Kallirachi, Thasos


Kallirachi is a village on the island of Thasos in northern Greece. As of 2011 the village has a population of 1018. The village is located at an average height of 145 m.a.s.l., on the western slope of Mount Metamorphosis. In tradition, on a hill above the village is located the grave of Sabellius, a priest and theologian banished to the island of Thasos as a heretic. To the west of the village is the location of a village under the same name, where the original sixteenth-century village was located, before being abandoned and its residents seeking refuge inland, due to pirate raids.
The main economic activity of the residents is based on tourism and olive grove plantations in the surrounding area of the village.