ancient ruins
Pythagoreion
A UNESCO-listed ancient harbor town on Samos named after the mathematician Pythagoras, featuring the remarkable Tunnel of Eupalinos.
8 km · about 15 min drive
North Aegean, Greece · Europe
Samos is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Mytilinioí, 8km from Pythagoreion.
Samos is a town located in North Aegean, Greece. With a population of 1,885, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Samos sits in Greece, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Athens time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Samos to your route.
Vathy (Greek: Βαθύ, Vathý) is a community and a former municipality on the island of Samos, North Aegean, Greece. Since 2019, it has been a municipal unit of the municipality of East Samos. The town proper, also known as Ano Vathy (Άνω Βαθύ, upper Vathy), is an old hillside suburb of the town of Samos. Before 1958,Read more
the town of Samos was known as Limin Vatheos (port of Vathy); hence, many islanders still often refer to all of the town as Vathy. According to the 2021 census, the population of the community of Vathy was 3,767, while the population of the municipal unit was 12,506.
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Samos is located in North Aegean, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 37.7543 latitude, 26.9770 longitude.
Samos has a population of approximately 1,885 people, making it a town in Greece.
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ancient ruins
A UNESCO-listed ancient harbor town on Samos named after the mathematician Pythagoras, featuring the remarkable Tunnel of Eupalinos.
8 km · about 15 min drive
ancient ruins
One of the best-preserved ancient Greek-Roman cities in the Mediterranean, featuring the spectacular Library of Celsus, grand theater, and terraced houses with intricate mosaics.
38 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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