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Mesta, a medieval castle-village on Chios

The island of Hios has been mentioned several times and it is truly unique in Greece and the world. Among other things, there is a medieval village on the island, called Mesta. It was built by the Venetians, and numerous narrow, blind alleyways like mazes used to serve to mislead and confuse pirates. In these streets there are the houses of the inhabitants, which are also connected to each other.

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The Dance of Zalongo - flight over the rocks

On this day, 214 years ago, about 50 women, 13 men and children committed suicide jumping off a rock near the town of Zalongo.

On 12 December, an agreement was signed between the local population and Ali Pasha, in which one part concerned the safe evacuation of women and children from Souli.

Given that Ali Pasha failed to comply with the agreement but ordered the execution of Souli people, women and children

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Tolls and travel expenses to summer resorts in Greece

Two questions that arise at the beginning of each year are - "How much will the trip to Greece cost this year?" and "How many toll booths are there on the way to the resort?"
During 2019, there were numerous changes on the roads of Serbia, with the opening of new toll stations on Corridor 10 and the removal of some existing ones. This was followed by price increases and adjustments,

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Honey from Thassos Island

I always prefer to purchase high-quality domestic products rather than from stores, but finding a responsible producer is sometimes very challenging.

I believe there is no tourist who has visited Thassos and has not bought at least one jar of honey for which the island is famous. Vesna Nikolic, along with her Greek family on Thassos, produces high-quality honey and olive oil.

If you visit Thassos, make sure to stop by and

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Thassos discount

For all our people who refer to us Nikana.gr, or our FB group Live from Greece, we have arranged discounts in restaurants and cafés in Thasos. Of course, download the thumbnail with the discount list to show if needed or to remind yourself which facilities you have discounts in.

*Note: Giros El Greco is no longer on the list. We apologise to anyone who may have had any inconvenience in this

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Greek honey

Greece has more bee hives per hectare than any other country in Europe, and the Greek honey is considered one of the finest in the world.

This is mainly due to the great diversity of the Greek flora and many sunny days. As a proven high quality product it has a great reputation and as a prestigious product is available in 30 countries on five continents.

The diversity of flora is responsible

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Traditional products - pine honey

This year we bought the Thassos pine honey, recommended by Ana Kostić, member of Nikana team. Dark color, different taste of any other honey we had chance to try so far, described by one word - excellent.

I thought that the best place to buy it was the shop of Beekepers Association that we found by visiting Potos. A number of breeders formed an association to standardize the quality of their

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Pamela Hotel Negotino

Hotel Pamela is considered by many ideal for overnight on their way to Greece. Distance from Belgrade is 490km, from Potos Thassos 390km and 300km from Neos Marmaras.

It's very easy to reach, because there is a clear turn for the city of Negotino from the main road. The hotel is located immediately after the turn (about 50 meters) and has another plus for the location. Actually, you do not waste

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