Potamia, Thasos Explained

Potamia
Name Local:Ποταμιά
Type:community
Periph:Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Periphunit:Thasos
Municipality:Thasos
Population As Of:2021
Population:1274

Potamia is a village on the island of Thasos, Greece. It is built in the valley at the foot of Mount Ipsario, and surrounded to the south and east by pine and sweet chestnut forests. Its coastal annexe is the holiday resort of Skala Potamias. Potamia was the birthplace of the Greek-born American sculptor Polygnotos Vagis, and a museum dedicated to his work exists in the village. Etymologically, the name of the village is derived from the streams that run through it.

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File:Potamia-local-museum.jpg|Polygnotos Vagis Municipal Museum in PotamiaFile:Saint-haralambos-church-in-Potamia.jpg|Saint Haralambos church in PotamiaFile:Street-in-Potamia.jpg|Old street in PotamiaFile:Skala-potamia.jpg|Skala PotamiasFile:Thassos-golden-beach.jpg|The Golden Beach near Potamia