Samothráki
Σαμοθράκη · North Aegean
A wild island crowned by Mount Fengári, with cold waterfall pools and an ancient sanctuary.
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About Samothráki
Samothráki is a wild, little-developed island in the far north Aegean, crowned by Mount Fengári (Saos) — at over 1,600m the highest peak in the Aegean islands. It’s a place of cold mountain streams that gather…
Highlights
Don’t miss
Sanctuary of the Great Gods
An ancient mystery-cult sanctuary; the Louvre’s Winged Victory (Nike) was found here.
Nature
The váthres
A series of waterfalls and cold rock pools tumbling down the wooded gorges.
Things to do
Mount Fengári
A tough climb to the highest summit in the Aegean — in myth, where Poseidon watched Troy.
Don’t miss
Thermá springs
Warm sulphur springs in the plane-shaded village of Thermá (Loutrá).
Beaches
Wild shores
Often wave-washed pebble beaches like Pachiá Ámmos in the south.
See it for real
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