From Green to Blue

The route covers a total of 31 kilometers and takes about 40 minutes by car or motorcycle, without stops. It is recommended year-round and appeals to visitors interested in gastronomy, culture, and activities in nature and at sea.

In less than an hour, Samothraki both reveals and is revealed—a mystical island where nature fuses with myth, and flavor with its healing waters. Starting from Kamariotissa, the journey passes through Potamia and Palaeopolis, ascends to Therma with its natural pools (vathres) and baths, touches the Tower of Fonias and its dramatic gorge, and ends at Kipos beach, a lunar landscape of white and grey pebbles, remnants of ancient volcanic activity. Each stop is an experience and a secret: at the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, you will sense the primordial whispers of sacred rituals; at Apostle Paul’s Seat, you stand where he first set foot on European soil; while the Towers of the Gattilusi echo the silence of history.

Here, gastronomy mirrors the island itself. Goat baked in parchment is the quintessence of local cuisine. Sautéed wild greens, cornmeal pies with herbs, and handmade manti stuffed with rice and minced meat highlight a long-standing culinary tradition. For dessert, there is praousti: a fruit little known outside the island, somewhere between plum and wild cherry plum, transformed into spoon sweet or jam with a taste balancing tartness and sweetness.

The experience is completed with the island’s famous products, found in its small shops: white beans and rouskes, handmade gioufkades pasta, chestnuts, herbs, and tsipouro. Honey varieties, often produced in hives made from tree trunks—a centuries-old practice—keep alive the essence of tradition.

In Samothraki, you can stay in guesthouses, hotels, or organized campsites, enjoy true rest, and taste unique local dishes in the many taverns scattered across the island.

Route Products

Special products: Samothraki white beans, rouskes beans, loquats, sourvala (wild plums), praousti, Kokkinapida pears, Samothraki bitter honey, honey, aromatic plants and herbs, goat, fish, and seafood.

Route Delicacies

Goat baked in parchment: The island’s signature dish. Local goat is slowly cooked in parchment and baked in a wood-fired oven. The result is tender, juicy, and aromatic meat with an unforgettable taste.
Sautéed wild greens: The island’s rich vegetation offers an abundance of edible greens. Cooked with olive oil and often garlic, they make a simple yet delicious dish.

Spoon sweet or jam praousti: Made from the local fruit praousti, reminiscent of plum and wild cherry plum. Its sweet-sour, refreshing flavor with velvety texture leaves a lasting impression.