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Island in Greece
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Skyros is an island in the southern Sporades Islands of Greece. The main town is also named Skyros, but is known locally as the Chora, as are the main towns on numerous other Greek islands.
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A walk through the narrow streets inbetween the houses close to the mountain up to the castle and the St. Georg monastery is an experience. You can also visit the interesting historical museum and archaeological museum.
small interesting harbor town where the ferry mooring and popular with sailors.
It is a prehistoric settlement of the Early and Middle Bronze Age Aegean (2500 - 1800 BC). You can see the remnants of buildings and streets, the fortified harbor, which had great importance for the trade relations with the Cyclades, the eastern mainland Greece, Euboea and the northeast Aegean. In the rooms and courtyards stone terraces, fireplaces, stoves, numerous pottery, stone tools and utensils, bone tools, metal objects, obsidian processing residues and local flint were found. Most finds of Palamariou are exhibited in a special room in the Archaeological Museum of Skyros. The remains of the wall and its layout suggest that the settlement was well fortified, with massive U-shaped bastions, ramparts, moats and stone dams. This type of fortification appeared around 2300 BC. in the Aegean
Interesting and photogenic little chapel in a rock
interesting chapel built in a rock, very photogenic
Small chapel worth seeing because of its beautiful location and outlook . In the immediate vicinity is an antique quarry
small photogenic chapel near the beach
For those interested in old English literature the once famous English war poet Rupert Brooke is buried on the southern part of the Island at Tris Boukes bay, where he died in 1915 and was laid to rest in a beautiful olive grove (30 minutes drive from Linaria).
the many underwater caves are particularly interesting diving area
many bays invite sailor to anchor
there are very interesting boat trips around the island offered
Horse lovers will appreciate the particular breed of Skirros
Carnival with traditional costumes
The picturesque but somewhat difficult to reach 'nudist beach' is located south of Magazia Beach, not far from Chora, just below the huge rock on which the Skyros town is located. It is a long and sandy beach. Tou Papa to Homa Beach is accessible only from the north side via a path from the main road. You have to go through a fence next to an old house, which is located along the main road and follow the path down. There are some caves and some rocks on the beach, which is pretty clean. Of course, there are no facilities on this beach, but Skyros Chora is nearby.
City beach of Skyros city
Sandy beach with taverns
Sandy beach, not organized, isolated
several nudist suitable not easily accessible bays in the wild south of the island
Nudist suitable pebble beach
long sandy-gravel beach, not organized
beautiful beach with cafes, in the season pretty crowded right on the road
small beach in a beautiful bay with many rocks
nicht organisiert, in schöner Landschaft, nicht überfüllt, mit Marina für kleine Motorboote
Sand-gravel beach, with tavern, relatively sheltered from the wind. Parking on the beach. About 150m further west, another beach is accessible via a path along the rocks, which is often used for naturism
popular beach with a few taverns nearby but without beach chairs and umbrellas, many rocks along the water, not crowded
Sandy-gravel beaches, not organized,
small beach in a beautiful bay
kleiner Strand in einer sehr schönen Bucht, sehr voll in der Saison, auch Markesi genannt
relatively large sandy beach, not organized
relatively large sandy beach, not organized,
extensive sand-gravel beach, not organized, isolated, often windy with many algae
nice well-organized sandy beach, quite busy in the season
the best organized beach of the island with many overnight stays, taverns and hotels nearby
Well-known restaurant in a beautiful location on the edge of the forest with a view
Restaurant with one of the best views of the island.
very popular restaurant with beautiful sea view
Very well-known cafe in an old windmill on the beach with good sea views
By plane
Skyros Airport is served by both domestic and international airlines. The airport is near the village of Trachy.
By boat
Skyros has a ferry service with the following ports: Evia (Kymi), Skopelos, Alonissos. The best ferry service is the ferry from Kymi in Euboea to Linaria.
Especially to get to the secluded beaches you have to rent a vehicle, while for the main beaches between Kyros city and Molos the public bus service is sufficient
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