Potamia () is a village on the island of
Thasos
Thasos or Thassos ( el, Θάσος, ''Thásos'') is a Greek island in the North Aegean Sea. It is the northernmost major Greek island, and 12th largest by area.
The island has an area of and a population of about 13,000. It forms a separate r ...
,
Greece
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. 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.
Gallery
File:Potamia-local-museum.jpg, Polygnotos Vagis Municipal Museum in Potamia
File:Saint-haralambos-church-in-Potamia.jpg, Saint Haralambos church in Potamia
File:Street-in-Potamia.jpg, Old street in Potamia
File:Skala-potamia.jpg, Skala Potamias
File:Thassos-golden-beach.jpg, The Golden Beach near Potamia
Populated places in Thasos
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