The history of the cave begins from the ancient times, since there are indications that in the cave lived the Samian Sibyl “Phyto” (Sibyl where a women in trance who prophesied the future). In the Byzantine years and then the same cave…
The ‘monastery of “Profiti Elia” (Greek Προφήτη Ηλία = Prophet Elias) founded in 1625 by the monks Neofilos and Gregorios, who were monks in “New Monastery” of Chios.
has no historical or architectural interest but it is a reference point for all walkers and several times was a refuge for some of them who found in difficult situations …
It is not known when the Prophet Elias chapel was first established, but we think it was more likely to be built at the middle of the 17th century
according to tradition Pythagoras took refuge in this cave, for meditation, or used it as a seminary or to hide
The monk Nile, after six years stay in the Megali Panagia monastery, in 1592 came in this region and built a new chapel in honor of the Holy Cross, in the same place where they found homonym icon.
Monastery Evaggelistrias Skalas or Agiou Vasiliou or Vaggelistras (as is known to locals) was founded in 10th century by ascetics in the region and belongs to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
It is simple and small Monastery, located on the northern slopes of Kerki mountain. Ιt is unknown when it was founded, probably the 19th century or later.
The monastery of Zoodochou Pigis (Greek Ζωοδόχου πηγής = Life Giving Source) or Ailiotissa (Greek Αηλιώτισσα) was founded in 1756 by the monk Dorotheus.
The collection of Samos Library department contains 34,130 volumes or 22,436 titles (7,926 titles in the Greek language, 13,581 titles in the English, 275 titles in the German language, 535 titles in the French language) and 352 journal titles of…