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The northern wine-producing villages that lie on the slopes of Abelos Mountain and reach the north coastline, are the most productive regions, out of the 26 wine producing regions of Samos, that participate in the local trade union. Abelos Mountain, well known by this name since the 1st century AD …

The Pansamian Brotherhood had its beginnings on the 18th of November 1934 when a group of Samians, who had been getting together regularly since 1929 decided to make it official by putting a name to their group. They formed a committee and the first President was Andreas Nikolaidis who at …

Skoureika is located south of the village Neochorio and got their name from the first inhabitant whose name was George Skouras. From a document that existed in the hands of his descendants, we learned that George Skouras bought the full extent of the village for 40 grosses. In the church …

Under the auspices of Karlovassi municipality, Mrs. K.Zarkia’s diligence and many others contributors and the technical assistance of Mr. Aristarchus Ioannidis, has been created the Museum of leather tannery in Karlovassi, to honor the workers of a manufacturing sector which was flourishing by the beginning of the century until a …

Marathokampos is located southeast of Kerkis in an altitude of about 250 meters. Before it, lays the Ikarian Sea, which according to the mythology, ‘swallowed’ Icarus when he attempted to fly over it wearing waxy wings. The first inhabitants of Marathokampos were mainly from Chios, Peloponnesus and Karpathos. They builted …

Nerotrouvias cave is located in an area called “Milon” (“Mills”), at an altitude of 93 meters, near a water reservoir. The cave is actually an old overflow of the homonymous, some 30 meters deep, spring. The dirt road leading to the cave passes through cultivated areas, full of fruit trees …

The Monastery of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross) was founded in 1592 by the monk Nile the Latrinos, one of the two founders of the Monastery of Megalis Panagias, when Ecumenical Patriarch was Jeremiah II (1530-1595). The impressive and majestic Catholic of the Monastery, passing through various phases of existence, finally …

The Holy Monastery of Profitis Ilias, which is situated in a beautiful location o­n the North-eastern side of the island, near Karlovassi, was established by the monks Theofilos and Gregorios of the New Monastery of Chios. Its construction began in 1739. The architecture of the Church is that of a basilica …

Monastery of Agia Zoni (Monastery of Holy Belt) The Monastery of Agia Zoni is located in the idyllic green valley of Vlamari, in the eastern side of Samos. The Monastery was selected, in 1695, by the monk Meletios, to erect, with the assistance of the locals, the Monastery of Agia …

The Monastery of Zoodochos Pigi (or Ailiotissas) dominates the eastern part of Samos. It is located on the Rabaidoni Mountain (at an altitude of 400 meters) in Prassos cape, hence oversees Samos Strait and faces the ancient cities of Mycale and Ephesus located in the opposite Asian Minor coast (Turkey). …