Yannis Divramis 
Ligaries beach ranks among the calmer swimming spots on the west coast of Skiathos. The sheltered cove pairs soft sand with fine pebbles, clear water, and shade from the pines behind the shore. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers where Ligaries sits, how the cove and its water behave, the tree … Read more
Getting around Skiathos rewards visitors with a rare gift for a Greek island: you barely need a car. One bus line, a fleet of water taxis, a harbour taxi rank and a compact, walkable town cover most of what a holiday demands. The island measures about 12 km long, so distances stay short and transfers … Read more
Tzaneria beach lies on the Kanapitsa peninsula on the south coast of Skiathos, about 6 km from Skiathos Town. Locals often call it Nostos, after the resort on the hillside above the sheltered cove of fine sand and small pebbles. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. The bay faces south behind the Kanapitsa headland, … Read more
An Alonnisos day trip from Skiathos reaches the third and quietest island of the Northern Sporades. The boat crosses past Skopelos to Patitiri in roughly 1.5 to 2 hours, landing you inside Greece’s largest marine park. This guide covers the crossings, the excursion-cruise alternative, the port towns of Patitiri and Votsi, and the rebuilt hilltop … Read more
The Bourtzi is the pine-covered fortress islet that splits the harbour of Skiathos Town into its old and new ports. Venetian-era lords fortified the rock in the medieval centuries, a school later occupied its crown, and a cultural venue now stands among the ruins. A stone causeway about 30 metres long connects the islet to … Read more
Xanemos beach stretches along the northeast coast of Skiathos, immediately beyond the airport runway and about 3 km from Skiathos Town. The name comes from the Greek word anemos. Meaning wind. The location honours it: this shore takes the full force of the northern Aegean while the island’s sheltered south coast stays flat. Sand mixed … Read more
Agia Paraskevi beach lines the south coast of Skiathos in the Platanias area, about 8 km from Skiathos Town. Long fine sand shelves gently into sheltered water, and the bus stops close to the strip. This guide covers the location, the sand, the calm swimming for families, the facilities, and the chapel behind the bay. … Read more
Strofilia lagoon lies behind Koukounaries beach at the southwest end of Skiathos, where a brackish wetland meets a protected stone-pine forest. A narrow channel joins the calm water to the Aegean, and a flat sandy path circles the basin. Herons, egrets, cormorants, kingfishers and basking terrapins share the reserve, which pairs birdwatching with an easy … Read more
The history of Skiathos runs from Chalcidian colonists of the archaic era to the novelist Alexandros Papadiamantis. His fiction fixed the island in Greek literature. Herodotus placed the opening naval clash of Xerxes’ invasion in its waters, and fire signals from its hills warned the Greek fleet at Artemisio. Medieval islanders abandoned the ancient harbor … Read more
A Skopelos day trip from Skiathos crosses one of the shortest inter-island gaps in the Aegean and lands on a completely different island. Skopelos brings pine forest across more than half of its territory, two working ports. A film-famous chapel and a capital of stacked white houses, all reachable within thirty to sixty minutes of … Read more
A Skiathos itinerary rewards structure over length. The island spans about 47 square kilometres, one bus line links the town to Koukounaries at stop 26, and water taxis plus excursion boats cover every coast the road misses. Three well-ordered days therefore capture more here than a scattered week captures on a larger island. This guide … Read more
Vassilias beach occupies the first proper resort cove on the south coast of Skiathos, about 3 km from the harbour of Skiathos Town. The shore mixes soft sand with fine pebbles, pines lean over the back rows of sunbeds, and studios climb the low slope behind. The bay faces south, so the northern meltemi passes … Read more