According to tradition descended from Samarina John Priftis (John Pope) armatole and thief, who in 1943 chased the Ali father and who has fear and terror of Albanians. Also Leonidas Chatzimpyros with 500 lads who edra- in 1895 in Macedonia and Epirus and was killed in a battle of Siatista. The Kousios Despoulis, thief, who was for years in prisons Ioannina and Makedonomachoi Captain Bear and Captain Tsekoura was also Samarinaioi.
Samarina characterized by lively and vigorous activity of the inhabitants in many areas. The Samarinaioi a diversified presence in modern Greek life and actually retain Samarina as perception of life in their living place, but here and preserve the slopes Smolikas the homeland and traditions. So Samarina every year revealed more active, more alive, more dynamic, with a view to multi-level development.
