Manolates
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A stone-paved mountain village on the slopes of Mount Ampelos, with pottery workshops and small tavernas. It can be reached on foot from the Nightingale Valley trail.
Manolates sits on the slopes of Mount Ampelos on the north coast, at an altitude of about 350 meters. The village has stone-paved lanes, old houses with wooden balconies and grapevines, and a number of pottery and wood-carving studios and traditional tavernas. From the look-out you can see the sea to the north. Walking up the Nightingale Valley trail from the seaside village of Platanakia takes about an hour, and in spring you can hear nightingales singing. The village roads are narrow, so cars must be parked at the entrance. It can be combined with Vourliotes for a half-day trip.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Vourliotes
- Tsamadou Beach
- Lemonakia Beach
- Kokkari
- Heraion of Samos
- Tunnel of Eupalinos
- Samos Wine Museum
- Panagia Spiliani Monastery