The Polygnotos Vagis Museum is located in the Island of Thasos in the sculptor's birth vilage Potamia.
Thassos, famous in antiquity for its gold and marble, lies just off the coast of Eastern Macedonia (6km or 4miles). The island which covers about 380 sq. km. is composed of marble and gray green gneiss. The marble ridge of Mt. Ypsari rises out of the surrounding uplands to a height of 1003 m (3291 feet). Ample rainfall in autumn and winter sustains the luxuriant vegetation which clothes the landscape. There are several sorts of pine tree; also olives, walnut and even poplars.
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Thassos (Thasos) Island, Northern Greece
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Thasos - Greece
Getting to Thasos
Map of Thasos -Roads and Villages
Map of Thasos -Mountains and Rivers
Map of Thasos -Information for the Visitors
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