Holidays to Thassos

Getting there and getting around

Perhaps part of the reason that holidays to Thassos have retained a certain air of exclusivity is that the island is not as straightforward to get to as some of the more commercialised destinations. However, getting to Thassos is all part of the experience of visiting this magnificent island and is well worth the trip. Although there are no direct flights to Thassos, charter and scheduled airlines offer flights to Thessaloniki and Kavala. From the port at Keramouti you can catch a ferry to the island. During your time on Thassos, regular bus services and taxis can take you all over the island, but for a more exciting way to get around water taxis are available from Limenas (Thassos Town) and Limenaria.

Things to do

Thassos package holidays are an excellent option for anyone looking for somewhere to get away from it all. With pretty coastal towns and a great selection of beaches, especially in the south and the east of the island, Thassos holidays certainly tick all the boxes for a relaxing European beach break. Paradise beach is one of the most popular beaches on the island. Located just over 20km from Thassos Town, Paradise Beach is a fine stretch of sand washed by the warm Aegean waters and backed by the striking pine covered mountains, which only adds to the atmosphere of natural seclusion and freedom. Like many Greek islands, holidays to Thassos can also showcase at least a tiny fraction of the fascinating history of Greece. Up among the greenery of Thassos’ interior, the mediaeval village of Kastro is a picturesque fortified hill-town that once acted as protection for residents against the threat of piracy. For a great way to take in some of the beautiful inland scenery of the island, there are numerous mountain bike trails and organised tours available. For a more leisurely pace, perhaps you could try the Pine Tree paddock, just 3km from the mountain village of Skala Rachoni, which offers both guided and unguided horse trekking tours through the mountain pathways all year round. To see the island from an entirely different perspective and for thousand good picture opportunities to record your Thassos holidays, take a boat cruise around the most secluded and picturesque beaches of the island.

Food and drink

There are plenty of restaurant options on holiday in Thassos but the ‘Thassian’ restaurant in the centre of Limenas boasts home-cooked specialities made from local produce and has a good reputation for warm and friendly service. There is also a popular steak house offering perfectly cooked meat and salmon steaks along with a whole host of other restaurant options for traditional Greek dishes such as feta cheese salads and tasty meat and poultry stews and grills. Like most Greek destinations, seafood is also unbelievably fresh and flavoursome, but since you can book such amazing bargain holidays to Thassos at travel.co.uk, you’ll still have plenty left over to sample each of these mouth-watering menus.