SAMOS ISLAND EXPLORER | since 1998 online
It’s one of the smallest villages in the island, with plenty of water, surrounded with lush vegetation, vineyards and orchards and has excellent view to the north.
Platanos is located at the center of the island. Lying at the west foot of “Ambelos” (or Karvounis) mountain, 11 km distance, south from Karlovasi, with excellent north, south, west views to Aegean sea and to the island of Samos.
it is a beautiful, secluded beach in the nature, with sand and partly pebbles. Access is relatively difficult, but will reward you when you are explorer and looking for the isolation and quiet away from the crowds and organized beaches.
The village has a unique beauty, where the square with the big plane tree, the architecture, the lush vegetation and the northeast excellent view offer.
Exhibits, which come from the monasteries and churches of Samos, submit and transport the visitors to another time and give them the image of timeless church life and the local ecclesiastical art, uniting together the farthest historical past with the present and presage the future.
The aim of the project was to supply water from the source of “Ayades”, (hidden at the mountain away from enemies), to the ancient city of Samos, through mount “Kastron”. The result was a remarkable water pipeline, total length 2,385 meters, of which 1,035 through tunnel.