Overview

Karlovasi, the second biggest city of the island of Samos , is an islander city with past, present and future, and is 35 km. away from the city of Samos . It has a big commercial harbour, a lot of government services and is considered to be the commercial centre of island. The neoclassical buildings in the Ormos (lit. Bight), the Limani (lit. Harbour) and elsewhere, the imposing tanneries, the Commercial School, the Hegemonic Palace, the building named Hatzigianneio (where the University Library is housed), the churches and the villages of the wider area are particular tourist sightseeing, and they make up a picture that is the evidence of the history and the rich culture of this place.

Karlovasi was an appreciable commercial and industrial centre of tanneries with a lot of exports and wealth. Most prominent in the continuation of the economic growth of the area is the wine factory of EOSS that produces the world reknown ";Sweet Wine of Samos";.