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It is located in the northwest part of the island, southwest of Karlovasi. Its name derives from the name of its first inhabitant who was named “Drakos”. This name is no longer occurring in the village. When Samos was a Hegemony, this village joined with the neighbouring village of Kallithea, constituted the Municipality of “Kalabachtasi” but later they separated into different communities. It’s built on rocky, steep slopes but there’s enough vegetation. The view to the sea is great especially during sunset in the summer. Geographically it belongs to Marathocambos, the road that leads from Karlovasi to Drakei is 45 km long, it crosses almost all of Marathokambos area and passes through Kallithea. In straight line it is only 10 km away from Karlovasi but the construction of a shorter route is extremely difficult because of the rocky, steep slopes of Kerkis mountain which, in some cases, descent almost vertically towards the sea. The inhabitants of the village have themselves requested to be part of the Karlovasi municipality with the hope that this could speed up the construction of a shorter route. They are occupied in agriculture, almost exclusivelly olive trees and livestock. In earlier days they were also producing charcoal. West of Drakeei, at a location called “Pyrgaki” (or small tower) which is located near the road there’s a structure that is supposively a watch-out. From this spot the islanders were watching in case the Turkish fleet or pirates were approaching Samos during the war of the Greek revolution. From this spot the view to the north and west is uninterrupted at a great distance. The small settlement of St. Isidoros belongs to Drakei. It is built by the sea and has 11 residents. They are constructing wooden boats and their craftsmanship is reputable in all over the Aegean sea. Next to St. Isidoros is Valsamo, a splendid beach with wild beauty. There you can also find a tavern and a few rooms for rent.
Drakeei’s
highest ever-recorded population was recorded in the 1940 census, 315
people.
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