Thassos

        Thasos the emerald isle. The poet Archilochos, who came from Paros with his countrymen to try and gain an insight into Thasos, wrote about the island: “And then we saw the island: Motionless like the back of a donkey with a coniferous coat”. This was his way of praising the dense forestation of the island. Today, 3/5 of its surface is covered in forest. Firs, pines which reach the shore, oak trees, cedars, plane trees, chestnut trees, walnut trees, almond trees, arbutus and

briar.

Thasos: Riviera of the Balkan Peninsula. Mild climate: Hippocrates said “winter resembles spring in this place”. Thasos: multifaceted, idyllic and cosmopolitan, mountainous and coastal, devout and extroverted. An island of dreams and the senses. Ample light, deep blue sea, silver olive trees, golden sand and air fragrant with lavender, thyme, oregano and mint. Its precious gifts: Thasos valued its marble, iron, copper, lead, silver and zinc and he appropriated them wisely: He gathered honey and olives. He produced oil. He made wine. He quarried and worked marble. He wisely exploited the island’s forests and built seafaring vessels to carry all these fine products to the far corners of the known world in ancient times. There are significant eco-systems belonging to NATURA 2000 areas and a mountain, Ipsario (1.200m), joy of nature lovers and mountaineers.

How to get there

Ferries serve the Kavala-Prinos route (duration: approximately 1 and a half hours) and the Keramoti – Limenas Thasos route (duration: approximately 30 minutes). The greatest number of foreign visitors to Thasos use the “Megas Alexandros” airport in Kavala.

• By Car Drive by car to Kavala! The connection of the island with the mainland is achieved by travelling from Kavala to Prinos and then from Keramoti to Limenas. It takes the ferry 75 minutes from Kavala and 35 minutes from Keramoti to reach the Port of Thassos. 
• By Bus Catch the bus to Kavala from the local bus station of Kavala city (KTEL of Kavala). From there you can take the ferry and travel to Skala of Prinos. The bus station of Thassos is at the opposite of the port. 
• By Train Kavala city has its own railway network, but you can also by train to Drama city. Then you can take the bus to Kavala and the ferry to the port of Thassos or to Skala Prinos.
• By Plane The closest airport in Thassos is the airport of Kavala - “Alexander the Great” (KVA) – in Chrysoupoli. The airport is 12 km far from Keramoti.