Skiathos in photos

11 photos from around the island: the pine beaches, the harbour town and the boats. Click any photo to enlarge it.

Sand behind the pines

Beaches and bays

A typical pine-backed lagoon bay on the sheltered south coast
A typical pine-backed lagoon bay on the sheltered south coast
 A typical south-coast cove where the pines run down to the water
A typical south-coast cove where the pines run down to the water
 A typical sheltered, pine-ringed bay on the south side
A typical sheltered, pine-ringed bay on the south side
 The exposed north coast, which takes the wind and the swell
The exposed north coast, which takes the wind and the swell
One harbour, every evening

The town

Skiathos Town and its harbour below the green hills
Skiathos Town and its harbour below the green hills
 Boats at the old port in Skiathos Town
Boats at the old port in Skiathos Town
 Houses above the rocks at the edge of Skiathos Town
Houses above the rocks at the edge of Skiathos Town
 A typical whitewashed seaside chapel of the kind dotted round the coast
A typical whitewashed seaside chapel of the kind dotted round the coast
The Sporades from the deck

Out on the water

A typical quiet cove with its own white chapel, reached by boat
A typical quiet cove with its own white chapel, reached by boat
 The Sporades islands, the boat-trip cluster off Skiathos
The Sporades islands, the boat-trip cluster off Skiathos
 Skopelos town, the neighbouring island an hour away by ferry
Skopelos town, the neighbouring island an hour away by ferry

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