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Taverna Tarsanas
TAVERNA $
( 25930 23933; mezedhes €4, mains €10-15)
Located 1km west of Thasos, Tarsanas offers
great fish and unique seafood mezedhes.
Karnagio
BAR
( 25930 23170)
Stroll past the old harbour for a quiet sunset drink here, with outdoor
seating straddling a rocky promontory lapped by waves. You can also clamber up the
rocks to a small, candlelit chapel.
Information
ATMs can be found near the central square.
Billias Travel Service
( 25930 24003;
www.billias-travel-service.gr
; Gallikis Arheologikis
Scholis 2)
Full-service travel agency.
EOT
(
25102 22425)
In Kavala. Also has information and tickets for the Philippi Thasos
Festival.
Port Police
( 25930 22106)
Tourist Police
(
25930 23111)
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West Coast
Thasos' west coast has been assailed by package tours for years, though there are still a
few idyllic spots and quiet sandy beaches. Better still, the inland mountain villages pre-
serve a traditional pace of life and fine stone architecture.
Sights
Following the coast west from Thasos (Limenas), two sandy beaches emerge, decent
Glyfoneri
and the superior
Pahys Beach
.
Continuing west, the port of
Skala Prinou
has ferries to Kavala (€4.70), though little
else to warrant a stop. But 6km inland, past the town of Prinos, the hillside villages of
Mikros Kazaviti
and
Megalo Kazaviti
(aka the Prinou villages) offer a lush break from
the touristed coast, with undeniable character and a few places to stay and eat. An easy-
