Summer in Samos

Samos has some of the best beaches for swimming. If you drive around the island, you are bound to find a wide variety of attractive spots to swim, from shallow sandy beaches such as Psili Ammos, to pebby or rocky jewels, such as Tsamadou or Mikali. But our favourite spots for swimming are on the south side, in Potokaki and Ireon (facing Turkey). This is where families like to swim, and you will find them there in August from 11 am until 5 pm. A recent find of ours is Pappas beach on the west side of Ireon. After travelling down a bumpy gravel road, we were rewarded with a lovely little out of the way swimming spot. Run by the Pappas’ children and grandchildren, this charming spot with a great kitchen and delicious food sadly recently experienced a fire that burned down the restaurant. However, with the help and donations of local villagers and islanders from the diaspora, they were able to rebuild, much to our benefit.