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The Monastery of Archangel Michael in Thassos

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Overview

One of Greece’s greenest and most gentle islands, Thasos lies 10km from mainland Kavala. Its climate and vegetation make it seem like the island is an extension of northern Greece, yet it boasts enviable sandy beaches and a forested mountain interior. Quite inexpensive by Greek-island standards, it's popular with families and students from Bulgaria and the ex-Yugoslav republics. Frequent ferries from the mainland allow independent travellers to get here quickly, and the excellent bus network makes getting around easy.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Ruins in Archaeological site of Aliki, Thassos island, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece.

    Archaeological Site of Alyki

    Thasos

    Alluring and easily accessible, the island's crown gem includes the considerable and photogenic remains of an ancient temple where the gods were once…

  • Archaeological Museum

    Archaeological Museum

    Thasos

    Looking like an alien creature from the sci-fi movie Avatar, a 5m-tall 6th-century-BC kouros (male statue of the Archaic period) carrying a ram greets…

  • Metalia Beach

    Metalia Beach

    Thasos

    Easily accessible on foot from Limenaria, this pretty cove features an elegiac retro-industrial sight in the form of a mining factory built by German…

  • Moni Arhangelou

    Moni Arhangelou

    Thasos

    West from Alyki, past Thymonia Beach, is the clifftop Moni Arhangelou, an Athonite dependency and working convent, notable for its 400-year-old church …

  • Ancient Agora

    Ancient Agora

    Thasos

    Next to the archaeological museum stand the foundation ruins of the ancient agora, the commercial centre in ancient times. About 100m east of the agora,…

  • Panagia

    Panagia

    Thasos

    This inland village just south of Limenas is nothing if not photogenic. Its characteristic architecture includes stone-and-slate rooftops and the elegant…

  • Folklore Museum of Theologos

    Folklore Museum of Theologos

    Thasos

    Thasos was an entirely autonomous statelet under nominal Egyptian rule in the 19th century, and its president Metaxas Chatzigeorgi ruled the land from his…

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