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When the visitor arrives at Samos, he has the opportunity to choose the place to spend his holidays according to his particular interests. In every part of Samos there are flats or rooms to let. Samos has approximately thirty villages, but the main tourist areas are five. Samos town, Karlovasi, Campos Marathokampou, Kokkari and Pythagorio.
SAMOS TOWN Is located on the east part of the island and it's the capital of Samos Island. It has a large number of big hotels and many rooms to let. The visitors can find many restaurants and a big market with all kind of shops for shopping. There is a cinema and many bars for entertainment. As the capital of the island, it has many banks, many tourist offices and all the public services. From the port of Samos town you can visit Ephesus in Asia Minor and many other Greek islands.
KARLOVASI Is the co-capital of Samos, located on the nort-west part of the island in a distance of 35 Km from Samos town. It has a big commercial port, witch connect Karlovasi with Pereaus and other islands of the North Aegean. Karlovasi is one of the main commercial centers of the island, with many banks, state offices and a large market. All around Karlovasi you can find beautiful clean beaches to swim, Potami and Seitani are the most important of them. Seitani is an environmental protected area and you can get there only on foot, it's worth seeing it. In Karlovasi you can find big hotels, flats and rooms to let and all the tourist facilities. The combination of bars, taverns and restaurants, promises a rather interesting nightlife.
KAMBOS OF MARATHOKAMPOS It is located on the southwest part of the island and in a distance of 55 km from Samos town. It's mainly a tourist area and during the tourist period, every summer, hosts thousands of visitors from all over the word. Kampos has all sorts of tourist facilities, tourist agencies, cars to rent, super markets and all kinds of tourist shops. There are many bars and restaurants, one of them "LOUKOULOS". The nightlife at Kampos is not intense, but the visitor can do many interesting thinks during the daytime. He can swim in one of many gorgeous beaches, or to climb at mount Kerkis. The combination of the high rocky mountain with the clean blue sea is impressive.
KOKKARI Is a traditional Greek fishing village, on the north part of the island and in a distance of 15 km of Samos town. The visitor can find many hotels and rooms to stay and many tourist offices for his information. Kokkari has a quiet but interesting nightlife. The visitors can enjoy dinner in one of the restaurants and drinks at the picturesque square of the village. Very close to Kokkari you can find many beautiful beaches. Tsamadu, Lemonakia, Tsambu are the most important ones.
PYTHAGORIO Is one of the best-known summer resorts of Samos Island. It is located on the south part of the island in a distance of 10 km from Samos town. Pythagorio has a large and picturesque port, filled with private sailboats. The port of Pythagorio connects the south part of Samos with many islands of the Dodecanese. There is a boat to Turkey (Ephesus) as well. On the main street, by the port, the visitors can find restaurants, small bars, commercial shops, tourist offices, banks e.t.c. We have to mention, that all around Pythagorio there are many important archeological sites, that the visitors should visit.
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