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Skiathos
BEACHES
Skiathos hit the jackpot when it came to beaches. Textbook sands line its south coast, from Koukounaries the island’s best-known beach – where deep green trees provide the backdrop for a dramatic golden sweep – to Megali Ammos.
And if much of the island’s sand is buried beneath rows of sunbeds, it doesn’t take a great deal of effort to find a windier, sparser and less manicured slice of island life.
A half-hour walk north through the woods from Koukounaries takes you to the laid-back Mandraki and Elias beaches, while further east is expansive Megalos Aselinos.
Here, in the evening, goat bells clang and families play badminton in the setting sun.
Perhaps the best beaches are the smallest: at picture-perfect Agistros,Mikros Aselinos, and Krifi Ammos (or “hidden sand”).
At remoteKechria, in what the Skiathian writer Papadiamantis called a “beautiful, melancholic valley”, a Greek flag flies above the craggy beach as people wade into the sea, or stop in the shade of the beach taverna for a cold Mythos beer.
Visibility for snorkelling and scuba diving is especially good around the islets. Take a boat to the beach at Tsougria, or view it from afar over an iced coffee at Bourtzi, an islet linked to Skiathos Town by a bridge, and which – rumour has it – the Beatles once tried to buy.
Even some main island beaches – such as pebbled Lalaria, with its rock arch – are accessible only by boat.
Skiathos
CULTURE
The island has a long history starting from the pre-historic era and continuing to the Classical,Byzantine and Venetian period.
The majority of the monuments of the island are Byzantine churches and monasteries.
Among the most popular sights are the Bourtzi Fortress and the Medieval Castle of the Old Town.Visit the lazy cats at the Evangelistria monastery instead, or the fresco paintings at Kounistra, from where a path winds to the miniature “Hidden St John” monastery.
Visit Papadiamantis’s old house in Skiathos Town and watch a film at the open-air cinema.
Apart from the historic attractions, when you are on the island it is worth visiting some of the most beautiful natural sights, such as the wetland of Koukounaries, the Sea caves and Lalaria, the pebbly beach right next to them on the northeast side, as well as the islet Tsougrias.
The picture-postcard scenery of these areas will make you want to stay on Skiathos forever!
Skiathos
Night Life
Greeks know how to have fun and enjoy partying at night sometimes until early in the morning.
Be prepared to experience the best parties and music events on Skiathos! Almost everywhere on Skiathos, there are bars and clubs for every taste.
If you are planning to party all night long, the liveliest areas where you can meet mostly young people dancing inside and outside clubs are either the so-called Bar Street on the eastern side of the harbour or the area near Papadiamantis Street and the Trion Ierarchon Square, in the Old Town.
Yet the island is not only parties at clubs with buzzing dance music.
Do you prefer quieter nights near the seaside with cocktails and soft music? Removed from the glitter of the town, you can sit by the beach and enjoy a (cheap) drink in the cool of the evening and watch the ships come and go–this is the Aegean lifestyle at its best.
