St Paul’s Jetty in Samothraki, Greece

According to the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament, Apostle Paul, at the start of his tour of Europe, spent his first night on the island of Samothraki (also called Samothrace), around 49 or 51 AD. This was the first ever time St Paul set foot in Europe. He is said to have started from Troas after a vision he saw that called him to preach in Greece and Europe. Paul spent just a single night on Samothraki, came into contact with the residents, told them about Christianity and left the following day for Neapolis, now known as Kavala. The Orthodox Christians on the island have long been p

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