Skopelos is the greenest island in the Northern Sporades, cloaked in pine forest and washed by a Mediterranean climate that shapes when to visit. The best time to visit Skopelos falls in May, June and September, when the sea is warm, the heat stays comfortable and the crowds thin. This month-by-month guide sets out the … Read more
Glossa is the second-largest settlement on Skopelos, set on the northwest of this pine-covered Sporades island. The village rises amphitheatrically above the small port of Loutraki, its whitewashed and stone houses stacked up the slope facing Skiathos across the strait. Glossa keeps traditional lanes, grey-slate roofs and tavernas with open sea views, and stays quieter … Read more
Skopelos ranks among the greenest islands in the Sporades, and its coastline holds more than a dozen swimming spots wrapped in pine forest. The southern and western coasts shelter the calmest water, where bays such as Kastani, Milia and Panormos sit below dense green slopes. This guide maps the island’s best beaches, from organised bays … Read more
Kastani Beach sits on the southwest coast of Skopelos, a pine-covered island in the Northern Sporades. The bay mixes fine pebbles with patches of sand, backed by a slope of Aleppo pine that reaches close to the shoreline. Kastani beach earned worldwide recognition as the main beach filming location for the ABBA-musical film Mamma Mia!. … Read more
The Skopelos Mamma Mia trail gathers the real filming locations from the musical film Mamma Mia! into a single island route. Skopelos, the green heart of the Sporades. Supplied the two most recognised settings: the clifftop chapel of Agios Ioannis Kastri near Glossa and the pine-fringed sweep of Kastani beach on the southwest coast, where … Read more
Agios Ioannis Kastri is a small whitewashed chapel that sits on top of a tall rock pinnacle on the north coast of Skopelos, near the village of Glossa. About 110 carved steps climb the rock to the chapel and its courtyard. The site drew worldwide attention as the clifftop wedding church in the film Mamma … Read more
Skopelos Town, known locally as Chora, is the capital of Skopelos and its largest settlement. The town climbs the slope of a natural bay on the island’s northeast coast, its whitewashed houses rising in tiers above the harbour. Grey slate roofs, wooden balconies and stone lanes lead upward toward the Venetian Kastro that crowns the … Read more
Skopelos is the greenest island in the Sporades, cloaked in Aleppo pine that reaches almost to the sea. Things to do in Skopelos combine swimming at pine-backed beaches such as Kastani and Milia, walking the alleys of the Venetian Kastro. Climbing to the Mamma Mia wedding church at Agios Ioannis Kastri. Tasting the island’s spiral … Read more
Skopelos concentrates its accommodation in distinct bases, each with a different character. Skopelos Town, the amphitheatrical capital beside the main port, draws visitors who want tavernas, boutiques and ferry links at their doorstep. Glossa and its port Loutraki anchor the quieter north, while the mid-island bays of Panormos, Neo Klima and Milia sit above pine-backed … Read more
Skopelos sits in the Northern Sporades and has no airport, so every visitor arrives by sea. Ferries and hydrofoils run from three mainland ports and from neighbouring Skiathos, docking at two harbours: Skopelos Town in the east and Glossa-Loutraki in the north. This guide maps the routes, ports, sailing times and connections you need to … Read more