Thasos Island Greece
Frequently Asked Questions
At Limenas, the island capital, built directly on the ruins of the ancient city. You land a few steps from the centre, and everything that matters is walkable.
The ancient agora behind the old mole, the theatre opening onto the sea among the pines, the climb to the acropolis, then the archaeological museum and a meal at the old harbour. It is all done on foot, with no transport.
Yes, the ancient complex at Limenas can be crossed freely, with no monumental fencing. The agora spreads behind the old mole with its porticoes lying in the grass, and the white walls still follow the line of the seventh-century BC city.
A kriophoros kouros over 3 metres tall, a young man carrying a ram, carved from island stone twenty-six centuries ago and left unfinished. The visit takes half an hour and gives meaning to everything you see outside afterwards.
Because deep green pines and olive trees run right down to the coves, which is unusual in the Aegean. It is Greece's northernmost island, and it lives from its marble, its honey and its olive oil.
The shoreline at Limenas is enough for an improvised swim, and the coves along the acropolis path offer clear water beneath the pines. Makryammos beach, about 3 km away, needs a taxi.
Yes, it is worth it: the rocky seabed shelters surprising marine life for a simple quayside. Water shoes also help on the pebbles.
Because its quarries already supplied the building sites of Rome, and its pure white stone is still exported. Marble surfaces everywhere: in the ancient walls, the thresholds of houses, even the pavements.
Small turned objects in island marble, paperweights or mortars, sold in the shops of the centre, along with pine honey and figs.
The euro and Greek, with English understood in the taverns and shops of Limenas. Cards work in the centre; keep cash for taxis to the beaches.
