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Marines and Ports in Thassos

Limenas

It is located at the northern part of the island, in the capital of Thassos, Limenas. Here you can find a marine for large and small yachts. Also you can find the old port of Thassos, for small and average fishing boats. Finally you can find the Ferry Boat port where you can travel to Keramoti.

Limenaria

The port of Limenaria in located at the south of the island. It is a large port for small and average fishing boats, and small yachts.

Potos

Potos port is a small shelter for small fishing boats at the south part of the island.

Skala Prinos

Here you can find the Ferry Boat port. From here you can travel to Kavala. There is also a small shipyard where the fishing boats can be repaired.

Skala Rachoni

This is a natural port at the northwest of Thassos. It is perfect for small and average fishing boats.

Skala Sotiros

This small port is suited for small fishing boats. It is located at the west part of Thassos.

Skala Kallirahi

This is the largest fishing shelter in the island. It is equipped with electric and water facilities. Suitable for all type of fishing boats and small yachts.

Skala Potamia

There is a small shelter for fishing boats located at the northerneast part of the island.

Aliki

Aliki has a natural bay which can protect all kind of fishing boats and yachts. There is no port here. You can anchor inside the bay to protect your boat from the wind, or to enjoy the beautiful beach of Aliki.

Useful  Information

• Greek time is 2 hours front from Greenwich and 3 ώρες head when time changes to summer.
• International Metric System applies.
• While you are in Greece is not neccessary to dial country's code Number.
• Greece Tel Code is "+30", Thassos is "25930". ( Example: dial 30 25930 number, to call a number in Thassos. )
• Police: dial 100
• Medic Εmergency: dial 166
• Fire Emergency: dial 199
• Τοurist Police: dial 171
• National Enquiries: dial 11888
• International Enquiries: dial 161
• In summer season, remember to have a sunblock to protect yourselves from the sun.

Currency

Greece is part of the EU and the IMF, thus the currecny that is used is EURO. If you come from a country with a different currency, you can exhange it in any bank you can find, or in a tourist office. You can find banks at Limenas and Limenaria.

Electric Power

If you live in a country with 110V electricity, your electric accessories would not work in Greece where 220V (50Hz) electrical outlets are standard. Just purchase an electrical adaptor to make sure all your equipment will work. An adaptor would allow your plug to physically fit into the Greek power outlets.

Rights and Obligations of hotel-guests and hoteliers

The rights and obligations of hotel guests and hotels themselves have been included for the first time in the Greek Civil Code and later in a more detailed way in Law No 1652/30-10-1986.

Civil Code

The Greek Civil Code of 1946 includes regulations on the rights and obligations of hoteliers as well as and hotel guests (articles 834 – 838). These regulations specify among others that:

• The hotelier is responsible for any damage, destruction or removal of objects brought in the hotel by the guests, unless the damage is due to the negligence of the guests themselves, their visitors, companions or aides, to the nature of the object itself or reasons beyond the power of the hotelier.
• The liability of the hotelier is limited to a certain amount per guest for damage or loss of money or valuables.
• The guest’s claim on any damage or removal is void if the claim is not made promptly .
• The hotelier can legally use part of the objects brought by the guest to the hotel as warranty for claims on accommodation and related services provided by the hotel and not compensated by the guest.

Code on the relations between hotel guests and hoteliers (1652/1986)

Regulations  of relations between hotel guests and hoteliers (Code of relations) were initially drafted as decision of the secretary general of the Greek National Tourism Organization, No. 503007 / 76 and were later modified in the decision of the secretary general of the Greek National Tourism Organization, Nr. 535813/79. The regulation was ratified as law by the Greek Parliament within Article 8 of Law No. 1652/1986. The above law regulates aspects of daily relationships between hoteliers and individual guests or tourists travelling in groups organized  in tourist packages. Among others, the regulations specify that:

Tourist Rights & Obligations

Learn your rights and obligations.

• The hotelier is obliged to lisence vacant rooms to customers and provide all advertised amenities.

• The deposit for the booking cannot exceed the 25% of the total accommodation cost, and on the other hand cannot be less than the charge for one night.

• In the event that the customer wishes to cancel a booking, and the cancellation is made 21 days prior to the agreed arrival date, the hotelier is obliged to refund the deposit in full, while for cancellations made within 21 days, the customer must pay the hotelier the 50% of the total cost of the cancelled booking.

• In the event that the hotelier is unable to provide rooms they have confirmed with customers, they are obliged to secure customers’ stay in alternative accommodation of at least the same category, in the same town, which offers the same amenities and services as those advertised by their own establishment.

• The hotelier is only responsible for valuable belongings entrusted to them by the customer, and for which they have issued the relevant receipt.

• Keeping pets of any kind in a hotel is forbidden, unless the hotel provides a designated area for pets. In all cases, a prior arrangement on this issue must be made between the hotelier and the tourist-consumer.

Entry requirments and paperwork

Passport and Visas

When entering Greece, EU citizens are not required to carry their passports. An EU Identification Card provides adequate information. UK citizens need to carry a passport, but otherwise the entry conditions are the same as other EU nationals. Citizens of the U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and several South American nations require only a valid passport to stay in Greece for up to 90 days without a visa. Nationals from a number of other countries are permitted to remain in Greece for 60 days without a visa. Visa extensions can be easily acquired by an application and payment of an extension fee to the proper authorities, while you must also be able to show bank documentation or other evidence which states that you have the means to support yourself without employment. Staying in the country with an expired visa is prohibited and subject to prosecution. Lastly, Greek authorities prohibit entry to individuals whose passport states that they have visited the occupied region of Northern Cyprus after November 1983.

Tourists from Russia and Turkey must have a valid VISA before entering Greece. Tourists from Serbia do not need a VISA but must know the following:  The VISA requirment exemption is not applied to holders of Serbian Passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate ( In Serbian: Koordinaciona Uprava)

If you want to find out if you need a VISA or no to visit Greece, click here.

Customs

If travelling to Thassos through the Athens International airport "Eleftherios Venizelos", the customs area has three lanes. You should select the appropriate lane depending on the items you have to declare. If you have nothing to declare, you simply pass through the Green lane. In case you wish to declare business goods or the like, you should go through the Red lane. If you are an EU national, you can easily go through the Blue lane.

In order to bring your pet (dog or cat), it is essential that you present a certificate stating that the animal has no infectious diseases and that it has had all necessary inoculations during the last 6 days prior to arrival. It must also state that the animal has had a rabies shot in the last 12 months (for dogs) and in the last 6 months (for cats) prior to arrival.

The owners of dogs must also carry documentation certifying that the animal has been wormed against echinococcus. Certificates must be issued by a veterinary authority and authenticated and notarized by a corresponding medical authority and by a Greek consulate.

How to get to Thassos

By car

If you want to drive to Greece from Serbia, Slovakia, Poland, Chech Republic, or Hungary, the best choice you have is to follow the European Road E75.

If you want to drive to Greece from Romania or Bulgaria, you should follow the European Road E79.

You can come to Thassos by your own vehicle. First you must go to the port of Kavala or the port of Keramoti. Kavala is located 165 km away from Thessaloniki, 170 km from Alexandroupoli. Keramoti is a small town located 60 km west of Kavala. When you arrive in any of those ports, you can take the ferry boat to reach Thassos. The routes which are available are:

Kavala - Skala Prinos

This is a route which lasts 1.15 hrs. There are 4 daily routes to and from.

Keramoti - Limenas

This is a route of 35 mins. There are plently of routes every day, almost every half an hour, especially during summer season.

Two major companies are responsible for the ferry boat routes. Visit their websites for extra information:

Aneth Ferries

Thassos Ferries

You can check the ferry boat timetables here

By bus

You can take the KTEL bus from Athens ( Kifisos Station ) or from Thessaloniki ( Macedonia Station ) and reach Kavala. The trip from Athens is about 9 hrs. and from Thessaloniki 2 hrs. When you reach Kavala, you can take the ferry boat to Skala Prinos.

Athens, Kifisos Station - Telephone (+30) 210 5124910, 210 5124911, 210 5132601 | Visit Website

Thessaloniki, Macedonia Station - Telephone (+30) 2310 595422 | Visit Website

By airplane

You can use the airport "Megas Alexandros" of Chrisoupoli which is 10 a minute drive from the port of Keramoti. There are several daily flights from and to Athens and other European cities. From the airport, you can take a taxi and reach the port of Keramoti, where you can take the ferry boat to Limenas.

Airport Website and Contact Details

You can visit the following websites to book a ticket now!

Air Berlin

UK Airports

eDreams

Expedia

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Health Care and Safety

In Thassos you can feel safe as far as your health is concerned, as there is an easily accessible community clinic almost in every village of the island.

Health Center of Prinos: 25930 71100 ,71101

Regional Clinics

Private Doctors

There are also private doctors of all specialties who offer their services daily to tourists and locals.  Most importantly, however, is the existence of the Health Centre in the village of  Prinos with full medical equipment.

Pharmacies - Drug Stores

Along with medical care there are also Pharmacies all over the island of Thassos for anything you may need.

1. Ganitou Aikaterini - Limenaria: 25930 52189
2. Stamatopoulou Argiro - Limenaria : 25930 51459
3. Kostis konstantinos - Limenaria :25930 51459
4. Eleutheriadis Giorgos - Prinos: 25930 71071
5. Matsanis Giorgos - Potamia: 25930 62252
6. Ellina Maria - Panagia: 25930 62164
7. Konstantinidis Andreas - Skala Kalirachis :25930 91708
8. Pantzagia Aikaterini - Skala Maries: 2590 53531
9. Birzamanis Giorgos - Skala Rachoniou :25930 81555
10. Kosta Maria - Potos: 25930 58055
11. Tsotsopoulou Euaggelia - Limenas :25930 22486
12. Lavtzi Eleni - Limenas :25930 22486
13. Levedi  Chaido - Limenas :25930 22361
14. Matsanis Euaggelos - Limenas: 25930 22688
15. Stigas Dimitrios - Limenas : 25930 23210

Safety

On the island of Thassos there is the Tourist Police with officers willing to serve you in any situation and ensure your smooth stay.  In most villages of the island police departments are responsible for the order maintenance.

Tourist Police Thassos :25930 23111

Police station - Limenas (Thassos): 25930 22500, 22122

Police station - Limenaria: 25930 51111

Fire department: 25930 23199