Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
9
Limenária and around
LIMENÁRIA
, the island's second town, was built to house German mining executives
brought in by the Ottomans between 1890 and 1905. Their remaining mansions,
scattered on the slopes above the harbour, lend some character, but despite attempts at
embellishing the waterfront, it's not the most attractive place on Thássos.
The nearest good beach is
Trypití
, a couple of kilometres west - turn left into the
pines at the start of a curve right. The broad, 800m-long strand is rather marred by the
massed ranks of umbrellas and sun loungers for rent. The cleft to which the name refers
(literally “pierced” in Greek) is a slender tunnel through the headland at the west end
of the beach, leading to a tiny three-boat anchorage.
ACCOMMODATION, EATING AND DRINKING
SOUTHERN THÁ
SS
OS
and watersports available too. Breakfast included.
€65
ALYKÍ AND AROUND
Beautiful Alice
T
25930 31574.
The oldest taverna in
the village, with a lovely terrace, where you can choose
from a bewildering array of reasonably priced seafood and
fish, including sardines cooked in four different ways.
May-Oct daily 11am-1am.
Skidhia
T
25930 31528,
W
kekesbeach.gr.
On Kékes
beach, 3km south, this traditional seaside taverna, which
serves good seafood and grills, has a set
of si
mple but
adequate bungalow-style rooms. May-Sept.
€35
LIMENÁRIA AND AROUND
Mouragio
T
25930 51178.
The most authentic of the main
seafront tavernas, serving a mixture of tasty oven-baked
items and grilled meat or fish, while its Street Café behind is a
colourful hangout.
Mid-April to mid-Oct daily noon-1am.
Must
T
25930 34795.
Hip new bar with imaginative
decorations and a surprisingly cutting-edge line in both
rock and dance sounds, plus the usual battery of beers and
spirits.
May-Sept daily noon-late.
Sgouridis
T
25930 51241,
W
hotelsgouridis.gr.
Set one
block back from the seafront, this refurbished hotel, with
vines creeping up the exterior, ha
s nice
ly furnished if rather
cramped rooms. April to mid-Oct.
€40
Ì
To Limani
T
25930 52790.
This old-style
tsipourádhiko
is the preferred gathering place for the savvy
locals, who accompany the fiery spirit from the mainland
with freshly caught fish from the adjacent sea.
Daily
11am-midnight.
POTÓS AND AROUND
Camping Pefkari Beach
Pefkári
T
25930 51190,
W
camping-pefkari.gr.
With its attractive wooded
location and clean facilities, this is undoubtedl
y the b
est
campsite on Thássos. June-Sept. Adult plus tent
€8.80
Thassos
Pefkári
T
25930 51596,
W
hotel-thassos.gr.
Accomplished resort hotel just behind the beach with
refreshingly colourful and contemporary decor, from its
spacious lobby to the well-appointed rooms. Pool, tennis
The west coast
The western coast, between Limenária and Liménas, is Thrassós's most exposed and
scenically least impressive, and the various
skáles
(harbours) such as Skála Kaliráhis and
Skála Sotíros - originally the ports for namesake inland villages - are bleak, straggly
and windy.
SKÁLA MARIÓN
, 13km from Limenária, is the exception: an attractive little
bay, with fishing boats hauled up on the sandy foreshore, and the admittedly modern
low-rise village arrayed in a U-shape all around. There are, most importantly, two fine
beaches on either side.
SKÁLA PRÍNOU
has little to recommend it, other than ferry connections to Kavála.
SKÁLA RAHONÍOU
, between here and Liménas, has a smattering of facilities, as well as
proximity to
Pahýs beach
, 9km short of Liménas, by far the best strand on the
northwest coast. Narrow dirt tracks lead past various tavernas through surviving pines
to the sand, partly shaded in the morning.
ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
THE WEST COAST
Brian's Restaurant
Skála Prínou
T
25930 71445.
In a
huge new building 500m east of the port, this all-round
taverna does daily specials and a wide standard menu. It
also hosts live music every Saturday night in season.
May-
Sept daily 10am-1am.
Pefkospilia
Pahýs beach, Skála Rahoníou
T
25930
81051.
One of the oldest and most picturesque tavernas on
the island, located on Pahýs beach. Great traditional cuisine
is served outside the tiny whitewashed building, almost
hidden by firs, as the name (“Fir cave”) suggests.
May-
