Travel Guide Samothrace La Mysterieuse

40 km from Alexandroupoli. Situated north of the Aegean Sea, facing Alexandroupoli, Samothrace is a mountainous island covered with forests. In ancient times, she was known for her mysteries in Cabiria, or Cabires, a ceremonial whose content remains unknown nowadays.Camping des campers, the island offers several beautiful corners between Kamariotissa, the arrival point for ferries, and Pirgos Fonia. Seven villages, more beautiful than others, are distributed on this round island. Most of them have huge beaches: Kamariotissa, Paleopoli, O Xiropotamos, Therma, Prophete Elia and Lakhoma. Hora, the capital, is built in amphitheatre quite far from the sea. Paleopoli is the site of the famous Victoire Victory, the original of which is located in the Louvre. We must not forget, if you meet, to taste the speciality of the island, the méchoui of deer.