Samos: Celebrating rural life and the vine harvest in Pirgos, Part 3

A 2-days agricultural festival was held in September 2008 in Pirgos right in the center of the island of Samos in Greece.

First day, September 5th: "Kyvelocooking" with traditional food, wine and sweets and traditional dances in the evening on the crowded platia of Pirgos.
Second day, September 6th 2008: an experience of rural life during the period of vine harvest in the vast vineyards north of Pirgos on the slopes of the Ambelos mountains.
The festival was carefully organized by the womens cultural association of Pirgos village "KIVELI" and was a big success.

Impressions of Day 2:
a full day of going to the vineyards, having a religious ceremony in a chapel, cutting grapes, having traditional meal in the vineyards and coming back to Pirgos to press the vine and to eat Tiganites and a special pudding made from the freshly pressed grape juice.

Musicians of Samos are depicted here playing the song "Samiotissa"in the yard of Tasos taverna in Pirgos while people are having a good time dancing, eating, drinking.

Come to Pirgos in the heart of Samos! For sure Samos has a lot more to offer than beaches and touristic centres along the coastline. Come and find out with all your senses: Samos is much more than just the coastline!

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http://vimeo.com/channels/samos1

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[carrollbarn1026]

I want this video on my X2i plus phone.

[tubeminstrel]

@carrollbarn1026 o.k., you get it!

But imho you better dive into real live, sell your XYZ phone and come to Samos island in Greece to dance along!

[albell616]

This video went viral on Tunisia



[lilikonsta]

Μπράβο στα μέλη του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου του Συλλόγου ΚΥΒΕΛΗ για τις εμπνευσμένες δραστηριότητές του. Αξίζει έπαινος και σε όλους τους φίλους του συλλόγου που με τη συμμετοχή και βοήθειά τους δίνουν ζωντάνια στο χωριό Πύργος και μας κάνουν όλους υπερήφανους.