In Focus – Skiathos

Manos Tavladorakis | December 13, 2019

By Manos Tavladorakis, Pavlos Papadimitriou Introduction The Sporades are an island complex along the east coast of Central Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea, in the Aegean Sea. They consist of 24 islands, four of which are permanently inhabited, namely Alonnisos, Skiathos, Skopelos and Skyros. Skiathos is the westernmost island in the Sporades group, east of the Pelion peninsula in Magnesia on the mainland, and west of the island of Skopelos. Skiathos Map Source: Greecetravel.com Island of Skiathos The island has an area of 49,90 km² and a permanent population of 6.088 (2011) inhabitants, with the majority living in Skiath...