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Travel Tech

The ‘Travel Tech’ section is aimed at bringing you news and information on products and concepts that can add to the enjoyment, quality, or safety to your travel plans. We hope you find our ‘Travel Tech’ blogs of interest. Link to Travel Tech section        

Common Greek Words and Phrases in Audio Format

For those who would like to speak a little Greek whilst on the islands, we have added a range of common Greek words and phrases in audio format. You will find this on your island destination ‘Travel Info’ page, in the ‘Travel Club’ section, entitled ‘Spoken Greek Phrases’. Click the link below this title, choose […]

Archaeology

Amazing Discovery on Thassos

A Byzantine-era skull, which has been discovered by anthropologists in the Paliokastro area on Thassos, shows signs of highly complex surgery. The skull, which dates from the early Byzantine period, which lasted from the 4-7 century AD, bears traces of surgery that are “incredibly complex,” according to researcher Anagnostis Agelarakis, Ph.D. The discovery was made […]

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360° Gallery

We are pleased to confirm that Thassos 360° Gallery is fully up and running. We will be adding many more 360° images of the island in the next few weeks as the season gets fully underway. You will find the gallery in the Travel Club/Thassos menu (book password required).        

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Webcams

If members would like a ‘taste’ of their holiday destination, you will find links to live webcams on the ‘Travel Club’ Links page for your particular island. We have added new webcams on Santorini, Thassos, Rhodes and Kos, but unfortunately, four of the five municipality-run webcams covering Kos Town are at present out of order. […]

Octopus

During your stay on the Greek islands, you may witness the sight of a local fisherman seemingly beating the life out of an octopus on the side of his boat, or on a rock. He is in fact initially ‘tenderising’ the already dead animal by breaking down the cells to expel as much water as […]

We Listen to Our Readers

As our prime aim is to offer the most comprehensive and accurate guide book to Thassos, we are constantly accessing and developing the book’s content in response to the feedback received from our readers. When we designed the format of the ‘A to Z Guides’, we were careful to address all the wishes expressed by […]