The Church of Metamorphosis is situated on the hill to the west of the harbour. It was constructed in 1833. During the War of Independence, in 1824, the leader of the Greeks in Samos, Lykoúrgos Logothétis, defeated the Turks on the day of the Metamorphosis (6 August), the chapel in the fortification was enlarged and dedicated to the Metamorphosis.
The wall on the right side of the road seems to be part of an ancient wall.
Near the church there are also some ancient capitals casually lying on roadsides. Naturally, cars were parked in front of them as you see in the photo left.
I was at this place on 6 August, the Day of Metamorphosis. On the day, the local priests, notables, and soliders make a procession to the church. As I wrote before, the feast of Metamorphosis of 1824 is the day in which the Samians succeeded in defending the island from the Turks. It is why the heavy military presence at this festival.
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