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Windmills in the so-called “mule-path” (the road from Vathi to Mitilinioi in 1914). The location of the mills (collectively known as “Milotopos” from the Greek words “Milos” = “Mill” and “Topos” = “Place”) was chosen on the basis of the strength of the winds, the easy access from the nearby …

Bireme, a ship with two rows of oars on each side, was the forerunner of the trireme, while it is considered the intermediate link in the evolution process between the penteconter and later designs. Biremes were built with thirty or fifty oars, while the dimensions of these ships vary: 18-22 …

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, …

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 …

“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 …

Samos Airport The opening ceremony of the Samos Airport was held on June 23, 1963. At first only Douglas DC-3 (“Dakota”) commercial airplanes were used to transport passengers, three times a week (ticket cost was 380 drachmas!): 1948: A decision was made to find a suitable location and built the …

From Aristarchus to Copernicus: New horizons in human though  Since the very early stages of human history, mankind tried to understand and explain its own existence, based on his knowledge and observations. Focusing attention on the numerous and impressive celestial phenomena, primitive man made his first evolutionary steps towards scientific approach …

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 …

Pythagoras Square and the Lion Pythagoras Square, located in the city of Samos, was at the epicenter of the city’s reconstruction process, which followed the two devastating fires of 1871, both of which turned the surrounding neighborhoods into ashes. Square’s fashioning began in 1864 under the planning and supervision of …