Vourliotes

The first inhabitants arrived in the late 16th century from Vourla in Asia Minor — hence the name — and left their mark on the houses with their overhanging bay windows and painted shutters. The plane-shaded central square, ringed by kafeneia and tavernas, is widely called the prettiest on Samos. Two kilometres to the south-east stands Moni Vronta, built in 1566 and one of the oldest monasteries on the island, looking out over the whole northern slope.