Samos & Patmos


Our second day of island hoping consisted of Samos and Patmos, small more rural islands in comparison to buzzing Mykonos that we visited last night. Samos demanded a very early wake up call of 4 am! We departed the ship and ate breakfast at a small seaside restaurant with other EF Tours. After a good breakfast the group hopped on the bus and arrived at a small town to spend some time at the beach. After that we visited the archeological site of ..... a location that none of us had ever heard but that all of us were impressed to learn predates the Acropolis in Athens and was more then twice as large! 












After our educational stop we hopped off at yet another small seaside town that was full of small town charm, with its white houses, blue doors, small brightly painted fishing boats and many friendly community dogs and cats. 

The afternoon was spent in the largest of Samoa’s towns, the students were given a few hours of free time to explore before we had to reconvene to catch the boat back to the ship. 

The views were stunning at every location, it was like spending the day looking at a moving painting. The evening visit to the small island of Patmos was option with half of our group choosing to stay on the ship for some much needed rest. The quaint town offered up many souvenir shops and cozy corners to sit and soak in the atmosphere of island life. 





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