Giola Lagoon

Thassos · 🇬🇷 Greece

A teardrop-shaped natural rock pool of still emerald water, cut into the Thassos sea cliffs and fed by the waves.

Sea temperature

~25°C in the warm season

Water

Still, clear emerald-turquoise

Sand

A natural rock pool, no sand

Swimming

A deep, calm natural pool you jump into from the surrounding rock

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

A teardrop rock pool carved into the sea cliffs of southern Thassos

Beach type

Exotic sands

Region

Europe

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Photo: An. Antoniou (CC BY-SA 3.0) · source