Limenaria (Greek: Λιμενάρια, meaning: covelets) is a village on the island of Thasos in northern Greece.[2] The village numbers 2,428 residents (2021 census) and is the second largest settlement on the island of Thasos. The settlement is a popular tourist destination since the 1960s, with a 1.2 km long strand of beach (Stelakis Beach) and a number of smaller coves and pebbly beaches just to the west of the settlement next to the village of Trypiti (Τρυπητή), being the main tourist magnet for the locality.[3] The village is also popular for tourists around the island for a visible view of the Holy Site of Mount Athos.[4][5]
Limenaria
Λιμενάρια | |
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 Seafront in Limenaria | |
  Limenaria | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′N 24°44′E / 40.733°N 24.733°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Thasos |
| Municipality | Thasos |
| Elevation | 1,108 m (3,635 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 2,428 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
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References
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Description". Thomson. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Limenaria Beaches, Grand Beach, Thassos Island Greece". www.thassos-view.com. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "View of Mount Athos". Trip Advisor. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "MOUNT ATHOS VIEW FROM LIMENARIA THASSOS". Greece. Retrieved 1 September 2016.