Thasos / Greece from above

Thasos is a Greek Island tourist destination in the North Aegean Islands group, close to Kavala.
Thasos is also the name of the largest town on the island, though it is offically known as Limenas Thasou meaning “Port of Thasos.” The island of Thasos is round and mountainous, though not very rugged. It rises gradually from the coat to the center. On the eastern side of the island there is mostly pine forest.
The island of Thasos has a history of agricultural and stock breeding. Some of the villages that were established inland would connect to the harbours by way of stairways known as “skalas.” The economy of Thasos now relies on timber, olive oil, honey, and marble quarries. Since the 1960s, tourism has also become important to the island.
Thasos is an outlier of the Macedonian crystalline massif, with intercalations of horizontally inclined white marble. The highest mountain, Mount Ipsarion (1203m), lies near the island’s northeastern coast. The population is distributed in about 10 villages, mostly at some distance from the sea; the chief town, Thasos (Limenas), is on the north coast.
The earliest mining on the island is dated around 13,000 BC. Paleolithic miners dug a shaft at the modern-era Tzines iron mine to extract limonitic ochre. Around the 7th century BC, the Phoenicians would mine for base and precious metals. The Greeks would follow in the 4th century and they would be followed by the Romans. Also found would be: gold, copper, and iron. The Byzantines would quarry marble on the island of Thasos. During the early part of the 20th century, mining companies would exploit the island’s zinc-lead rich calamine ores. They would yield approximately 2 million tonnes.
Thasos is a green, mountainous island with many picturesque bays and sandy beaches. The landscape is similar to Chalkidiki or Sithonia. It is an ideal holiday destination for families and people who want to relax at wonderful and not overcrowded beaches. A fire in September 2016 destroyed parts of the forests but this does not affect its beauty as a top holiday destination.