Be warned, a visit to Samos can mean love at first sight! Sun, sea and beautiful scenery, that's Samos. Although Samos is a well known Greek island, and loved by many, mass tourism still hasn't found its way there yet. Samos is still one of the greenest islands of Greece. The warm climate with its rainy mild winters is responsible for an exhuberant and unique vegetation and plant growth. Ancient forests and frothy streams, orchards, picturesque mountain villages and beautiful bays are there to be discovered. The muscat grape is an example of what a small island can be big in! The samos wine is famous throughout the world. This website will tell you more about the surrounding area of Agios Konstantinos, a village on the north side of the island.
On one of the most beautiful and greenest parts of the island you can find the village of Agios Konstantinos. A beautiful, stretched out village with numerous restaurants and taverns which have a rustic Greek atmosphere. It’s one of the most relaxed areas on Samos. Everything is based on small-scale tourism. Yet here you will find everything you need. Agios Konstantinos is a perfect starting point for people who enjoy walking. Beginning with the the village that is divided into a coastal area along the sea and an higher area called "Pano Agios Konstantinos" some 300 metres up the mountain. In this friendly, quiet village you will find the Folas family. At the heart of the family is Manolis Folas. Manolis and his wife Vangelitsa run
Hotel Agios Konstantinos and a supermarket; Eva’s mini market. However their pride and joy is the "
Paradisos" restaurant. Manolis has his own special way of creating a warm and friendly atmosphere in his restaurant beside the sea. The food is typically Greek and excellent!
Hotel Agios Konstantinos is comfortable, with apartments, maisonettes and studios. It has all the facilities and services you need for a perfect holiday. Reception desk service, walking routes, rental cars, scooters and motorbikes, a bar, a roof terrace with deckchairs and a beautiful garden. All of our studios, apartments and maisonettes have balconies with a sea view, a kitchen, toilet and shower. The hotel is located near a charming boulevard and a small harbour, where you can enjoy a romantic sunset whilst sitting on one of the lovely terraces.
But Agios Konstantinos offers a lot more.
Read on...
(1) The very luxurious
Hotel Daphne in the entrance of the Nightingale valley; (2)
Valeondades-Houses: traditional houses restored with care, in the heart of the Nightingale Valley and surrounded by plane, walnut, laurel and olive trees; (3)
Pension Irini: authentic Greek hospitality and a family atmosphere with a beautiful garden; (4)
Pension Maria: The house and people there make you feel at home, warm and comfortable; (5)
Apollonia Bay: 18 apartments in a very green, friendly and personal environment; (6)
Hotel Iro: beautiful double rooms, relaxing and fully equipped with everything you need; (7)
Folas house in Pano Agios Konstantinos is very popular. Its location is both exciting and peaceful. All of its facilities are very basic because the family doesn’t want to change the authentic atmosphere of their cottage. Manolis Folas offers a complete range of tourist services from house and apartment rental, car and motorbike hire, airport transfers and special arrangements for groups/seminars, to anything else you need to know.
The hinterland of Agios Konstantinos is a paradise for nature lovers who enjoy walking or hiking in the mountains. The Nightingale Valley is one of the entrances to many little villages such as Manolates, Vourliotes, Ambelos and Stavrinides. These can be reached by road or via special walking paths, which lead you into the mountains. For many years now, people have been walking in this paradise. So often in fact that you will find trails marked in red with arrows and little stone pyramids indicating the path.
We sometimes organise trips for small groups of people interested in the wealth and the peace of Samos. We go up into the mountains and you are accompanied and guided by people who know the island very well. We travel by jeep and start walking when we reach a higher point. There is also the option of an overnight stay in a traditional Greek house and then to continue the trail the next day.
An illustrated flora of the most important plants of Samos. A must for all who enjoy walking. For sale in Eva's Minimarket.
If you are interested in any of the accommodations or if you want more information, please contact:
Manolis Folas, Agios Konstantinos, Samos
Phone +30 22730 94442
Fax +31 22730 94002
E-mail
We will keep you informed on our websites:
samosfolas.com |
paradisos.com.gr
Contact in Holland: Rana Schoute.
Bel 06 5050 1857 (of +316 5050 1857 vanuit het buitenland) of mail
