Kechria beach occupies a green, spring-fed valley on the north coast of Skiathos, about 7 km from Skiathos Town over unpaved track. The pebble-and-sand shore faces open water, backed by pines, reeds and running streams. The abandoned monastery of Panagia Kechria, one of the island’s oldest, guards the approach with surviving frescoes. This guide maps … Read more
Aselinos beach is the wild card of Skiathos. The full name is Megas Aselinos, a long strand of coarse golden sand on the island’s north coast, backed by dunes, a dry stream mouth and farmland instead of hotels. The beach faces the open Aegean. It takes real waves whenever the summer meltemi blows, and its … Read more
Skiathos measures about 12 km long and 6 km wide, an island of roughly 48 square kilometres at the western edge of the Northern Sporades. The map splits into four zones: a developed south coast strung along one paved road, a wild north coast of dirt tracks. A boat-only east. A pine-covered interior crossed by … Read more