SKOPELOS
THE SETTLEMENTS AND SIGHTSEEINGS ON SKOPELOS
Skopelos Island
BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES & NATURE
Skopelos is Greece.
It is the Aegean.
It is blue and blue-green at the same time.
It is sunlight falling on tiled rooftops. Olive trees and pine forests reaching all the way down to the sea. Almond blossoms in spring. Jasmine filling the neighbourhoods on warm summer evenings.
It is traditional settlements that still breathe in their own rhythm. Narrow alleys, small courtyards, stone steps leading to tiny white chapels. Monasteries standing quietly above the island, looking out over the open sea. Forests embracing the hills. Beaches shifting from bright turquoise to deep green as the light changes.
Here, nature is not a backdrop , it is presence.
And tradition is not decoration , it is everyday life.
Skopelos does not try to impress.
It simply is.
A small island in the Aegean with countless corners, colours and scents ,
each one waiting to stay with you long after you leave.
Skopelos, the island’s capital (Chora)
Among the houses there are numerous small churches, which are maintained with particular respect by the Skopelos people, thus meticulously continuing their religious tradition.
Shortly before reaching Glossa, om your right, you come across a road that leads to the chapel of Ai Giannis at Kastri.
The chapel of Ai Giannis is at the top of a rock 100 m high and to reach it one must climb about 200 steps cut into the rock.
In such an environment as that of Skopelos, the routes are a special experience. The whole island is covered with pine forest and this makes the routes, a wonderful experience for all the senses.
‘One of the main elements that contributed to the declaration of the town of Skopelos as a traditional settlement was its architecture. Skopelos is made up of an amalgamation of architectural rhythms.
Glossa is the second largest settlement on Skopelos. It is on the NW part of the island and it is built on the hill above the port of Loutraki with a wonderful view. It is the “high village” mentioned by Alexandros Papadiamantis in his narrative “Nostalgos”, “h ampelofyths periochi”, according to Alexandros Moraitidis.
Loutraki is the first port of Skopelos; This is usually where the ships and flying dolphins stop when coming from Skiathos, Volos or Ag. Konstantinos, and then continue their trip towards the port of Skopelos.
THE VILLAGE OF PALIO KLIMA. This is found on the NW part of the island, between the villages of Neo Klima and Glossa. It is at 24 km from the town of Skopelos. It is an evergreen village, built amphitheatrically, with old stone houses that look over the Aegean sea.
THE VILLAGE OF NEO KLIMA. Located directly below the forest of Vathias on the mountain of Delfi (688 m altitude) and next to the sea
Leaving the beaches of Stafylos and Velanio and heading towards Agnontas, just before reaching Agnontas, you will see on your left a concrete-paved road. This road leads to Amarantos, one of the most distinctive and photographed landscapes of Skopelos.
Drakontoschisma is between Stafylos and Amarantos. The area got its name from a local legend of Skopelos.