Tsougria is a green, uninhabited islet facing Skiathos Town across the harbour channel, and it delivers the simplest island-off-an-island day trip in the Northern Sporades. Taxi boats cross from the old port in about 15-25 minutes, landing day-trippers on a sandy northwest beach with clear, shallow water, a seasonal taverna and pine-backed shade. This guide … Read more
Kastro crowns a sheer rock promontory on the north coast of Skiathos, about 10 km from the modern harbour town. The fortified settlement served as the island’s capital through the medieval, Venetian and Ottoman centuries. Holding roughly 300 houses and more than 20 churches behind walls that a single drawbridge crossed. This guide explains the … Read more
Lalaria beach spreads a bank of smooth white pebbles beneath pale limestone cliffs on the northeast tip of Skiathos, and no road, footpath or staircase reaches it. Excursion boats and water taxis from the old port provide the only access, which keeps the cove quiet outside boat hours. This guide covers the pebbles and the … Read more
Skiathos packs more than 60 beaches, a medieval cliff-top fortress, a flag-weaving monastery and one of Europe’s most dramatic airport approaches into about 48 square kilometres. The island sits at the western edge of the Northern Sporades, closest to the mainland, and combines pine-backed sand on the south coast with boat-only pebble coves on the … Read more