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
Skiathos Airport Alexandros Papadiamantis (JSI) handles scheduled and charter flights on a single runway of about 1,628 metres. Wedged onto a narrow isthmus between two bays on the northeast edge of Skiathos Town. Aircraft on final approach to runway 01 cross the public road at a height counted in metres. That spectacle has turned a … Read more
A rented car, scooter or quad turns Skiathos from a single bus route into a whole island. The paved south-coast strip carries everyone; the pine-covered interior and the wild northern sand belong to drivers who leave it. This guide explains when renting pays off, which vehicle matches which track, where offices cluster. How the island … Read more
Skiathos is the easiest Sporades island to reach, combining an international airport with regular ferry links from the mainland. Alexandros Papadiamantis Airport (JSI) receives direct seasonal flights from across Europe and daily domestic flights from Athens. Hydrofoils, catamarans and conventional ferries connect Skiathos Town with Volos, Agios Konstantinos, Mantoudi on Evia and, in high season, … Read more