Velanio Beach lies on the southeast coast of Skopelos, a pine-covered island in the Northern Sporades, just beyond the better-known bay of Stafylos. A short footpath climbs over the low headland that separates the two shores, dropping onto a longer strand of pebble and sand. Velanio beach ranks as the island’s unofficial naturist beach, with … Read more
Limnonari Beach sits in a sheltered cove on the south coast of Skopelos, a pine-covered island in the Northern Sporades. The bay holds fine, pale sand, a rare surface on an island where pebble beaches dominate the coastline. A single taverna with rooms stands above the shore, and the calm, shallow water draws families to … Read more
Stafylos Beach sits on the south coast of Skopelos, a pine-covered island in the Northern Sporades. It ranks as the closest organised beach to the harbour, about 4 kilometres south of Skopelos Town and roughly a 10-minute drive along the main road. The compact cove mixes fine pebbles with patches of sand, backed by green … Read more
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 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
Skopelos is the greenest island in the Northern Sporades, cloaked in pine forest and washed by a Mediterranean climate that shapes when to visit. The best time to visit Skopelos falls in May, June and September, when the sea is warm, the heat stays comfortable and the crowds thin. This month-by-month guide sets out the … Read more
Glossa is the second-largest settlement on Skopelos, set on the northwest of this pine-covered Sporades island. The village rises amphitheatrically above the small port of Loutraki, its whitewashed and stone houses stacked up the slope facing Skiathos across the strait. Glossa keeps traditional lanes, grey-slate roofs and tavernas with open sea views, and stays quieter … Read more
Skopelos ranks among the greenest islands in the Sporades, and its coastline holds more than a dozen swimming spots wrapped in pine forest. The southern and western coasts shelter the calmest water, where bays such as Kastani, Milia and Panormos sit below dense green slopes. This guide maps the island’s best beaches, from organised bays … Read more
Kastani Beach sits on the southwest coast of Skopelos, a pine-covered island in the Northern Sporades. The bay mixes fine pebbles with patches of sand, backed by a slope of Aleppo pine that reaches close to the shoreline. Kastani beach earned worldwide recognition as the main beach filming location for the ABBA-musical film Mamma Mia!. … Read more
The Skopelos Mamma Mia trail gathers the real filming locations from the musical film Mamma Mia! into a single island route. Skopelos, the green heart of the Sporades. Supplied the two most recognised settings: the clifftop chapel of Agios Ioannis Kastri near Glossa and the pine-fringed sweep of Kastani beach on the southwest coast, where … Read more