samos daily photo: Ancient well

Sunday 20 September 2009

Ancient well

3 comments:

P. Kapodistrias20 September 2009 at 11:22
Άκρως εκφραστική! Συγχαρητήρια!!!
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VP21 September 2009 at 00:41
I suppose these were pillars for the winch, they are quite massive and the round shape is unusual. Beautiful image with a hint of modern world in background.
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Lois21 September 2009 at 15:57
Interesting scene!
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Some infos about Samos Island

Samos (Greek: Σάμος) is a Greek island in the North Aegean sea
A great portion of the island is covered with vineyards, from which the famus Samos wine is made.The capital city is Vathy. The most important plains are that of Pythagorio, in the southeast, Karlovasi in the northwest, and Marathokampos in the southwest. The Samian climate is typically Mediterranean, with mild rainy winters, and warm rainless summers.The largest mountain is the Ampelos massif, which occupies the center of the island and rises to 1,095 metres (3,590 ft). The island's highest point is the summit of the Kerkis range, at 1,434 metres (4,700 ft).
Famous Samians : Pythagoras ,Aristarchus of Samos,Polycrates
see also this link : http://www.samos.gr/