One hundred thousand more, compared to last year, were The visitors of Thassos, The quarter (June – August) of this summer, as evidenced by the official data released by the Central Port Authority of Kavala.
The island of Thassos remained and at the heart of the tourist map of Greece, With the statistics confirming the growing movement presented by the island. The data recorded by the Central Port Authority of Kavala, which relate to the trafficking of passengers and vehicles, indicate the impressive increase in traffic to both Thassos and the islands of the northern Eastern Aegean. Aegean.
Numerical elements testify the ongoing recovery of tourist current in the area after the difficult years of the coronary pandemic. Tourists seem to be enthusiastically returning to a place that combines natural beauty, cultural heritage and authentic Greek hospitality.
According to the comparative table of the total passenger movement for June, July and August, 1,424,019 passengers passed on the island of Thassos for the months of June, July and August, while last year that number was 1,355,807.
Respectively, increased Was the traffic on the lorry cars (44,621 this year, while last year it was 43,539), in private passenger cars (369,849 this year, while last year it was 348.
From the port of Kavala, on the Kavala -Prinos ferry line, a slight decrease of 3,500 passengers was observed, as 112,947 passengers moved compared to last year (116,427). This reduction is due to the clearly less routes on a daily basis than the port of Keramoti (almost every half hour) but also to the fact that ships from Kavala do one and a half hours to reach Thassos, When it takes forty minutes from the tile.
Increased, compared to last year, was the move to the islands of the northeast Aegean from the Kavala Port of Kavala “Apostolos Paul”. This summer, a total of 136,994 passengers moved (compared to 129,243 that moved last summer), 2,956 trucks (2,702 last year) and 34,619 private passenger cars (32,073 last year).
The details for The trafficking of passengers and vehicles indicate that the island of Thassos It occupies the largest increase in visitors compared to the other islands of the northeast Aegean. This year’s season shows not only a significant increase in the number of travelers, but also to that of vehicles that were traded through the two ferry lines, which reinforces Thassos’ image as a destination not only for short breaks, but also for family or long -term vacations.
After all, it is no coincidence that in recent years, the island is one of the most popular tourist destinations for the Romanians, and then for the Bulgarians because of the easy, fast -paced and safely moving them through Egnatia. Tourist agencies in neighboring Bulgaria and Romania, as part of the promotion of Thassos and Kavala tourist packages, note in advertising campaigns that “in less than six hours they can enjoy and swim in the most beautiful beaches in Greece”. However, many Northern Europeans (Germans, English, Dutch and Swedes) choose the island for their vacation every summer through organized tourist packages.