Thassos Marble: The Island’s Famous White Stone

Thassos Marble: The Island's Famous White Stone

Thassos marble is the pure white dolomitic stone that has defined the Greek island of Thassos for almost three thousand years. Quarrymen have cut this bright, crystalline rock from the hills and coast since the seventh century BC, and the trade in it made the ancient city one of the richest in the northern Aegean. … Read more