Greece Island - Skopelos

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Cyclades Islands : Amorgos, Andros, Folegandros, Ios, Kea, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros and Antiparos, Santorini, Sifnos, Serifos, Sikinos, Syros, Tinos

Northern Aegean Islands:
Chios, Ikaria, Limnos, Lesvos, Samos, Samothraki, Thassos

Ionian Islands:
Corfu (Kerkyra), Ithaki, Kefalonia, Kythera, Lefkada, Paxos, Zakynthos

Saronic Islands:
Aegina, Angistri, Poros, Hydra, Salamina, Spetsis

Sporades Islands:
Alonissos, Skiathos, Skopelos, Skyros

Dodecanese Islands:
Astypalia, Halki, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kassos, Kastellorizo, Kos, Leros, Nisyros, Patmos, Rhodes, Symi, Tilos

Other Islands:
Crete, Evia, Cyprus

 

Sporades Islands - Skopelos

Skopelos Island is the biggest island of the Sporades Island cluster. Besides being the largest island in the cluster, Skopelos is the capital of the Sporades Island cluster and historically important. Skopelos has a rich history of wealth, mostly due to the locally produced wine that is sold around the world. Skopelos has a little bit of everything, from wine tasting to amazing natural scenery and enough modern conveniences to keep even the most industrialized amongst the visitors happy.

The main town on Skopelos Island is considered to be one of the most beautiful and amazing harbor villages on all of the Greek Islands, and definitely in the Sporades Island cluster. The houses in the village are built in tiers and lined with mulberry and other types of trees. If you are looking for something to do in the village, head toward the waterfront, it is where most of the taverns and cafes are located. While you sit drinking your drink of choice, you can enjoy watch the waters come and go. Enjoy a traditional Greek meal while on Skopelos and enjoy feeling like you are miles away from everything.

Skopelos Island is home to many well-known beaches which you are welcome to enjoy. If you are looking for something a little more intimate, consider hiring a private boat driven by a local person. With the right direction, they can lead you to more isolated beaches where, even though you are on the largest island in the cluster, you can feel like you and your loved one are completely alone and lost in the beauty of the world around you. After you are done at the beaches, do not forget to explore the inland parts of the island. Rent a mountain bike and explore some of the less known paths that cross the island. As you cross the island, you will find yourself in the middle of many small little towns and villages and find yourself lost in valleys filled with almond, plum, walnut, chestnut and olive trees.

Don’t be surprised if, on your journey through the heart of the island, you find yourself completely alone, save the sounds of nature that surround you. In fact, you are so alone that seeing another person may feel almost like a mirage at first. When you come across others greet them with a smile and enjoy the beauty of Skopelos.

 


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