TRADITIONAL SETTLEMENT OF SAMAKOV
Facing traditional old Xanthi, with Kosynthos river as a border, hidden corners of beauty are
waiting to be discovered. The traditional settlement of Samakov was founded by refugees
from Samakovo (Sidirochori) of Eastern Thrace, who named the settlement after their old
home. The name Samakov exists also elsewhere in the Balkans and is connected with mines
and metal mining.
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