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Sunset’s glow at Roditses beach on Samos

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Roditses beach on Samos

The setting sun casts a warm golden glow on Roditses beach (foreground) and nearby Vathy, the capital and main commercial center on Samos island 

 

Roditses beach and Tasos Taverna

Roditses beach is about a 15-minute walk from Vathy, in a predominantly residential area with apartment buildings, elegant holiday homes, rental studio accommodations and a few hotels. It’s also the location of Tasos Taverna, whose open-air dining terrace is visible at upper left.

 

Roditses beach

Roditses is a rather unremarkable small beach, with a surface comprised mainly of stones and pebbles.  There are scores of beautiful and more scenic beaches on Samos, but Rodises is quick to reach on foot from Vathy,  and it’s suitable for some quiet time or sunbathing.

 

 Roditses beach

Two big apartment buildings on the hill behind Roditses beach

 

Roditses beach

Looking toward the Tasos Taverna seaview dining terrace, from the rocky southeast end of Roditses beach.  Tasos is the #1-ranked restaurant for Vathy on TripAdvisor.com, where reviewers praised the reasonably-priced Greek cuisine and the taverna’s views of Vathy Bay and the sunset.

 

sunset over Vathy Bay Samos

Although Roditses beach is far from spectacular, that’s not the case for the views from Tasos Taverna, where diners can watch as the sun sets in the distance beyond Vathy Bay

 

Picture yourself … in Vathi on Samos

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A stone house across the bay from Vathi, the main town on Samos island

A stone house sits across the bay from Vathi, the main town on Samos

 

Pic of the day: A house on a hill in Samos

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a house in Vathi on Samos

Many visitors to Vathi, the main city on Samos, don’t seem to venture beyond the commercial area along the waterfront near the port. But it’s well worth taking time to stroll some of the residential neighourhoods on the hills behind the business district. There are plenty of scenic streets with neoclassically-styled houses like the one above, plus great views of the city and Vathi Bay.

 

Pic of the day: Seeing red on Samos

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Bold red bougainvillea cascades above the entrance to Hotel Helen in Vathi (Samos Town) on Samos

A canopy of bold red bougainvillea above the entrance ensures that it’s easy to find Hotel Helen on Grammoy Street in Vathi on Samos island

 

Pic of the day: A hillside street in Vathi, Samos

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a street in Vathi on Samos

A parked car leaves barely enough room for other vehicles to squeeze down a narrow and twisting hillside street in the town of Vathi on Samos

 

 

Greece holiday pic of the day

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Town Hall in Vathi Samos

The Town Hall for the Municipality of Vathi on Samos island

 

 

Greece holiday pic of the day

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 Vathi on Samos

The waterfront boulevard of Vathi, the main town on Samos island

 

Greece holiday pic of the day

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ornate railings on a building in Vathi on Samos

Decorative cast iron railings on a building in the town of Vathi on Samos

 

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