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575. Samos, Potami Karlovasou, fortress (Σάμος, Ποτάμι Καρλοβάσου,
κάστρο)
575. Samos, Potami Karlovasou, Saint Nicholas (Σάμος, Ποτάμι
Καρλοβάσου, Άγιος Νικόλαος)
575. Samos, Kallithea, Panagia Makrini (Σάμος, Καλλιθέα, Παναγία
Μακρινή)
Kastro Lazarou. (8)
This castle was established in the mid-7th c., at Lazaros Peak
on Mount Ampelos, by the inhabitants of coastal areas who
fled to the mountains of inland Samos to find refuge from Arab
invasions. It is surrounded by walls (dry-stone masonry), has
a gate in the S-SW side and within the walls are the remains
of small structures, cisterns, as well as the ruins of a small,
single-nave basilica.
Kastro at Prophitis Elias. (9)
On the hill of Prophitis Elias, which towers over the sea at the
junction of the roads to Karlovasi and Vourliotes, are parts of
walls, a large cistern coated with hydraulic cement, as well as
remnants of a small, single-nave church that was partly rock-
cut. The fortress dates from the Byzantine years, but it may
have been founded in the Early Christian period.
Potami Karlovasou. (10)
The church of the Metamorphosis at Potami Karlovasou,
known as Panagia Potamou, is a cross-in-square building of
the simple, four-columned type and has undergone many al-
terations. The structure is distinctive because of its great height
compared to its other dimensions. The church was initially
placed in the 11th-12th c., while recent research has dated its
foundations to the 13th c. A short distance N of Panagia Pota-
mou are the ruins of a single-nave church dedicated to Saint
Nicholas. In the interior are two vaulted underground compart-
ments. This building is considered to be contemporary with
575. Samos, Tria Dontia basilica (Σάμος, βασιλική στα Τρία Δόντια)
