Precacore was abandoned after earthquakes, but comes back to life in the summer.
You'll get the thrill of living in two ancient hamlets at the same time here. Samo was founded by ancient Greeks looking for shelter on the hills but not too far from the shore, turning the village into their "harbor."
Time stands still.
In the morning the smell of newly baked bread and fresh cheese wafts over the village as women leave their low-cut peasant stone houses carrying baskets of food on their heads, just like in the old days.
The best part of Samo is its sister-ghost hamlet of Precacore, rising right in front over the valley. From Samo's main piazza a little winding road departs uphill to the abandoned district.
Locals fled following a series of quakes but today Precacore has been brought back from the grave and comes to life during summer.
Hikers, tourists and descendants of former families flock here to admire the Greek-Byzantine ruins.
