Thassos News

Enavlion Receives More Awards, Thassos

The Enavlion Boutique Hotel’s renowned restaurant, ‘La Terrasse’, has once again been awarded TripAdvisor’s ‘Travellers’ Choice Award’ and the ‘Certificate of Excellence’ for 2025, continuing to place the restaurant in the top 10% of venues in the world. In addition, the hotel itself was awarded the ‘Certificate of Excellence’ for 2025. In 2018, they were […]

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Safe Swimming for Seniors

Each year in Greece, an average of 340 people lose their lives during recreational activities in the sea, pools or lakes, 70% of those through drowning. Of those deaths, around 88% are over the age of 60. In 2025, the total water-related deaths recorded were 388, with approximately 83% of victims being over the age […]

10 Greek Foods Not to Miss

When travelling, one of the things you are bound to look forward to the most is the food. There are so many different tastes, smells and spices around the world; life is certainly too short to eat the same food all the time. This advice is perhaps especially true in the nation of Greece, with […]

Cultural events

Pentecost in Greece

The Christian holy day of Pentecost (Whitsun), which is celebrated fifty days after Easter Sunday, commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles. This year, Orthodox Pentecost is celebrated […]

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Sunday Trading, Thassos

As the tourist season on Thassos is up and running, most tourist-oriented shops will be open 7 days a week to cater for visitors. Regarding the main supermarkets’ open times on Sundays, Masoutis’ two outlets in Thassos Town and Limenaria are open from 11:00 until 18:00, with Kritikos in Thassos Town open from 10:00 until […]

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Air Fares to Stay High

The Director General of the International Air Transport Association, Willie Walsh, has stated that although some airlines have been lowering fares due to the present drop in bookings, higher ticket prices in the medium to long-term are inevitable due to the high cost of jet fuel, stating that even if the war ended tomorrow, the […]

Tips & advice

Dangers of Eating before Swimming

It takes about four hours to digest food. However, on holiday with the temptation of the sea or even the pool near us, we forget this instruction. And yet, in these 4 hours, the body’s processes are heavily involved in digestion, with a high percentage of our oxygen and energy being directed to the stomach. […]

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