Potamia, Thasos

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Potamia (Greek: Ποταμιά) is a village on the island of Thasos, Greece. It is built in the valley at the foot of Mount , and surrounded to the south and east by pine and sweet chestnut forests. Its coastal annexe is the holiday resort of . 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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  Polygnotos Vagis Municipal Museum in Potamia

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  Saint Haralambos church in Potamia

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  Old street in Potamia

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  Skala Potamias

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  The Golden Beach near Potamia

Coordinates: 40°43′01″N 24°43′44″E / 40.717°N 24.729°E / 40.717; 24.729

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