Villages

The large village  Vourliotes is located west of Kokkari, on a branch of Ampelos mountain at a height of 360 meters above sea level and in a distance of about 20 kilometers northwest of the capital. It was built on the verge of the 16th and 17th century by immigrants …

Pythagorion lies o­n the southeast part of the Island and its original name was Tigani. It comes from the Italian word dogana, which meant Customs Station, from the station that the Venetians had established there – with the permission of the Byzantines- during the 12th to 13th century AD. The …

Kokkari, 10 km. west of the city of Samos and with a population of 894 inhabitants, is one of the most beautiful fishing villages on the island, with a very developed tourist infrastructure. In various old documents Kokkari is listed as Krokari. Its name came from the onions that were …