Pahia Ammos - Samothrace

This is the most beautiful beach of the island, 17th km. from Kamariotissa. It is a huge sandy beach at the southernmost point of the island. You can reach it via a dirt road that starts from Lakkoma Village. The Church of Panagia Krimniotissa can be seen high on the cliffs.

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Mount Saos

With a height of over 1600 meters, Mount Saos is the highest and most impressive mountain in the Aegean. It takes its name from the pre-Hellenic word "samos" meaning height, and it is also known as Moon, since they say the mountain is so high that it hides the moon. On the slopes you can enjoy a walk through endless forests of trees accompanied by the presence of running water. When you are on the mountain, you can rest in the famous natural pools formed by the waterfalls. The view is breathtaking and the ascent, although difficult, is a life experience.

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Vathres - Samothrace

The famous "Vathres" of Samothrace are a number of water sources, which come down from the mountain and form many small waterfalls, which in turn create small natural pools in the rocks. The most famous vathres are the ones of Tsivdogianni River near Therma, where there is also the starting point for the ascent of Mount Saos. The largest stream of the island is "Fonias" and the highest waterfall is "Kleidosi" (35 meters high). Other waterfalls are "Kakia Plaka", "Karia" etc.

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Soufli

Soufli is 67 km northwest of Alexandroupoli, at the head of the prefecture of Evros. With 4,258 residents, the picturesque town of Soufli gained worldwide fame in the late 19th century because of the incomparable quality of silk which was produced here. The first silk seed arrived in 1839 and gradually more families became engaged in sericulture, the production of silk and the rearing of silkworms for this purpose. Silk production was for decades the most important sector of the local economy, and Soufli became known as the "city of silk".

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Archaeological Museum of Symi

The archaeological collection is housed in a traditional Symi mansion of Yianneskis family which was given as an endowment to N. K. Pharmakidis, tradesman and vice consul on Symi. It was given to the Greek state by Ariadne B. Pharmakidis and Sevasti N.Farmakidi. In the exhibition you will see a representation of the interior of a Symi house with its dining and living room (furniture, crockery, paintings and photographs of the period), as well as traditional local costumes.

The museum houses the following collections:

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Nautical Museum of Symi

It was created as a museum of naval art in 1983 and in 1990 it was housed in a fine neoclassical building of Symi. There is a special section dedicated to sponge diving, diving equipment, various types of sponges and other accessories of the divers, as well as models of the sponge diving boats.

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Panormitis Museum

In the center of the monastic complex of Panormitis you will see the Byzantine Museum. Here you will also see bottles-offerings that faithful followers left in the sea and hoped they would reach the monastery. One of the most characteristic ones is what came from Leipzig in 1998, with oil, wax, incense and names "for commemoration." There are also items dating back to 1930, a carved canopy of an epitaph of the 18th century, swords and guns and a clock of 1896.

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Artisanship of Bells at Emporio

The Artisanship of Bells at Emporio Symi is the only one that exists in the Dodecanese. It is a unique example of craft of this kind in the region of the southeastern Aegean and therefore appreciated and advertised a lot by the local community. The equipment, the blast furnace and the oven have been declared a historical monument.

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