Thassos (Limenas), Capital of Thassos, Village of Thassos
Limenas, Villages of Thasos
Τhassos flourished in the ancient times and that is revealed by its interesting archaeological sites. In the 19thcentury, it was inhabited by dwellers of Panagia for a second time and by refugees from Asia Minor and Thrace.
Nowadays, Thassos, which is also known as Limenas, comprises the capital and the administration centre of the whole island. It is located in the northern part of Thassos and it is the nearest part with the Greek mainland. It hosts the central harbor on island which is occasionally linked with the harbor of Keramoti.
The population of Limenas is approximately 3000. Its residents are occupied with tourism, agriculture, fishery, and marble extraction from quarries as well.
