Travel News - Samos
Visit the Blue flag beaches of Samos with a Cheap flight from airflights.co.uk
Samos, small, rugged and beautiful is just off the coast of Turkey and now four of the beaches on this holiday island in the eastern Aegean sea have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag award the Greek Society for the Protection of Nature has announced. All the beaches are in the greater region of the municipality of Pythagorio. Famous as the home of the mathematician Pythagoras this stunning holiday island is a big favourite with British holiday makers who like to go somewhere a little different say airflights.co.uk. The awarding of a Blue Flag is based on strict compliance with 29 criteria, and standards for excellent bathing water quality, this is then confirmed with regular tests conducted twice a month during the summer season. The Blue Flag distinction is a voluntary eco-label awarded to more than 3,200 beaches and marinas in 37 countries across Europe, Morocco, Tunisia, and further afield. The Blue Flag Programme is owned and operated by an independent organisation the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) which is non-profit making. More great news for British holiday makers say airflights. Samos can be reached by cheap flights from the UK and it is a great destination, still more Greek than some of the busier islands such as Rhodes, Crete, Zante and Corfu which are also accessible by cheap flights from airflights.co.uk. So if you fancy a cheap flight and Hotel to somewhere still with a typically Greek feel Samos may be for you. You can also visit the coast of Turkey by ferry into Kusadasi. Once arrived on your cheap flight to Samos be sure to try some local Honey which you will find for sale from the locals by the side of almost every road. Cheap flights are available from airflights.co.uk on line or by free phone on 0800 093 2615. Airflights offer cheap flights to most beach destinations in Europe including cheap flights to Samos, Rhodes, Corfu, Kefalonia, Zante, Heraklion and Chania in Crete Malaga, Alicante in Spain, Dalaman, Izmir Adnan and Bodrum in Turkey, Paphos and Larnaca in Cyprus, Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria in the Canary islands as well as Cheap flights and All Inclusive hotels in Egypts famed Red Sea resorts of Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada famous for the world class scuba diving they offer.
Article ID: 782, Posted: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:44:36 GMT
