Samian news

According to mythology, the Samians learned the secrets of viticulture by the god Dionysus himself, who was worshiped in the island, while the first settler, the legendary king Ancaeus, was a keen winegrower and winemaker. Besides one of the two main mountain ranges of Samos, and a smaller one, were …

On Tuesday, 29 March 2016, public transportation (buses) was on the roads of Vathi (the capital city of Samos). So, an old service is applied, once again, in Samos, facilitating people and providing solutions to the traffic problems of the city. Following many years of absence, on Tuesday, 29 March …

This summer officials and professionals of Samos are determined to receive tourists with huge discount packages and great offers in an effort to boost tourism. In a joint statement, the Deputy Governor of Samos Prefecture and the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Samos, declared their determination …

Two Samian wines were awarded the top two awards during the “International Wines & Spirits Competition of Thessaloniki 2016”. The wines Samos Anthemis 2010 and Samos Grand Cru 2015, won the gold and the silver award, respectively, filling with pride and emotion all members of EOSS (Union of Vinicultural Cooperatives …

A press release by EOSS (Union of Vinicultural Cooperatives of Samos) announced a cooperation agreement with the “GREEK Wine Cellars SA” for the better promotion of Samian wines. The press release states: Dear Partners, The “GREEK Wine Cellars SA” and the “Union of Vinicultural Cooperatives of Samos” are pleased to …

A Spectacular Storm for Samos During the last days, an abrupt change of weather brought a taste of winter … and successive storms in Samos. Especially last night, Samos was at the center of bad weather, since a storm strengthened sharply in the region and produced spectacular lightnings. This is …

The photographer Manolis Thravalos captured a rare meteorological phenomenon called Solar Halo. In Meteorology, Halo is called the optical phenomenon produced by solar or lunar light interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere, resulting in a wide variety of colored rings or arcs in the sky. Therefore there are …

Quite often, beautiful things don’t have an excuse to be somewhere! And because beauty is often dependent on the people who support it, we felt ashamed because we discovered “Stone” too late! Stone Cocktails is a coffee-shop, and during the morning hours, despite its warm atmosphere, looks like many traditional coffee-shops …

Photo of the Wine Factory Wine production and trade flourished in Samos during the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. In 1906, Vathi was a town with many wine-trading companies, which used to trade wine abroad as raw material. Well-known factory owners were M. Hadzigeorgiou, P. …

We are at the beginning of 1900! The square has already been named Pythagoras Square and has taken its shape and form. From the pictures you can imagine haw it was back then… In the upper photo Pythagoras Square and the city garden are shown (Vathi Port, 1904-1908). Pythagoras is …