Marble Beach

[Malkmulk]

Back to Thassos in July, about 12 years running now, thought we knew most of the island and beaches. Trawling the internet I see that there is a beach called Marble Beach, also known as Saliara Beach, I think south of Makryamos and north of Golden Beach.
Does anybody have any simple directions, by car, of how to find this beach.

[sepan vousikos]

take the road to makryamos.when you reach the entrance to the hotel.take the dirt road on the right and just keep going....happy holidays

[Malkmulk]

Thanks Sepan, I have noticed that track before, but when going to Makryamos you do not tend to take off the beaten track tracks.

[Lyn]

I am also looking at hiring a car and visiting this beach. Found it on Google Earth. That dirt track looks very long and winding but by what I have seen of the beach via Youtube it looks to be well worth the drive.
Is there plently of space to leave your car?

[AdiLee]

It looks a great beach,can you take a scooter down the dirt track to it ?

[murmur]

It is a little bumpy for a scooter but well do-able, regular cars can get there too.

Loads of space to park as well

[Lyn]

I really can't wait!!

[STEVE]

We went to this spot 1997 on lazy island cruise. There was a building under construction over looking the beach. was it ever finished ?

Great beach . but remember at that time there were a lot of sea urchins.

Steve

[ronsaunders47]

This is a beach just North of Golden Beach. Is this the place you are referring to ??

[Lyn]

Here is a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfQ7HnJbKRY

[BigAl]

We used to use this beach for our BBQ's back in 1984.
I notice that it has umbrellas erected during the summer nowadays is nothing sacred!!
Worth a visit as the beach is pure white from the marble that has been quarried behind it over the years, I think this is where the ferry ran aground a few years back in a storm it was smuggling tobacco and booze if I remember rightly, the ferry's been salvaged a few years back so no longer there.

[ronsaunders47]

This will be the vessel you are referring to.Ran aground in Scala Potamia. In 2006. was carrying cotton seeds. The beach was covered with them and stank to high heaven. The authorities eventually towed the vessel round the corner behind Golden Beach.

[BigAl]

Hi Ron
No it was not that one, it was a Bulgarian ferry that was smuggling tobacco and booze.
I will see if I can find a photo of it, we climbed aboard and were diving/jumping off it.

[BigAl]

Here is a pic of the Ferry that I was on about, this is from 2005.

[BigAl]

Marble Beach