samos daily photo: Samos houses III

Monday, 7 December 2009

Samos houses III

In Vathy, capital of the island, Venetian houses are mixed to neoclassical ones and all the buildings have red-tiled roofs and some have their walls painted in bright colors. The narrow streets and stairs are also painted in white and blue and the walls of some houses are decorated with naive paintings

info :http://www.samosguide.com/listingview.php?listingID=36

3 comments:

Japa7 December 2009 at 09:41
Very interesting architectural design of houses in your place. Seemed to me they were built to be strong and massive(?)

Have a great week ahead.
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Jean7 December 2009 at 13:41
like the gate

A smile from SJ =)
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Lois7 December 2009 at 16:25
I am enjoying seeing these houses!
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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/