A Quick Tour
Skopelos has a wonderful range of beaches suitable all tastes – some are child friendly, others not quite so. Many are quiet and peaceful, others are lively, noisy and friendly with beach bars and kantinas. Even during the height of the season there is always somewhere you can be on your own – well almost. Out of the July – August period you can often have a whole beach virtually to yourself – the choice is yours !
Stafylos
Panormos
Close to Skopelos town and therefore one of the most popular with local people. Regular bus service and a beach bar. Lively bustling place with umbrellas and sun beds. Parking above the staircase that leads down to the beach and a taverna with a great view just opposite the car park. Good for families.
Velanio
Just over the headland of Stafylos at the end of the beach you will find the wider and quieter Velanio. Has a bar in high season and umbrellas and beds to hire. The cove stretches for almost a kilometre with fine shingle, some sand and large rocks. Beyonf the large rocks is the nudist section.
Agnondas
A beautiful small harbour with a few tavernas and cafes right on the waters edge. The small fine shingle beach is ideal for families and the clear water is nearly always calm. Parking is mainly along the road.
Limnonari
Similar to Agnondas, but down a side road which makes it more peaceful. Less going on, but is a beautiful little cove with tavernas and cafes behind the beach. The sand is quite fine but with large stones in areas.
Panormos
Limnonari
Very popular and heaving in high season. A perfect bowl shaped bay which is protected from all angles and includes another internal bay known as Blo. The beach is a crescent of fine pebbles with a range of tavernas and cafes where you can sit on the beach itself. The water is crystal clear and calm. A perfect family beach with all the facilities which makes it very popular.
Milia
A beautiful sany and shinngle beach more than a kilometre long, divided by a rock outcrop into two halves with wonderful water. There is a kantina, beach bar and behind the beach a taverna.
Kastani
This beach, just after Milia, was the location most used in the filming of ‘Mamma Mia’ and is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Aegean. It is a smaller more private cove. There is a mobile kantina behind the beach in high season. Parking is along the bumpy road down to the beach.
Hovolo
The beach of Hovolo, in front and to the south of Elios, is peaceful, usually quiet and excellent for swimming and snorkeling.
Armenopetra
Kastani
From the Skopelos to Glossa road you can catch glimpses of this beach which is quite narrow and divided in the middle by a rock (petra). A lovely beach and often quite quiet.
Adrines
This is a run of small but beautiful coves just beneath the hotel of the same name. Beaches in Greece are all public so it is perfectly okay to visit this wonderful location, just follow the footpath from Panormos.
Armenopetra
From the Skopelos to Glossa road you can catch glimpses of this beach which is quite narrow and divided in the middle by a rock (petra). A lovely beach and often quite quiet.
Loutraki
The port of Loutraki is just below Glossa and has a small beach which is okay if you are staying there or are in need of a quick dip.
Perivoliou
Milia
Perivoliou is on the north east coast. It has quite steep steps going down to the sand which is fine shingle in the south end and with more pebbles in the north.
Pethameni
This beach is right next to Perivoliou. It has a very steep and precipitous path which is not for the faint hearted but it is a lovely quiet place with nice rocks for snorkeling.
Hondrogiorgos
This has easy access, which is rare for this area of Skopelos, and is therefore used more by families. The wild unadopted beaches are only cleaned up by the winter storms, but are cooler than the western beaches and the water usually feels fresher.
Agios Iiannis
The Mamma Mia Church
The famous church on the rock, used in the wedding scene in Mamma Mia, is above this small double coved beach. It’s quite popular as most people touring the island come to see this unusual site and many take the opportunity to swim in the clear blue/green water. There is car parking and a good road down from Glossa.
Vathias
This is the only beach that is easily accessible near the village of Kalogirios, which is fairly deserted. A steep winding road goes down to the beach where you can park next to the sand.
Glysteri
A boat service will take you to this lovely little bay with a beach which varies from fine shingle to pebbles, the water is crystal clear and there is a nice taverna (sometimes two) just behind the beach. Lots of space to park just behind the beach.
Glyfoneri
A small beach within the bay of Skopelos Town which again can be reached by boat or car. Its main attraction is its closeness to town but it does have nice clear water.
Longer, more full descriptions on the way.