Bougainvillea Holiday Home Samos – Our Story & Insider Tips

Since 2025, we’ve been living on sunny Samos. What started as a dream to emigrate became Bougainvillea Holiday Home – a place where we share the true charm of the island with our guests. Our adventure: your holiday!

Taverne op Samos, samen eten en drinken


Bougainvillea Holiday Home is more than just a place to sleep. It’s an invitation to experience the island the way we do.

Through our blogs, tips, and stories, we hope to bring you along — so you can book with confidence and arrive with even more joy.
And who knows… Samos might become just as special a place for you as it is for us.

Welcome to Samos.
Welcome to Bougainvillea Holiday Home
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Our Emigration Adventure

Sometimes you just feel it. That things could be different. Calmer. Simpler. Closer to nature. For us, that feeling began on Samos.

We are Robert and Marjolein, and in February 2025 we left everything in Holland behind to continue our lives on this green, untouched Greek island. We bought a house, rolled up our sleeves, and started an adventure we never want to give up.

Next to our house is a separate guesthouse. From the very first moment, we pictured it: a place where couples can truly unwind. Where you wake up to silence, surrounded by greenery, with the sea never far away. A place where you don’t just feel like a tourist, but really experience Samos. We completely renovated this guesthouse and transformed it into a small-scale holiday home called Bougainvillea Holiday Home. From Bougainvillea Holiday Home, you’ll discover the island as we do.

The Bougainvillea is named after a French explorer.
The real flowers are hidden — small and white. Just like Samos, which doesn’t reveal its most beautiful spots right away.


De tuin van ons vakantiehuis op Samos met buitendouche en ligbedjes, bougainvillea holiday home

Insider tips Samos

During our move and life on Samos, we quickly discovered that this island is so much more than its famous beaches. The real Samos is found in: small villages where time seems to stand still, hiking trails through mountains and vineyards, secluded beaches that are sometimes all yours and local tavernas where you linger until night falls.

With Explore Samos, we take you into that life. We share our personal experiences, insider tips, favorite routes, beaches, and places to eat — exactly as we discover them ourselves. Not from behind a desk, but from our everyday life here.

Beaches

Discover the best beaches on Samos! Samos has sandy beaches, pebble beaches, quiet beaches, but also sheltered bays with gentle waves and beaches with high waves, perfect for watersports. In short, there’s something for everyone.

Cycling

You don’t just discover Samos by car or on foot — cycling here is a real treat too.

Activities

There’s so much to see and do on Samos! Lace up your hiking shoes for green mountain trails with sea views or dive into the rich history at centuries-old temples and monasteries. Prefer something more active? You’re in the right place for that too.

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