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Samothráki
Island of the Great Gods of the Underworld
Samothráki is an island of lingering magic, of cliffs, nightingales, plane forests and waterfalls sweeping around the Mountain of the Moon (Mount Fengári, 1,664m), the highest in the Aegean; Poseidon sat on its summit to watch the Trojan War.
Often wind-whipped and lacking a natural harbour, Samothráki was nevertheless one of the most visited islands of antiquity, thanks to its sanctuary of the Cabeiri, the Great Gods of the Underworld. Today its natural beauty and ‘mystical energy’ attracts a fair number of New Age types (not least because you can camp for free).
At the moment Samothráki is working on earning a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve designation, making itself more sustainable, with flora less vulnerable to its all devouring wild goat population.
Images by Dimitris Siskopoulos, Ggia, GSalaveris, Kamikaze1975, Marsyas, Creative Commons License, PD Art, Sir Adavis, S.Nikolakakos