Thassos Island is a beautiful Greek Island nestling in the Northern Aegean Sea.  It’s circumference measures approximately 110 kilometres and is complemented by a main road which runs around the entire island. The Island’s skyline is dominated by the mountain of Ipsarion rising more than 1600 metres above sea level it has a significant effect on the micro climate of the island. The islands capital is the port of Limenas from which one of the two islands ferryboat services sails frequently to mainland Greece, the charming port of Keramoti. The other ferry service runs from Scala Prinos to the bustling mainland town of Kavala with its fast pace and designer shops and takes approximately 80 minutes.

The island has no airport of its own which many people believe has helped the island keep it’s charm, it’s often said, it feels like you are travelling twenty five years back in time when you set foot on Thassos. The nearest airport is Mega Alexandros, known as Kavala, which is just a 10 minute drive from the port of Keramoti, then just the 30 minute ferry crossing to the island. Kavala airport is currently seasonal so out of season, air passengers tend to fly to the busy mainland airport of Thessaloniki then take the approximate 200 kilometre motorway journey to Keramoti.

Thassos of course is steeped in history, from the Ancient Greeks to the Romans and Turkish, the remains of their civilisations can be seen all over the island. From the splendid museum and ruins in Limenas to the marble excavations, ruins and sites of the first Christian churches in the nearby beautiful resort of Aliki the island is truly a historians dream.

The island is famous for it’s pure white marble which has been mined for over 2000 years and was much sought after by the ancient Egyptians.  Nowadays tourism provides one of the main sources of income for the island though the marble, honey and delicious olives and oil all play an important part in the economy of Thassos. The island is also famous for its beautiful sunsets, it’s unlikely in recent times there hasn’t been a tourist whose visited Scala Rachoni who hasn’t gone home without a Thassian sunset captured on their Smartphone.