Thassos

MACEDONIA

MACEDONIA: THASSOS - Kavala Prefecture

CENTRAL MACEDONIA
  CHALKIDIKI-POLYGYROS
  MOUNT ATHOS
  IMATHIA - VERIA
  THESSALONIKI
  KILKIS
  PELLA - EDESSA
  PIERIA - KATERINI

EAST MACEDONIA
  DRAMA
  KAVALA
  SERRES
  THASSOS

WEST MACEDONIA
  FLORINA
  GREVENA
  KASTORIA
  KOZANI

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General Information

The island comes under the prefecture of Kavala and is the northern island of the Aegean sea. Thassos is an island with rich vegetation with lots of olive trees and pinewoods and its beaches have crystal waters and thin white sand. The settlements of the island have elements of traditional Thracian - Macedonic architecture and the traditional way of life in the villages is very interesting. Thassos has a very good tourist infrastructure, which is in harmony with the beautiful picture of the island.

Thassos is famous for its marbles and for the oil deposits in the undersea area. The most important monuments of Thassos are archaeological and they belong to the cluster of ruins of the ancient city. The new city of Thassos is built over the ancient city in a place of particular strategic importance. Today one can admire the ruins of the ancient walls (length 5 km), the ancient market with many sanctums (Zeus Agoraios, the grave of Glaukos, the monument of Thagenis and the altar of Gaios and Leykios Kaisara), the conservatoire, the theatre and the citadel. In the wider region are the sanctums of Hercules, hero of the island, Dionysos, Neptune and Artemida.

Beaches

• Near Limena are the beaches Limenas, Glyfada and Makryammnos.
• Other beaches of the island are Koinyra, Alyki, Astrida, Limenaria, Chrisi Ammoudia, Chrisi Akti, peykari and Psisli Ammos.

What to shop

• Honey, olives, nut and fig conserves.

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