It is located between Orestiada to the north and Didymoteicho to the south, about 4 km west of the river Evros, that forms the border with Turkey here.

Some of the inhabitants of Thourio emigrated to other parts of Greece, particularly in the 60's when almost half of the village's population immigrated to countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Brazil, Australia and elsewhere.

Today approximately 500 people live permanently in Thourio and are engaged in agriculture, trade or are employees of the private or public sector or are retired.

[2] Famous people from Thourio include actor Yannis Stankoglou and singer Stefania Liberakakis who represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

Thourio is on the Greek National Road 51 (Feres - Soufli - Didymoteicho - Orestiada - Ormenio - Svilengrad) The settlement has a station on the Alexandroupolis–Svilengrad line.