. You were not an isolated island. You were just an isolated place to another island. Near Karlovasi, you hosted forgotten human souls, vain dreams, and unfulfilled hopes. You were another leper-house and as such everybody still …

We manage to find an amazing study, uploaded in the website of the General Lyceum of Samos. The study was made by the philologist Elpida Katsikogianni, who we praise for this fantastic upload. We publish it in our website, on the occasion of the March 25th National Holiday (March 25th …