We started just before sunrise one morning in the end of June and parked the car by the road along the wind turbine above Marathokampou. We then walked in the morning sun along the gravel road up to the Civil War memorial and then continued on the hiking trail towards the Elias Chapel, which is … Read more
We hiked Route 18 in May – a trail that really shows the contrasts of Samos. Here you hike through deep, lush forests along babbling streams, before opening up to views of mountains and landscapes. It is precisely the variety that makes the hike here so special. We finished in Manolates, a genuine and picturesque … Read more
At the end of October we took the car and drove towards Kallithea on the western side of the island. When we were heading towards Kallithea we turned right up the mountainside and drove a pretty good gravel road for about 20 minutes until we arrived at Agia Paraskevi where we parked at a small … Read more
In early October we did the hike to Mikro and Magalo Seitani paralia, Little and Big “Devils beach”. We took the car and drove towards Karlovasi on the north side of the island, then west towards Potami beach. We then continued a few kilometers on a gravel road past Potami beach but it works just … Read more
Another incredibly October day, we packed our backpacks to finally try to reach Viglia, the highest peak on Mount Kerkis, 1,434 m above sea level.Just before dawn we took our 4-wheeled car and drove around the mountain massif via the villages of Nikoloudes and Kosmadei and then took the valley up to the Civil War … Read more
In the wonderfully beautiful October weather, we tried an evening walk around Konteika after a 20-minute drive from the Pantheon.We started by parking in the village of Konteika and then walked through the village and down into the fields to get further and further down the valley.We walked along varied nature with everything from open … Read more
One early morning in September, just before sunrise, we took the car from Pantheon Apartments & Studios to drive towards the monastery of Zoodochos Pigi located beside the Kakoperato gorge on the north-west slope of Mount Kerkis. We drove up to the ridge where the wind turbines stand and turned off towards Kastanéa and passed … Read more
A number of times we have stopped at the chapel of Agios Nikolaos which is located on a hill on the east side of Potami beach.Fantastic view of the beach and often very beautiful sunsets with the sea in the foreground.Take the opportunity to make a stop here after you’ve been swimming or been to … Read more
Manolates is a small genuine very beautiful mountain village located on the north side of Samos. One afternoon we turned off towards the village, having been in Vathi “Samos town” during the day, and followed the winding road up through the Nightingale valley. In the spring and also at other times of the year, you … Read more
The shorter excursion to what we call “Viewpoint Ormos Bay” can be done on foot or by bike from the Pantheon. You can choose to walk or cycle a slightly more complicated route by passing to the small chapel of Agios Georgios and then continue down past the valley’s waterways with a little bit of … Read more
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