Sunday 2 August 2009

Sunny Samos

We stayed at the gorgeous Ino Village Hotel. (www.inovillagehotel.com because I cannot do justice with my photographs). It's up on a hill overlooking Samos Town (or Vathy) which is the capital of the island.



There is not a great deal to see in Samos Town. It's in a beautiful bay and there are lots of cafes and bars overlooking the harbour, where we benefitted from the breeze coming in from the sea. There are also lots of great places to eat but for attractions... well, the museum was shut every time we walked past it.

There is a statue in Pythagoras Square.


(Complete with a man picking his nose, in front of it. My camera timing is useless).

There's a very pretty church too.



Gagkou Beach is where we spent most of our time. Most mornings we were there before 9.30 and it was virtually deserted - just us and a few elderly people swimming in the water.



We did catch the bus down to Pythagoria where we scrambled around the walls of Logothetis Castle (which was shut) and visited the church nextdoor.



The harbour was fab - full of yachts and fishing boats. And cafes, naturally. We also walked out to the Efpalinos Tunnel. (Underground aquaduct through the mountain). Surprisingly, it was open and we paid 4 Euros each to walk down some steps, along a short tunnel and back again.

It was worth it, to get out of the heat.




Even the locals were sheltering in any shade they could find.

2 comments:

Linda said...

Lovely, the sea is a gorgeous colour.

Cinders said...

your holiday looks gorgoeus.
I'm showing my ignorance here, but where exactly were you? sounds greek