Prehistoric Thassos: The Island’s Oldest History

Prehistoric Thassos: The Island's Oldest History

Prehistoric Thassos reaches back tens of thousands of years, long before the marble city of the classical age rose on the northern coast. Deep beneath the hills near Limenaria, miners of the Old Stone Age cut galleries into the rock to reach red ochre, leaving one of the oldest underground mines known in Europe. Farmers … Read more

Skala Sotiros in Thassos

Skala Sotiros in Thassos

Skala Sotiros is a small, tranquil coastal village on the west coast of Thassos, built by the seaside in a green, sheltered area. The village lies 20 kilometres from Limenas, the island capital, and serves as the shore settlement of the inland village of Sotiros. It began as a modest fishing hamlet and grew slowly … Read more