Samos continued to be an important mercantile city throughout the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The great Temple of Hera (Heraion) has its origins in the 8th century BC, when it was the first Greek ...

Some of the artifacts from the Temple of Hera are displayed in the island’s archaeological museum. Samos does not have as arid a climate as some of other Greek isles. It is heavily forested and ...

Close to the airport lies the Heraion, the classical Greek temple to the goddess Hera, once linked to the town by the "Iera Odos" the Holy Way by a 6km road dating back to the 7th century BC, and ...

The early temple of Hera on the island of Samos, ... The temple of Hera at Olympia, or the Heraion, dates to around 600 B.C. and is one of the oldest surviving Greek stone Doric temples.

Along these lines, there are two UNESCO World Heritage Sites to explore on Samos, including the ancient, fortified city of Pythagoreion, as well as the ancient Temple of Hera herself, which has an ...

Visitors to Samos have the option of exploring two UNESCO monuments, the ancient city of Pythagoreion and the ancient Temple of Hera. ... But Samos isn't the only destination to get excited about.