Has anyone here been to Samothraki?

Question

What is it like? I lived in Thrace and I never went, now that I live in Athens I want to go... :)

Answer 1

go to the website

greektravel.com/samothraki

Answer 2

yeah the island of great gods i think the Gods werent interested in sandy beaches or cafe's near the sea so you won't see them either i suggest you south side of the island when you get there you'll see that water is like crystal blue and some goats, naked people swimming by waterfalls on the fionas river even though it's so cold  you can discover unexplored areas, landscapes, greek traditional small stone built houses, sanctuaries of the gods ok. i should go there again :)

Answer 3

I went to Samothraki 8 years ago and stayed at a camping site. It's more quiet than any of the Greek islands I've been to. The beaches are not sandy (rocky mostly), the sea is very clean, and

the things I remember from that vocation is the archaeological site, the cheap food (their specialty was veal) and a small cat that kept me company when my girlfriend fell asleep! I think you get my point...

My apologies to the asker, I have to post this: Slav-Macedonian - propaganda Boy sorry you didn't know that but wikipedia is here to teach you history

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samothrace

To Archer1: You are right, goat is the specialty. My vocabulary

surely needs to be updated!

Answer 4

It's a fantastic place. I visited the island two times in my lifetime and l intend to visit it more. You will have the most relaxing time of your holidays, the island is great, full of nature, full of spring water ....it's a small island but you cannot get bored if you like nature, adventure etc.

I must disagree with the answerer #2! In the island you won't eat much veal......the island is full of goats which is in my opinion the locals' specialty!!!! So you will eat great and delicious goat rips, goat cheese ( don't miss the mountain village of Profitis Ilias).

You will definitely visit the "Vathres" = natural lets say swimming pools in part of the two big rivers - falls of the island.

You can do the round of the island with a boat and swim in Chryssi Amoudia.

You can go to Therma , visit the Sanctuary of the Great Gods.

It takes approx 2 hrs & 15 min to travel from Alexandroupolis to Samothrace. You might have a chance to see dolphins !!! I did and l was crazy about it!

In general l think it's one of the few islands in Greece that stayed pure and original.