by Anastasios Chondrogiannis | Mar 9, 2018 | Settlements, Villages
Located 7 km away from the capital of Thassos, Limenas, is the picturesque traditional village of Panagia, at an altitude of about 300 meters. It is a beautiful mountain village with stone built houses with gray slate roofs, thick marble walls and traditional...
by Anastasios Chondrogiannis | Mar 9, 2018 | Villages
Limenaria is located at the southern part of Thassos. It has a very pleasant, mild climate. Limenaria flourished thanks to the iron and lead silver mines in the area that drew the attention of the Germans. The German company Speidel took over the mining and its...
by Anastasios Chondrogiannis | Mar 9, 2018 | Villages
Potos is the seaport of the village of Theologos. It started off as a small fishing village, but quickly evolved into a modern place, full of seaside bars with live music and cheer, that garner the interest of mostly the youth that seek night life, but also that of...
by Anastasios Chondrogiannis | Mar 9, 2018 | Archaeological Sites
The Acropolis of Limenas stands dominantly on top of a natural hill that was right for good fortification, in the highest point of the city. It is located at a height of about 140 meters above the sea level. It is surrounded by really remarkable Cyclopean walls, made...
by Anastasios Chondrogiannis | Mar 9, 2018 | Archaeological Sites
The ruins of the Ancient Agora of Thassos are located above the closed port. The Museum of Thassos is built next to them. The Agora is a plaza measuring approximately 80×100 meters, and is surrounded on three sides by stoas and on the fourth one by a stoa and...
by Anastasios Chondrogiannis | Mar 9, 2018 | Beaches
Just 4 km away from Panagia is its port, Skala Panagias, the famous Golden Beach. It is a picturesque bay with crystal-clear, shallow waters and a vast expanse of golden sand, from where it got its name. The trademark of this beach is the so-called...
by Anastasios Chondrogiannis | Mar 9, 2018 | Villages
A road 4 kilometers long starts from Prinos and leads to two old, picturesque villages built on a mountainside, with amazing natural position and view and wonderfully verdant, Megalo (big) and Mikro (small) Kazaviti. With rich architectural tradition, the stone built...
by Anastasios Chondrogiannis | Mar 9, 2018 | Beaches
Golden Coast (or Skala Potamias) lies the other side (to the right) of the bay of Golden Beach. With Crystal clear green waters, calm and shallow, with pine trees that in some places reach the rocks and the sea, it is a well organised beach with a variety of...
by Anastasios Chondrogiannis | Mar 9, 2018 | Attractions, Beaches
Giola is described as a unique global geological phenomenon. It is a lush green, emerald natural lake, which was formed from the rock cavities by the sea. Its formation took centuries of battling between the waves and the rocks, thus it is considered an amazing...
by Anastasios Chondrogiannis | Mar 8, 2018 | Villages
A beautiful mountain village, that was once the capital of the island for many years. It features many traditional taverns that offer spit-roasted goat and pork, as well as other delicious grilled food (lamp, kokoretsi etc) in a quiet, idyllic environment with...
