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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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).
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
