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From Bev and Keith, west yorkshire, England 30 Jul 2004 - "returned on sunday 24th after
a two week holiday staying at the Marina studios in Golden Beach.
What a fantastic holiday, the rooms were kept clean, with clean
towels every second day. the rep was available (not that we needed
her!) 6 days a week!! the beach was fantastic, clean and not at
all overcrowded. the tavernas were all pretty good offering a litre
of white wine . two starters, three main courses (a child in our
party) and salad for under £30. From Beverley & Anthony, LANCASHIRE, England
From B and E, Yorkshire, England 28 Jul 2004 - "Got back from Scala Potimia
in July. Had a lovely holiday and many nice meals at all the different
restaurants. Stayed at the Aliston which I have to say were very
nice studios but the owner Thanansis was one of the most unfriendly
people I met there. He was OK for the first few days but if you
went out each evening for a meal he started to sulk with the all
the people as they did not use his bar. His prices were at least
one third more than the most expensive in the resort and no one
drank there because of this. On the last day 10 out of the 14 rooms
were being vacated and he would not allow anyone to pay extra to
keep the room on. From Jule and Bear, Aalen, Germany
From G. Young, North of Scotland 22 Jul 2004 - "Returned from Pefkari in the
south of the island on 21st July 2004. A beautiful little village
with perhaps 8 beachside tavernas (All next to each other) -one
with excellent professional bouzouki music twice a week. Prices were similar everywhere Nice beach, about 300 yards long with free sunshades. From Graham Middleton, Cambridgeshire, UK 15 Jul 2004 - "I have been a visitor to Skala Potomias for over 14 yrs and in that time I have found a good taverna, the Akrogiali, Mikoli and Fedra has always greeted me as a friend and the food is second to none." From Josie Jones, West Midlands, UK
From Jill and Peter Rowley, Staffordshire, UK 12 Jul 2004 - "Arrived back last night from our fifth visit to Thassos, have been going there since 1999 and in that short time have seen many changes, (Please dont let the authorities spoil such a quiet, peaceful island by making it too commercialised.) We were "allocated on arrival" a lovely apartment at the Green Sea Apartments in Skala Potamia overlooking the pool. All the tavernas mentioned by others on this site
are great, in fact there wasnt one that we have visited in all these
years that was bad, but if in Thassos town, do go to moyses near
the new ferry harbour as that is our favorite, you wont be disappointed,
"Brians" in Skala Prinos is a lovely place to eat by the
waters edge and watch the sun go down. In Skala Potamia have a drink
in The Thomai Bar and eat at The Korali restaurant or at the Green
Sea Taverna on the beach, but wherever you stay or wherever you
eat you wont be disapointed - This is surely a little piece of Heaven. From Brenda and Graham Drinkwater, Manchester, UK
From Mike and Julie Willis, Surrey, UK 11 Jul 2004 - "Just back from Thassos this evening and thought I'd leave thanks and advice. A big thanks to Thonasis, George, Vagelis and family who run the Nostos appts at Golden Beach. Superb apartments, excellent service and superb Greek lessons. Also big thanks to Peter and Claudette Kartalis who run Speedy car rentals in Limenaria. Excellent cars (brand new Kia for us with A/C and a CD player that was better than my own!!, very helpful and very good prices- give Peter a call or email. Advice- DON'T PARK OUTSIDE THE HARBOUR RESTAURANTS IN THASSOS TOWN!!! We did and got a 65 Euro fine!!! If you do, the tickets all in Greek and no-one seems to know how much and to where to pay the fine. Go to the Port Authority (Coastguard?) Building, 1st floor opposite the Police station. Do hire a 4x4 jeep and drive the off road area to Ipsario mountain range, find the track to the old radar/satellite station (didused) on the top of Ipsario and take in the 360 degree panoramic view!! Absolutely Awesome!! Then drive off road again to Kastro and have a bite to eat at "The Kantina" Basically an old hotdog van perched on a concrete base, but I can guarantee you will have the best meal there. The lady uses all fresh veg, meat and home cooked bread and the chicken souvlaki is the best I've ever had in 13 years of visiting Greek islands and all for about 10 Euros!! Do enjoy the island and have fun, the local people are very pround of their home and are willing to share their knowledge, language and ouzo with you if you make the effort." From David & Sarah, Suffolk, England 06 Jul 2004 - "We have just returned from yet another fantastic holiday on Thassos, we stayed in Golden Beach at the Hotel Fedra. We have been coming to this Island since 1987 and this was our 8th visit, there has been quite a few changes since our first visit but it is still a wonderfull Island and we would not consider going to a different one.
From JON, UK
From Jeff Edwards, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, England
From Graham Blant, Lancashire, England 06 Jul 2004 - "We visited Thassos with a couple who visited last year and loved the place. We were not dissapointed. We stayed at Thassos Town at Villa Lena apartments and travelled with Thomas Cook. This was a good base, the bar and pool were good but the accomodation was only adequate and small. To explore the island we hired a car from Hermes car rentals who were the best price. (100 Euros for 5 days hire for a Hyundai Tosa - last days of low season hire in June). Best restaurants were Moyses (sometimes referred to as Mouse), Simi , and Zodiac with great cocktails and views at the Island overlooking the sea. Best by far although a drive out was Vigli at Golden Beach Fedra , a must for the spectacular cliff top views overlooking the sea and food superb. Take time out to visit Eric's bar at Scala Potamia where Eric Cantona's look alike will allow you use of his pool complex as long as you buy a drink or have a bite to eat. He is a friendly chap and he showed us his brand new for 2005 marble apartments - a touch of class and a must if you want luxury and are willing to pay a little extra. We also visited Potos beach and for a small cost (3 euros) can hire sun loungers for the day by the weaters edge. Lovely sea restaurants and bars here also." From Peter, Cleveleys, Lancashire, England 06 Jul 2004 - "Just returned from another superb 2 weeks at the 'Aliston', Scala Potomias. The island still has not lost any of it's character or charm, and we'll be back again next year. Like others though, I am puzzled as to the tour
operator's attitude to Thassos. This website proves that the island
has immensely strong support from British holidaymakers, and yet
nothing is done to encourage tourism. I know that everyone (including
myself), is terified of ruining the place with over commercialisation,
but some of the apartments, bars and restaurants are having a really
tough time this year. The withdrawal of Libra has caused a drop
in visitors, Thomas Cook just seem to be greedy with their brochure
prices, Goldensun only operate 2 inward flights a week, and there
have been concerns about their overall operation, (which probably
cannot be publicly discussed on here). Anyway, back to Thassos, we've been going for six years now, and I reckon that the best meal for quality and value has to be 'Mousses' at the far end of the ferry terminal. Excellent fillet steaks, seafood and fish dishes, friendly staff, and take your camera for the most amazing sunset photos. (I'm going to try and post mine on this site now)." From julie and john locke, lincolnshire, England 04 Jul 2004 - "visited thassos for the first time in may this year, a lovely island peaceful and friendly locals. stayed at afrodite apartments. its run by Costas, rooms are very clean (the cleaning lady is a demon with a mop), with lovely views of the sea. we would like to recommend a visit to see Kate and Richard at the Starfish bar. also CJ's for an excellent cooked breakfast. we stayed in Golden Beach which has a good selection of restaurants and supermarkets (but not like the size of tescos). the only down side was all the building that is going on over the whole island, i hope they don't spoil the island. we will be back again next year hopefully." From paul hobday, worcester, England
From Roger and Carol, DERBY, England 26 Jun 2004 - "We arrived back in England on June 16th. after spending four weeks in Scala Potamias, we stayed at Costas apartments which are close to the beach and also just a few minutes walk from all the shops, bars, and tavernas. The apartments are the best we have ever experienced in Greece, spotlessly clean, spacious and very comfortable. There is maid service six days a week and towels and sheets are changed twice a week. Each room has television telephone hair dryer, use of air-conditioning, when required,and there is plentiful hot water.The views of the mountains are fantastic, every evening, we would watch the sun set from our balcony, you can see the sea from there as well! The owner, Costas and his daughter Maria are very friendly and helpful, as well as English, German and of course Greek is spoken.Staying there had a lot to do with this being our best holiday yet,we are returning there in September Libra were the agents there last year, but when they pulled out of Thassos, they left Costas and many more apartment blocks without any bookings. Costas will shortly be found on this site. Because of not having a tour operator, it made us sort out our own travel arrangements and it was all very easy. We traveled by Easy jet to Athens and then Aegan Air on to Kavala, a short taxi ride to Keramoti, on to the ferry and we were in Thassos. Our favourite beach has to be Paradise although there are several others that could easily become personal favourites. There are many good tavernas in Scala Potamias,our favourite has to be Nautilus, you will get a warm welcome from Costas and his wife Katerina, the food is very good, try the sea bass. We are pleased to report that Thassos remains un-spoilt and that prices are no different to last year. It is puzzling to try and work out the tour companies purpose in not promoting Thassos, more charter flights are needed to make getting there for shorter stays to be more viable. Anyone going for two weeks or more, you should not lose out by going the way we did, and of course you tailor your holiday to suit yourselves. Looking forward to September, Roger and Carol." From jenny&carl mumby, lincolnshire, England
From Jane and Rob, Harrow, England 17 Jun 2004 - "If you are thinking of staying in Skala Potamias, which is a very lovely place, try and avoid choosing Dimitra Studios as your accomodation. The woman who owns these rooms is not the friendliest of people. On arrival were given what must have been a complimentary roll of toilet paper and when that ran out we had to buy our own. There was only ever enough hot water for one person to shower. I reckon the owner used to hide in the bushes at night cos everytime I put the balcony light on when sitting outside to read she would suddenly appear, throwing a wobbly, telling me to turn the light off cos of mosquitoes. The other guests were told that on our day of departure they could keep their rooms on till 4.30 p.m. When we asked her she tried to charge us 70 Euros for the extra 4 and a half hours. Pretty steep I thought seeing as the cost of the room for one night was only 30 Euros. Whenever she had been in the room to clean we had to play 'hunt the remote control'. Mostly it was found hidden at the back of one of the drawers in the room. The accommodation was extremely basic with some very nice retro curtains (original 1970's I'm pretty sure). The only thing in its favour was the nice garden. Last year we stayed at Makrina Appartments, also in Skala Potamias. This place was great. Lovely big airy rooms and the brother and sister who run it are very nice. I'd stay there again anyday. (We paid the same here as at Dimitra). Our fave places to eat are Magic Coast (delicious meat off the spit), Nautilus which is run by Kostas and Katarina. Try their fried feta. Yum! Katarina is the perfect hostess. She is so friendly and could talk the hind legs off a donkey! Koralli restaurant is also very good, I had the best lamb chops of my life in there. The only really bad meal we had was in Theagenis. It was cold and not very nice at all. Favourite beach is Paradise Beach but don't go if you're a prude as one end is for naturists. Theologos and Kastro are both definitely worth a visit. Potos car hire in Skala Potamias do some very good deals. The English lady who works there is very helpful. Avoid Eric's bar at all costs unless you are a holiday camp type of person. It is run by a Greek guy who looks like Eric Cantona and he milks it for everything he can get. If you like your holiday to include karaoke, quiz nights, footie, egg and chips etc.etc. then you will probably quite enjoy it. Thassos is a beautiful island and anyone going who has not been before I'm sure will not be dissapointed." From M&A, Yorkshire, England
From Dave & Julie, Manchester, England 17 Jun 2004 - "Just returned from Thassos (16th June 2004). We stayed at the Athrion Apartments in Skala Potamia, we had one of the three bedded rooms, which are a lot bigger than the doubles and have views of the sea on one side and the mountains on the other. The apartments are modern and clean but can be noisy because of the internal stairway which amplifies any noise from selfish people slamming doors at 7.00am instead of using the key. The Athrion is close to the beach and halfway between
Skala Potamia and Golden Beach.The bus service is regular and punctual(Honest)and
the buses have A/C and seatbelts.(euro 1.10 to Thassos town). From Jan Gordon, Leicestershire, England 15 Jun 2004 - "What can I say about Thassos except - heavenly! I have visited Thassos for the last 5 years staying at Golden Beach Resort, Blue Bay Hotel. The peace, scenery and tranquillity are breathtaking. Opening the Patio doors each morning to the breathtaking view of the bay and mountain backdrop is awesome. I sit on my balcony and soak in the view. Absolute bliss! The hotel is small and family run who are perfect hosts. Nothing is any trouble and Effey and her home made apple pie are legendary! Thankfully the Hotel is placed on a steep incline and without a pool. This suits our needs perfectly. No noisy bars close by but within 10 mins you can take your evening stroll down to the Vigli Resturant and sit overlooking the bay while feasting on the local delicacy. As soon I get off the plane I breathe in the warm summer air head for the local ferry port to Thassos Island and think I'm home. Holiday anywhere else, not on your life!!" From judith and jim foulkes, yorks, england
From gerard, brighton, england 12 Jun 2004 - "I recently stayed in Scala Potamia. I liked it. the views of the bay and it's mountains are stunning and the nearby villages are lovely. Take a walk along the walking-route from Golden Beach to Panagia, the scenery is spectacular along this route and only takes a couple of hours. You can bus it back to the resort easily enough. The busses in Thassos seem to be pretty reliable. Food: Most of the food in Scala is not great, just basic. Ironically, the best restaurant was also the emptiest restaurant in Scala Potamia: Magic Coast. The food here is excellent and the service the friendliest. I think it was always empty because it stands apart from the rest of the restaurants and bars (in many ways), and the furniture isn't modern (or the reps were putting people off it for some reason. Avoid those people, they're only there to ruin your holiday, and stay well away from their "welcome meetings" - or maybe you enjoy being treated like an infant...hey, whatever floats your boat!), anyway, if food and wine's your thing, get yourself down to Magic Coast. The friendliest Taverna is Nautilus. Basic rule: shabby furniture = friendly atmosphere. Beaches: Paradise beach is very nice, despite the exposed penises of strange nude men walking up and down the coastline. Unfortunately, the nicest side of this beach is for nudists, apparently: as far as I know, even bathing topless is technically illegal in Greece, so if any of them are offended by your swimming clothes, tell them to mind their own! Climate: What can I say? Don't go in May! Finally, a little off subject, don't recline your seat on the plane. The reclining function on your seat is not for your comfort, it's more a service provided by the airline people for the purpose of picking out selfish people to avoid when you get to your destination (though the same people will always find you again, and sit on top of you again, on a beach . . . with loads of space!)" From jean lovell, west sussex, UK
From jo, yorkshire, UK 11 Jun 2004 - "Just returned from staying at the Anna Beach studios in Limenaria and although we had a good time we were very disappointed with our room at the Anna Beach. On arrival we were allocated a room on the 4th floor (no lift) which was extremely small, with no view at all. I enquired if we could be allocated something on a lower floor as we are "senior citizens" and found the stairs quite difficult and we were given a better room but it was at the side of the hotel and all we saw was the brick wall of the next door hotel. The studios were very sparcely equipped but for 3 euros we could buy a full english breakfast with plenty of coffee and fresh orange juice and we found eating out in the evenings to be very reasonable. Would reccommend Molo's, Asterias and George's tavern (opposite the taxi rank)." From Sam, East Sussex, UK
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