Samiopoula ( el, Σαμιοπούλα) is a

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islet located on the south of

Samos Island Samos (, also ; el, Σάμος ) is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the -wide Mycale Strait. It is also a separate ...

and at a distance of . It is under the authority of the regional unit of

Samos Samos (, also ; el, Σάμος ) is a Greece, Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the -wide Mycale Strait. It is also a se ...

and the local jurisdiction of the municipal unit of

Pythagoreio Pythagoreio ( el, Πυθαγόρειο) is a town and municipal unit on the island of Samos, North Aegean, Greece. Before the 2011 local government reform, Pythagoreio was a municipality. Since 2019, it is a municipal unit of East Samos. In 2011, ...

. The 2001 census reported a population of five inhabitants. The name Samiopoula is a derivative of

(in Greek Σάμος) and literally means "small Samos".

Geography

The islet measures approximately in length and in width. There are few buildings on Samiopoula, mainly the small parish churches of

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(in Greek Αγία Πελαγία) and of the

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(in Greek: Αναλήψεως του Σωτήρος), a small tavern and few small houses and shelters. Electricity and telephone services are provided via underwater cables from nearby Samos. Photovoltaic systems provide some alternative electrical power. There are few cisterns on the island and

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is conserved throughout winter. Most of the terrain is rocky with very few trees and several species of wild bushes,

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and wildflowers. Wild

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out-number the few inhabitants by far, even when visitors and tourists storm the little island during the summer season. The islet is easily accessible during the tourist season via daily excursions from the ports of

and Ormos Marathokampou. The only beach on the island, Psalida (in Greek Ψαλίδα), is quite small and may be crowded during peak summer season though it offers uniquely beautiful white sands and turquoise waters.

Sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...

boats typically approach the islet through the small bay of Katsakas (in Greek Κατσακάς) which is sheltered by the prevailing north-westerly winds. Image:katsakas_samiopoula.jpg, Visitors arriving at Katsakas bay, Samiopoula Image:Psalida_Samiopoula.jpg, Psalida beach on the island of Samiopoula

References

External links

Map of Samos Showing Samiopoula
Choiseul Gouffier,"Voyage pittoresque de la Grece, 1782, vol I"
Official website of Municipality of Pythagoreio
{{Aegean Sea Landforms of Samos Islands of the North Aegean