Skopelos Town (Chora): The Island’s Amphitheatrical Capital

Skopelos, Greece — Community of skopelos

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

Where to Stay in Skopelos: Best Areas, Towns and Hotels

Skopelos, Greece — Milia beach Skopelos

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

How to Get to Skopelos: Ferries via Skiathos, Volos and Mantoudi

Skopelos, Greece — Beach Kastani, skopelos

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

Xylokeriza Beach on Spetses: A Quiet Pine-Fringed Bay

Spetses, Greece — Panoramic view of the northern end of Spetses island, Greece

Xylokeriza beach is one of the quieter swimming spots on the southern side of Spetses, a pebble-and-sand bay set against a backdrop of pines, and My Greece Tours mapped it here for travellers seeking a calm day with room to spread out. Less crowded than Agioi Anargyroi, Xylokeriza pairs clear water with some organised sunbeds … Read more

Vrellos Beach on Spetses: The Island’s ‘Paradise’ Cove

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Vrellos beach is one of the greenest, most sheltered coves on Spetses, a pine-clad bay on the island’s northwest coast that locals nickname Paradise, and My Greece Tours mapped it here for anyone planning a calm swim and an unhurried lunch. Backed by dense Aleppo pines and lapped by clear, protected water, Vrellos offers pebbles, … Read more

Zogeria Beach on Spetses: A Pine-Framed Bay

Spetses, Greece — 20090730 spetsai044

Zogeria beach ranks among the most scenic natural bays on Spetses, a sheltered, pine-backed double cove on the island’s northwest coast, and My Greece Tours mapped it here for anyone planning a quiet swim and an unhurried lunch. Largely undeveloped and framed by dense Aleppo pines, Zogeria offers deep, clear water, pebbled shores and welcome … Read more

The Best Time to Visit Spetses: A Month-by-Month Saronic Guide

Spetses, Greece — 20090730 spetsai043

The best time to visit Spetses depends on what you want from this pine-clad Saronic island, and My Greece Tours built this month-by-month guide to make that choice clear. Spetses sits close to Athens yet feels a world apart, car-free and quiet, so its seasons matter more than on larger islands. Each month brings a … Read more

Prehistoric Thassos: The Island’s Oldest History

Prehistoric Thassos: The Island's Oldest History

Prehistoric Thassos reaches back tens of thousands of years, long before the marble city of the classical age rose on the northern coast. Deep beneath the hills near Limenaria, miners of the Old Stone Age cut galleries into the rock to reach red ochre, leaving one of the oldest underground mines known in Europe. Farmers … Read more

Thassos Jeep Safari: Guided Off-Road 4×4 Tours of the Island’s Interior

Thassos Jeep Safari: Guided Off-Road 4x4 Tours of the Island's Interior

A Thassos jeep safari packs the wild interior of the island into a single guided day, trading the tarmac for rough mountain tracks in an open 4×4. A driver-guide takes the wheel while passengers ride along, so nobody navigates the loose quarry roads or the steep forest climbs alone. The convoy of jeeps leaves the … Read more

Quad and ATV Rental in Thassos: A Self-Drive Guide to Hire, Licences and Tracks

Quad and ATV Rental in Thassos: A Self-Drive Guide to Hire, Licences and Tracks

Quad and ATV rental in Thassos hands a visitor the keys to a self-drive buggy that reaches beaches, forest tracks and mountain villages a coach never touches. Rental shops cluster in the resorts of the south and west coast, renting 125cc to 350cc quads, ATVs and scooters by day or week. A quad climbs the … Read more