Entrance to Alyki from the port
This is how the peninsula of Alyki looks like when you are looking at it from the east.
In this south-eastern border of Thassos and only 32 kilometers away from the port, after Kinira and the Babouras cape and just before the famous Holy Archangel Monastery, a narrow strip of land enters the sea, creating in this way a unique landscape with two natural ports one to the east and one to the west. This area today is known as Alyki a name which is in use for this region since the late Byzantine period. But the region was also known during ancient times, and that was due to the exportation of its excellent quality marble.
Today, there is a different type of economic growth for Alyki. The unique landscape, which is made up from the incomparably beautiful sandy, rocky and pebbly beaches, the olive and the pine trees which are reaching the seafront while they are passing through the white marble of the subsoil, as well as the crystal clear turquoise waters of both bays, are great attractions which contribute to the increase of the visits in the area. At the same time, the stone huts of the local fishermen and olive growers, are serving today visitors as places of hospitality and catering. Most of the written material related to Alykes, comes from publications of French excavations, it also comes from the guide of Thassos of the French School of Archaeology, and also from personal records of Tony Kozelj & Manuela Wurch-Közelj. On each of the pictures which will be presented, there will be a separate reference with the name and the copyrights holder.
