Spatharaioi, a village on Greece's island of Samos, is known for its residents’ remarkable longevity, with historical records from the 19th century reporting some living as long as 145 years.
Perched atop Bournias Mount at 582 meters (about 1,910 ft),...
Turkish arrivals to Chios, Lesbos and Samos surpassed 260,000 between the beginning of 2026 and August 20, according to figures presented in Lesbos, underscoring the volume of travel from Turkey to Greece’s eastern Aegean islands this summer.
The three islands...
In the summer of 1998, the late Professor Stephen Hawking, the man who spent his life unraveling the mysteries of black holes and the origins of time, found himself momentarily captivated by something far more terrestrial: the shimmering turquoise...
More than 2,500 years ago, an aristocratic family, known as the Geneleos Group, on the island of Samos sought to preserve its name, status, and devotion to the gods through one of the most remarkable works of early Greek...
Samos has been ranked as a top European and Mediterranean destination for the early summer season, according to a new feature by the popular German travel platform, HolidayCheck.
In its latest article, the platform highlights Samos as one of the...
German researchers have tracked down and documented hundreds of antiquities in Berlin museums looted from the island of Samos, Greece.
A recent report in the Deutsche Welle says that a book was published recently after years of research documenting in...
Cleopatra, the Greek Queen of Ancient Egypt, and Marc Antony, the famous Roman general, conducted part of their decadent love affair on the Greek island of Samos in the summer of 32 B.C. At the time, Samos was regarded...
The Greek Island of Samos has opened its tourism season on a positive note, as the arrival of the first Turkish visitors from Kusadasi marked the launch of regular ferry routes linking the two sides of the Aegean. The...
Greece's Samos is moving rapidly into the international spotlight as one of the most promising new choices for British travelers. New direct flight connections from UK airports and expanding international media coverage are already driving a noticeable rise in...
