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Skiathos architecture is different from that of other islands with their more distinct local style. It is more eclectic, taking features from island and Pilion villages, combined with neoclassical elements. The houses are usually small, two-story stone structures built closely to one another, with the exterior walls painted traditionally with lime. We encounter mainly two […]
Skiathos International Airport “Alexandros Papadiamantis” (JSI) is located approximately 3 km from Skiathos town center. It was named after the world famous Skiathos writer Alexandros Papadiamantis and was inaugurated in 1972. While the Skiathos heliport was still in operation, the first flights began in 1973. The first helicopter to fly to Skiathos is currently in […]
SKIATHITIKO SPITI is a private effort to preserve and promote the traditional way of life of the last century in Skiathos! It is a small family museum by the standards of houses that are exhibits themselves. It is a stone-built two-storey building from 1910 in the capital of the island, which is also the only […]
The Museum of Musical Instruments The Museum of Musical Instruments is unique in Greece. It houses 500 exhibits from the collection of Anna Deligianni, who since the 70’s has collected musical instruments from all over the world. There are traditional woodwind, percussion, and stringed instruments, the names of which are generally unfamiliar to most […]
“Xamalia”: This type of sweets was, traditionally, served at wedding feasts. Their triangular shape resembled a “love charm”, designed to protect and spread joy among the newlyweds. Additionally, they were filled with honey and walnut, ingredients that, according to folklore, aided the couple in having children. The crust is handmade and fried in premium local […]
Of the Sporades islands, Skiathos is the closest to the mainland. While located at 40 nautical miles from Volos, the capital of the prefecture of Magnesia, it is at approximately 2.5 miles off the coast of southern Pilion. Neighboring Skopelos island is at 6 miles, whereas Evia island is 16 miles away. The city of […]
The Creation of the Sporades The Aegean island complex of the Northern Sporades is made up of the islands of Skiathos, Skopelos (Ancient Peparithos), Alonissos (Ancient Ikos), Skyros, and many other islands and islets. The creation myth of the Sporades goes something as follows: Once upon a time, the Titan gods Ito and Nightmare had […]
Skiathos Island has been hiking-lovers’ paradise for many years now, since it provides visitors with more than 20 marked paths, which altogether cover around 160klm. Hikers have the opportunity to discover the island’s majestic beauty as they pass through lush, green forests, monasteries, chapels, watermills, historic monuments, streams and natural water-sources, as well as mesmerizing, […]
The Three Hierarchs Church was built in 1846, at the center of the island’s main city, over the old port. What features prominently inside the church, at its left transept, is the magnificent wood-carving throne, where the icon of ‘Eikonistria Holy Mary’ -the patron saint of the island- is placed. Moreover, there is one historical […]
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