SKIATHOS
ISLAND, SPORADIC ISLANDS, GREECE
the largest of the Sporades island chain and offers some of
the best sandy beaches in Greece. The island of Skiathos has always been
very popular for holidays from the beginning of tourism in Greece, in
the 1960s.The rich and famous were the first holiday visitors to the island
mainly because of its superb beaches and picturesque Skiathos Town with
its red tiled roof buildings and its maze of cobbled streets. These were
followed by more holiday makers, especially since the introduction of
charter flights. Since then Skiathos island has remained a firm favorite
as an island destination in Greece. Most people come to pine covered Skiathos
island for its golden sandy beaches and the nightlife, this is not taking
away from the fact that the island of Skiathos is also an ideal and popular
family holiday destination.
Getting around Skiathos island is very easy. Skiathos is a small island
and apart from hiring a car, there is an excellent public transport system,
that runs until early morning hours in the summer. Boats leaving from
Skathos Town harbor can take the visitor on to various beaches around
the island. Getting to Skiathos island, apart from the many inexpensive
daily flights from Athens and the numerous international flights, there
also boat connections from Volos, Salonika and aghios Konstantinos. From
Skiathos islands one can easily visit the nearby islands of Alonissos
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SKIATHOS
TOWN, SKIATHOS
Picturesque SKIATHOS TOWN with its red-roofed
tiled houses and buildings is build on two hills. Probably the
most popular resort of Skiathos island, Skiathos Town offers a
good selection of nightlife, a great variety of tavernas and restaurants
and it is a very good base for exploring the island and going
off on excursions to the nearby islands of Skopelos and Alonissos.
During your stay in Skiathos town visit the the islet of Bourtzi,
the old harbor used by excursion boats and fishermen and the main
street of Papadiamanti for nightlife as well as Platia Trion Ierarchon
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AGIA
PARASKEVI BEACH, TROULOS BEACH - SKIATHOS
AGIA PARASKEVI, mainly because of its fine
sandy beach has become a lively area, with a wide variety of
bars and tavernas. The beach at Agia Paraskevi offers a variety
of water sports and a couple of kilometers away you will also
find a diving school. Agia Paraskevi is a quieter resort making
it ideal for a family holiday. Agia Paraskevi takes its name
from the little church of Agia Paraskevi to be found in this
area.
TROULOS has a superb beach which has 3 tavernas
and a restaurant on the beach serving traditional Greek food
at reasonable prices. Troulos beach with clear shallow waters
is ideal for children and there are also a good selection of
water sports while a round the island boat trip operates daily.
Troulos is an ideal location for families and couples seeking
a relaxing holiday in Skiathos with excellent evening entertainment.
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KANAPITSA,
MEGALI AMMOS, VASILIAS BEACHES - SKIATHOS
The beaches of Skiathos are numerous, and are some of the best
in Greece.KANAPITSA Beach, MEGALI AMMOS
Beach and VASILIAS beach are just some to mention.
Sandy Kanapitsa Beach is also known as one of the cleanest beaches
of Greece and almost every year wins the blue flag award, Kanapitsa
bay is considered as one the best beaches in Skiathos if not
the best.
Megali Ammos and Vasilias beaches are situted not far out of
Skiathos Town, thus providing the perfect combination of beach
resorts with the night life and shopping of Skiathos town, not
far away and easily reached by local transport.
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