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On its largest part Thassos measures 22 km from east to west and 26 km from north to south. It has a circumference of about 100 km, being smaller than Rhodes and greater than Samotraki.
Thassos is a mountainous island. The highest peak of this island is Ipsarion, which rises to 1127 m above sea level. The second peak of Thassos rises to 1108 m.
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Thassos has beautiful beaches all across its coast. Some of the most important would be: Skala Prinos Skala Rachoni, Pachisi, Glykadi, Papalimani, Glyfada, Nister, Agios Vassilios, Limanaki, Makiramos, Golden Beach, Marble Beach, Skala Potamia, Kinira, Paradise Beach, Aliki, Thymonia, Astris, Psili Ammos Agios Antonios, Potos, Pefkari, Metallica, Limenaria, Trip, Skala Maries, Klisma, Kallirachi Skala, Skala Sotiros.
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According to the climate, rocks and vegetation morphology, Thassos island is divided into two parts: the north and the south. They are separated by an imaginary line that starts from Sotiros village and ends a little south of the village Kinira.
In terms of climate and morphology of rocks, Thassos is special compared to other islands of the Aegean Sea. Almost all other islands have infertile land in the north because they are affected by strong northern winds throughout the year. Instead, Thassos is not affected by winds so strong and even in winter the wind that usually blows from the north has the low speed and rarely blows from the south.
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In fact, even Hippocrates wrote all of these during those three years that he spent on Thassos island at the end of the fifth century BC. In terms of rain, the north is privileged because it rains there more than twice in the south.
The climate is mild and healthy. During the summer months, with few exceptions, is hot and winter is not very cold. Hippocrates, who since ancient times he had been considered the "father of medicine" left us valuable data about the climate of Thassos . In one of his books says that in Thassos "Generally winter in Thassos looks like spring." And so it remained until today. The average annual temperature is 17.2 ° C and average summer temperature is 23.4 ° C (in July).
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The northern half of Thassos Island is almost inaccessible, with steep slopes and rocks. On the opposite, the southern part is quite flat and consists of clay and limestone rocks. Such rocks are very important for drainage and appearance in the north or channeling the springs to the sea in south.
The northern part has the richest vegetation, thick forests reaching to the sea and olive crops and vineyards. unlike this part, the south has a smooth relief, poor in forests and cultures and becoming more unproductive.
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Thassos is covered by dense forests of pines, firs, oaks and plane trees. Forests extend for about nine tenths of the island and along the coast you can find a lot of olive trees. Pine trees grow to shore, and their wood is one of the main sources of income for Thassos inhabitants.
Thassos subsoil is rich and is known since antiquity for its minerals. The island is famous for snow-white marble, which is considered the most white marble in the world.
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Thassos belongs to Prefecture of Kavala and it is formed from a single municipality with its capital in Limenas and nine municipal departments. The main harbors are Limenas and Prinos. The two major cities (in terms of administrative and commercial) are Thassos Limenas (capital) in the north of the island or Limenaria in the south .
There is a main road along the coast, which connect all the important towns and resorts. Also, Thassos has roads to the center of the island.
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Thassos has been inhabited since ancient times. In different archaeological sites tools similar to those found in Troy, Limnos and Samothraki were found on the island from the Neolithic period . Thassos was first mentioned by Herodotus, the father of history. He said that the island took its name from Thassos , the first inhabitant of the island. According to ancient Greek mythology, the first person would have stepped on this island was Thassos , in search of his sister, Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus. He was delighted with the mild climate and lush vegetation of the island and because he could not return home without Europe, gave up and settled here, on Thassos. Since then, The island bears his name.
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Greeks came on Thassos from Paros around the 7th century BC. Beautiful sculptures and ceramics were found from this period. By the 6th century AC Thassos islanders have become increasingly numerous and settled colonies along Macedonia and Thrace belonging to the island of Thassos .
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