THASOS
The island of Thasos is located in northern Greece, opposite the coasts of Eastern Macedonia. Its coastline reaches 115 km and its surface stretches to 378.84 sq. M. A distance of 18 nautical miles seperates it from Kavala and just 6 miles from Keramoti and Kavala Airport. Thasos is administratively part of the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace and is included, together with the islands surrounding it, with the homonymous municipality and the homonymous regional unit. The island's seat is Limenas, which is often confused with Limenaria, the second largest town on the island. The island is lush and timber is one of Thassia's main income, as are marble mining, tourism, oil, olives, honey and more. Olives, pines, plane trees, firs, lime trees, cedars, crannies and other trees cover the small plains to the summit of the mountains. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.
LEMNOS
Lemnos is the eighth largest island of Greece with an area of 476 square kilometers and the fourth in coastal length (310 kilometers). It is located in the northern Aegean, in the Thracian Sea, between Mount Athos, Samothrace, Imbros and Lesvos. Together with Agios Efstratios they constitute the province of Lemnos in the prefecture of Lesvos. The capital and main port of Lemnos is Myrina, named after the wife of the first king of the island, Thoanda. Until 1955, Myrina was called Kastro, a name that prevailed in the late Byzantine period and is still formally called by the older Limnians.
Lemnos is a volcanic island. Although it has no forests, it has extensive fertile plains cultivated with cereals and vines. It also has beautiful and clean beaches and is an island ideal for a relaxing holiday. The main occupations of the inhabitants are livestock, agriculture and fisheries. Also, tourism, trade and the maritime professions. The island's population is approximately 17,000, according to the 2011 census (in 2001 the population was about 18,000).
SAMOTHRAKI
Samothraki is an island in the Thracian Sea. Located in the Northeast Aegean between the islands of Lemnos, Imbros and Thassos, it is 24 nautical miles from Alexandroupoli. The surface of the island is 178 square kilometers, with its highest peak being 1,611 meters. At this height, Samothrace is the tallest Greek island in the Aegean - with the exception of the two islands, Crete and Euboea. The name of the mountain is Saos, but the locals call it "Moon" (like its highest peak), as it is "so high that hides the moon". After all, the name of the island means "high Thrace" - from ancient Greek Samos = high.
Samothraki is the homonymous municipality and is administratively part of the Regional Unit of Evros. The island's permanent population, according to the 2011 Census, is 2,859. Through the port of Kamariotissa, Samothraki is connected by ferry only to Alexandroupoli, while in the past it was connected to Kavala, Lavrio and other Aegean islands. Samothrace's economy is largely based on tourism and fishing.
Samothrace is world-famous for its famous ancient Greek statue of Niki, which was found in 1863 on the island. The 2.75-meter-high statue is on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Moreover, in antiquity, the island was home to the Kabeirian Mysteries, occult ceremonies whose content has not been fully elucidated to date.