Panormos Beach on Skopelos: A Sheltered West-Coast Bay

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Panormos Beach occupies a large, sheltered bay on the west coast of Skopelos, a pine-covered island in the Northern Sporades. The beach mixes fine pebbles with patches of sand, backed by a slope of Aleppo pine that runs close to the shore. Panormos ranks among the oldest-established resort areas on Skopelos, and its deep bay … Read more

Milia Beach on Skopelos: The Island’s Longest Pine-Backed Bay

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Milia Beach stretches along the southwest coast of Skopelos, a pine-covered island in the Northern Sporades. The bay forms the longest continuous beach on the island, a curving arc of fine white pebbles backed by a dense wall of Aleppo pine. Clear, deep water runs off the shore toward the small wooded islet of Dasia, … Read more