Skala Rachoni

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Skala Rachonis Thassos

SKALA RACHONI, also called SKALA RACHONIS or just plain RACHONIS, RAHONI or RAHONIS is a small beach resort and fishing harbour on the north-west coast of Thassos.
Skala Rachoni is the first real beach resort you get to after Pachis Beach when heading west out of Limenas (Thassos Town). It's well signposted off the main road that encircles Thassos island and a small concrete road leads down past a hotel and a few tavernas to a small harbour.
Skala Rachonis is the fishing harbour for the mountain village Rachoni which sits above in the pine-clad hills several kilometres inland. Villagers would flee up into the hills at the first sign of pirates and legend has it that secret tunnels connect inland homes to those on the coast.
The area around Skala Rachoni is very flat and fertile and olive groves and citrus orchards abound. Skala Rahonis has become very popular with package holiday companies in recent years and several apartment blocks have been built on former scrubland behind the beach. Though pleasant enough, some have been built right on the edge of Skala Rachoni beach and it can feel like you are sitting in someone else's garden.
That aside, Skala Rachonis beach is very pleasant, with a small wall separating the sands from from the apartment blocks and occasional trees provide some natural shade.
The shore at Skala Rachonis is sandy and clean and the water shallow, making it good for families with children. There are sunbeds strung out over most of the beach.
The substantial harbour to the north of Skala Rachoni adds interest and the sand stretches right around the bay to a prominent headland where there are a couple of small stone jetties and some hidden, sheltered strips of sand.