samos daily photo: Pythagorio

Sunday, 4 October 2009

Pythagorio - The castle

Lykourgos Logothetis Castle
Lykourgos Logothetis, leader of the Samian revolution against the Turks, built it in 1824. Its purpose was to protect the people of Samos and the port of Pythagorio in general against the Turkish attacks.

5 comments:

brattcat4 October 2009 at 14:30
Was it successful in its mission?
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Leif Hagen4 October 2009 at 14:59
The stonework is beautiful, amazing, like an intricate puzzle!
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Lois5 October 2009 at 01:06
It is a fascinating structure! I like the stonework too.
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VP5 October 2009 at 18:38
I agree with Leif and Lois: the stonework is amazing. The structure is so perfectly kept that I guess it has been restored.
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Julie6 October 2009 at 14:58
Yes, my thought was the same as Brattcat's. Did the castle manage to stop the Turks invading the island?
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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/