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Kástro Lalária ⌂ 8 km (5 miles) N of
Skiáthos Moní Agíou Beach Skiáthos town
Panagía Haralámbou
Kardási At the northwesternmost
Evangelistrías
Panagía Kehreás Monastery tip of Skiáthos, this fortified
Taxiárhis town was abandoned after
Kehriá Beach
Profítis Ilías 1830, when the abolition of
Asélinos
Beach Aegean piracy made the
Eliá Skiathos present site of Skiáthos town
Beach Ágios Ioánnis International
Mandráki Skiáthos Airport viable. There are four churches
Beach Panagías Town
Kounístras remaining among the rubble
of houses; one, Génnisis tou
Koukounariés Zorbades Fteliá Hristoú, still has vivid frescoes.
Árkos Circum-island boat trips
Koukounariés Achladias
Banana Beach Plataniás anchor below at Kástro beach,
Beach Troúllos and visitors must climb up to
Máratha
Beach Skýros, the headland ruins, where a
Skópelos
Kalamáki Thessaloníki stone stairway has replaced
the old drawbridge.
Tsoungriá
Tsoungriáki
EAT &
Vólos
2 from Troúllos on the south DRINK
coast, Moní Panagías
Evangelistrías Kounístras was founded by
Monastery and the a 17th-century monk who Amfiliki
Northern Monasteries discovered a miraculous icon Creative seafood dishes
like monkfish in spicy
in a nearby tree. The icon is
⌂ 4 km (2 miles) N of red sauce, plus a high-
Skiáthos town now kept in Trión Ierarhón. quality wine list.
The island’s lush interior of ⌂ Southwest edge
of town
pine, olive and shrubbery is 3 § 24270 22839
decorated with notable
monasteries and country Koukounariés ¡¡¡
chapels. Founded in 1775, ⌂ 12 km (7 miles) W of
Evangelistrías Monastery, a Skiáthos town Ergon
decent walk from town, Offerings at this chain
sheltered many fighters Named after the thick stand deli might include black
during the Greek War of of pines just inland, this is noodles with marinated
Independence. Below the beach that kick-started tuna, capers and dill.
Evangelístrias stands Taxiárhis tourism on 1960s Skiáthos. ⌂ Papadiamándi Lane
Chapel, covered in plates in Koukounariés is merely the ∑ ergonfoods.com/
the shape of a cross. Look out focus for several excellent skiathos/
for an adjacent tap – it yields sandy coves at this end of ¡¡¡
the island’s best spring water. the island, where the efficient
Panagía Kehreás is the bus (and occasional taxi-boat)
island’s oldest surviving service from town ends. Rock and Roll
monastery, with vivid frescoes A short distance west lie Patrons sit on squishy
from 1745 under its bright the two Banana beaches, sofas under the plane
pink-and-blue cupola. Most “Big” and ”Little”: the former is trees, listening to a rock
easily reached by paved road a serious party spot, the latter and Latin soundtrack.
completely naturist. Nearby ⌂ Old port
Mandráki, accessed through a ∑ skiathos-rocknroll.gr
path in the pine forest, has a ¡¡¡
Looking over the tiled popular taverna. Eliá beach,
rooftops of the beautiful just around the coast, also has
harbour of Skiáthos a taverna and a bit of surf.
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