THASSOS | The Emerald Island | Greece | Tour August 2022

Thassos today is known as the “Emerald Island” due to the lush vegetation and forests that make this island such a beautiful holiday destination. However, in ancient Greece, it was known as “The Athens of the North”, a title confirming the considerable reputation the island enjoyed.

The video is packed with info. about the beaches, villages, food, restaurants (taverns), archeological sites, prices, distances, accessibility, water quality, preferences, merchandise, leisure, shopping, accommodation e.t.c. Pretty much, there is enough info that you can use to easily navigate the island and find the most beautiful places and sites.

00:00 Intro
01:14 Limenas/Thassos (the main port)
03:49 Psili Ammos Beach
06:16 Aliki Beach + Archeological site
10:26 Pachis Beach
12:55 The village of Limenaria
15:33 Porto Vathy Marble Beach
18:01 Marble Beach
20:02 Golden Beach
22:41 The village of Panagia
25:29 La Scala Beach
28:15 Salonikios Beach

The island is connected only with Kavala and Keremoti via ferry. Departing from Keramoti, you’ll pay 30 EUR for your car and the driver + 5 EUR for every additional person and the trip is 40 min. long. It's much shorter and less expensive than if you depart from Kavala. There is a circular coastal road on the island that is ±100 km long through which the beaches and the villages are very well connected and easily accessible.

It has a little bit of a wild side but, there is also a very well-organized and urban side to it. It’s embraced for its nature and has around 50 beaches. It’s pretty crowded throughout most of the summer, so you’ll have to arrive early (before 9:30 a.m.) at most of the beaches to find a good spot. The food is great as it is everywhere in Greece and you can eat at most beaches. It’s famous for olive oil production.

The coastal villages carry the name “Scala” and serve as the port/harbor to the mountain villages. However, this is not always the case. Here are the 22 villages of Thassos:
Agios Georgios
Astris
Kallirachi & Scala Kallirachi
Kastro
Kazaviti
Kinira
Limenaria
Maries & Scala Maries
Panagia
Potamia & Scala Potamia
Potos
Prinos & Scala Prinos
Rachoni & Scala Rachoni
Sotiras & Scala Sotiras
Thassos (Limenas)
Theologos

There are a lot of churches and monuments from the early Christian Era. Here are the ancient and more recent historical monuments and sites:
Acropolis
Ancient Agora
Ancient Military Harbour of Thassos, Old Harbour
Ancient Odeon
Ancient Theatre
Archaeological Museum
Archangel Michael Monastery
Caves
Dionysion Archaeological Site
Evraiokastro Archaeological Site
Hercules Sanctuary
Holy Virgin Church
Holy Virgin Monastery
Kallirachi Folklore Museum
Kalogeriko
Karakalla Arch
Lake
Limenaria Folklore Museum
Metalia
Old Bridges
Palatal
Polygnotos Vagis Museum
Silen Gate
St. Athanasios Church
St. Nikolaos Church
St. Panteleimon Monastery
Tarsanas Skala Potamia Folklore Museum
Theologos Folklore Museum
Thimonia Tower
Zeus & Hera Gate

Activities:
Water Sports
Horse Riding
Scuba Diving
Hiking in Thassos
Cycling
Jeep Safari 4x4
Fishing

Mountain Trails:
Panagia - Limenas: 11km 3 hours
Panagia - Potamia: 6km 2 hours
Potamia - Ipsario: 10km 5 hours. Top of mountain:1206 m
Thimonia, Archaggelos - Theologos: 15km 5 hours
Astris - Giola: 2 km
Kazaviti - Saint Panteleimona: 6km 2 hours
Limenas - Golden Beach from Vathy: 13km
Potos - Theologos: 10 km
Theologos - Kastro: 6km
Maries - Skala Maries
Maries - Lake
Panagia - Golden Beach
Golden Beach - Skala Potamia

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