This is a great little site and will be returning to see any additional items. One thing I’d like to point out (as I found this out only recently) is that the Emerald Studios in Golden Beach will be described in Thomson Brochures as Smaragdi II – meaning Emerald, I assume, as the apartments are part of the Emerald Hotel complex, which is operated on behalf of Thomas Cook, Thomson’s rivals

Has anyone been to Skala Potamias this year? We`re going next month and wondered if the dreaded black seeds are gone from the beach

Has anyone been to Skala Potamias this year? We`re going next month and wondered if the dreaded black seeds are gone from the beach!!

This is a great little site and will be returning to see any additional items. One thing I’d like to point out (as I found this out only recently) is that the Emerald Studios in Golden Beach will be described in Thomson Brochures as Smaragdi II – meaning Emerald, I assume, as the apartments are part of the Emerald Hotel complex, which is operated on behalf of Thomas Cook, Thomson’s rivals.

The main industries on the island, other than tourism, include:

Quarrying - white marble is quarried on the island with the massive blocks transported to the mainland daily via the Thassos Town/Keramotti ferry

Olives – there are thousands of olive trees on the island, with processing through local cooperatives to produce olive oil

Beekeeping – bee hives will be seen all over the island, and the sound of the bees at work is very noticeable, with the local produce on sale in many shops

Fishing – local fishermen can be seen processing their catch, and tending their nets at all the harbours (skala’s) around the island

Ouzo – produced by the island cooperative, the local ouzo can be bought in the mini-markets

Wine – Thassos wine was praised by Antidotus in 4 BC “Regale me with Thassian wine, for whatever ails my heart is cured the moment I drink it”. The god Dionysios said “I believe that the Thassian wine that smells of apples is the best of all wines”.

Nice to see that Monica & Mick are going again this year, see you in the fedra, this will be our first year going independantly, we are staying at the Enavlion for three weeks, can’t wait, although i don’t quite agree that Golden Beach hasn’t changed in 20 years

Nice to see that Monica & Mick are going again this year, see you in the fedra, this will be our first year going independantly, we are staying at the Enavlion fot three weeks, can’t wait, although i don’t quite agree that Golden Beach hasn’t changed in 20 years