Thasos
The northernmost large Greek island, green with pines and olive trees and ringed by beaches with white marble pebbles. The main town of Limenas has an ancient agora, a theatre and a harbour, and Thasian marble was exported widely.
- Where
- Limenas, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 40.6942, 24.6611
Get the Thasos stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Thasos. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Eastern Macedonia and Thrace volume with your photos and a note.
Near Thasos
Philippi 47 km
An ancient city founded by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BC, near modern Kavala. It has a theatre, a forum and early Christian basilicas, and it is where St Paul preached in Europe. It is a UNESCO site.
Hilandar 60 km
A Serbian Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, founded in 1198 by Stefan Nemanja and his son Saint Sava. It holds a notable library of manuscripts and is among the twenty ruling monasteries of the peninsula.
Mount Athos 66 km
A peninsula in northern Greece that holds a self governed community of twenty Orthodox monasteries, active for more than a thousand years. Only men may enter, with a permit, and it is a UNESCO site.
Sanctuary of the Great Gods 76 km
A major Pan Hellenic religious sanctuary on the island of Samothrace, built just west of the ancient city walls. The Winged Victory of Samothrace, now in the Louvre, was found here in 1863.
Samothrace 83 km
A rugged island in the northern Aegean dominated by Mount Fengari. Its Sanctuary of the Great Gods was the place where the Winged Victory, now in the Louvre, was found in 1863.
Lemnos 100 km
A flat volcanic island in the northern Aegean with wide sandy beaches and a desert like dune area near Gomati. The town of Myrina is guarded by a Byzantine and Venetian castle on a headland.
Petralona Cave 132 km
A karst cave 300 metres above sea level on the western foot of Mount Katsika, about 35 km southeast of Thessaloniki. A fossil skull found here in 1960 is among the oldest human remains in Europe.
Arch of Galerius and Rotunda 144 km
A Roman triumphal arch from about 300 AD and a nearby domed Rotunda, both built under the emperor Galerius. The Rotunda was later a church and then a mosque, and both stand on Egnatia Street in Thessaloniki.
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Questions
Where is Thasos?
Thasos is in Limenas, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Philippi (47 km), Hilandar (60 km), Mount Athos (66 km).
How do I get the Thasos stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Thasos and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Eastern Macedonia and Thrace volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Thasos before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Eastern Macedonia and Thrace volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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