Kokkari

Kokkari is a village on Samos Island, Greece, about 10 kilometers from the capital city, Vathy.

Description

The main Orthodox church of Kokkari

Kokkari is a fishing harbour of Samos Island, which has now developed into a tourist center. Still, it preserves its old traditional face, with small houses and lanes full of flowers. Kokkari is on a small peninsula full of houses which climbs up to the top of the hill with a small harbour on one side and a superb pebble beach on the other. Surrounded by green mountains and the view out to the sea, it's worth a journey.

Near Kokkari are several villages like Platanakia, Valeodates, Staurinides as well as many others, which are all connected with streets or small paths. Hiking paths lead all around the island. Find many hidden pebble beaches, like Tsamadou, Tsambou, Lemonakia close to Kokkari.

Tsamadou Beach

External links

Media related to Kokkari at Wikimedia Commons

Subdivisions of the municipality of Samos

Municipal unit of Karlovasi	Agioi Theodoroi Drakaioi Karlovasi Kastania Kontaiika Kontakaiika Kosmadaioi Leka Platanos Ydroussa

Municipal unit of Marathokampos	Kallithea Koumaiika Marathokampos Neochori Skouraiika

Municipal unit of Pythagoreio	Chora Ireon Koumaradaioi Mavratzaioi Mesogeio Myloi Mytilinioi Pagondas Pandroso Pyrgos Pythagoreio Spatharaioi

Municipal unit of Vathy	Agios Konstantinos Ampelos Kokkari Manolates Palaiokastro Samos Stavrinides Vathy Vourliotes

Coordinates: 37°46′33″N 26°53′12″E / 37.77583°N 26.88667°E / 37.77583; 26.88667

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