Samos Prefecture

Infobox Pref GR
name = Samos
name_local = Νομός Σάμου


periph = North Aegean
capital = Vathy
population = 44,114
population_as_of = 2005
pop_rank = 49th
pop_dens = 56.7
popdens_rank = 25th
area = 778
area_rank = 50th
postal_code = 83x xx
area_code = 227x0
licence = ΜΟ
provinces =
municip = 8
commun =
ISO = GR-84
website = [http://www.samos.gr www.samos.gr]

Samos Prefecture (Greek Σάμος;) consists of the islands of Samos, Ikaria and the smaller islands of Fournoi Korseon. Its capital and main passenger port is the town of Vathy, also called Samos; other harbours are the island's second most populated town of Karlovassi and Pythagoreion (called Tigani until the mid 20th century), a village in the same place as the capital of Samos during antiquity, a place of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, on the SE coast.

The nearest airport is Samos International Airport. The airport maintains a tactical communication with Athens Int'l Eleftherios Venizelos Airport all year round and further charter flights to/from the rest of Europe during the 3 months summer holidays peak season.

The prefecture's main products include sweet Samian wine, and virgin olive oil. These two products are the main Samian exported crops. Other crops of relative significance are sun-dried figs, almonds and honey.

The prefecture is divided into the Samos Province and Ikaria Province.

Municipalities

ee also

*The Eupalinian aqueduct
*List of settlements in the Samos prefecture

External links

* [http://www.samos.gr/english/english.htm Prefecture of Samos]
* [http://www.vathi.gr/index-eng.html Municipality of Vathy - The capital of Samos]
* [http://www.pythagorion.net/start.htm Municipality of Pythagorion]
* [http://homepages.cwi.nl/~aeb/math/samos/ Tunnel of Eupalinos]
* [http://greece.charterpartner.com/samos_pythagoreion.htm Port information Samos old port and new Marina for sailors]