Lakoma
The farming village below, on the road to Pachia Ammos, with a much-loved kafeneio.
Samothraki · The south-west · Προφήτης Ηλίας
Profitis Ilias, the village of the goat tavernas
The hill village of goat on the spit and long sunsets over the west
The south-west · Samothraki
About Profitis Ilias
Profitis Ilias is a small village of stone houses high on the green slopes of the south-west, among plane trees, springs and old walnut trees. It is known all over the island, and well beyond it, for one thing: goat. Its tavernas roast kid on the spit and slowly in the oven, and on summer evenings islanders and visitors drive up from all over Samothraki to eat on terraces that look west over the hills and the sea while the sun goes down.
Where to eat
Tables we love in Profitis Ilias
Goat taverna
O Vrachos
Profitis Ilias · The south-west
'The Rock', one of the tavernas behind Profitis Ilias's fame for goat. The speciality is kid roasted on the spit, served in a yard shaded by trees. Finish with a home-made spoon sweet, of praousti, the island's wild plum, or fig or sour cherry, sold in jars to take home.
Mountain taverna
Paradeisos
Profitis Ilias · The south-west
A family-run taverna in the hill village of Profitis Ilias, with hearty mountain cooking, the village's goat, cool evening air and a wide view over the west of the island at sunset.
Within an easy drive
Around Profitis Ilias
Pachia Ammos
The island's long sandy beach, at the end of the road on the south coast.
Good to know
Before you go to Profitis Ilias
Getting there
A winding road climbs to Profitis Ilias from the road between Kamariotissa and Lakoma. A few buses come up in summer, but most people drive. Come before sunset for a table with a view.
When to go
Summer evenings, when the tavernas are open and the terraces are full. Many of them open only from June to September.
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