Greece Thassos-Did you know that\u2026<\/p>\n
The son of Phoenix<\/a><\/u> and leader of the Phoenicians Thasos\/Thasus gave his name to the\u00a0island<\/a> during their colonisation.<\/p>\n Thassos is the northernmost Greek island, and 12th largest.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The closest airport is Kavala Airport – Megas Alexandros \u0391irport (KVA), a few kilometers from Keramoti port which has the fastest transfers to Thassos. From April until October there are regular flights from all over Europe, during the rest of the year it is only for domestic flights.<\/p>\n Thassos has 22 villages. Most of the coastal villages are prefixed with the word \u201cSkala..\u201d, this translates to English as staircase\/steps. For example we have Skala Potamia and Potamia, they are two different villages -don\u2019t get confused!<\/p>\n Limenas in the north is also known as Thassos Town and is the administrative capital of the island. It\u2019s also the biggest town with 3234 residents.<\/p>\n The smallest settlement\/village is Koinira with only 105 permanent residents.<\/p>\n The old capital of the island was the mountain village Theologos.<\/p>\n The population of Thassos is 13,765 permanent residents.<\/p>\n The ring-road around Thassos is 97 kilometers.<\/p>\n The highest peak of the island is Ypsarion, at 1,205 metres (3,953 feet).<\/p>\n Tourism is the biggest industry on Thassos. With an influx of 200,000 tourists annually!<\/p>\n Thassos has a huge selection of accommodation to choose from. There are 10,500 hotel beds and 15,000 rooms\/studios to let! There is also a growing market with local people renting out their homes. All are fully booked in August!<\/p>\n Agriculture is still an important activity on Thassos, the main products are honey, almonds, walnuts, olives and olive oil and grapes for wine and tsipouro. The pastoral farmers raise goats and sheep, both for milk and meat. Most coastal villages also have a small fleet of fishing boats.<\/p>\n Thassos is renowned for some of the best white marble in the world. It is exported all over the world and has religious and cultural significance because of its pure white colour.<\/p>\n Thassos has an oil field (Prinos) in the Aegean Sea between Kavala and the island. It was discovered in 1971, production began in 1975.<\/p>\n Thassos has its own dialect – \u201cThasitika\u201d, not many people use it nowadays but if you listen hard you will hear it spoken among the older folk.<\/p>\n The official currency like all Greece is Euro, the only banks on the island are in the capital Limenas in the North and Limenaria in the South.<\/p>\n ATMs can be found in most villages – Limenas, Skala Prinou, Limenaria, Potos, Potamia and Golden Beach.<\/p>\n Credit cards are widely accepted, nevertheless make sure you have some cash for small purchases or for tavernas\/cafes.<\/p>\n2. Greece Thassos – Location<\/h2>\n
3. Greece Thassos – Airport<\/h2>\n
4. Greece Thassos – Villages<\/h2>\n
5. Greece Thassos – Limenas \/ Thassos Town<\/h2>\n
6. Smallest village in Thassos<\/h2>\n
7. Old Capital of Thassos<\/h2>\n
8. Greece Thassos – Population<\/h2>\n
9. Ring Road of Thassos<\/h2>\n
10. Ypsarion Thassos<\/h2>\n
11. Greece Thassos – Annual Visitors<\/h2>\n
12. Hotels in Thassos<\/h2>\n
13. Agriculture in Thassos<\/h2>\n
14. Thassos Marble<\/h2>\n
15. Thassos Oil Field<\/h2>\n
16. Thassos dialect<\/h2>\n
17. Currency & Banks in Thassos<\/h2>\n
18. ATMS in Thassos<\/h2>\n
19. Payments with Credit Cards in Thassos<\/h2>\n
20. Celebrations in Thassos<\/h2>\n