samos daily photo: Old wine depot in Malagari

Thursday, 17 December 2009

Old wine depot in Malagari

Malagari is the so called area opposite to Samos town, today is the commercial port of Samos. Some dekades years ago use to be the storage place of the famous Samos wine. This is one of the old buildings waiting to be restored

2 comments:

brattcat17 December 2009 at 14:42
From your description, I can imagine this building when it was in steady use. Thank you.
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Anonymous17 December 2009 at 18:47
Très joli ces constructions !
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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/