Skiathos has a natural beauty and it is highly recommended for relaxing vacations. The island’s beaches combine beauty of the sea and forest. The most popular beaches are Koukounaries, Banana, Mikri- Megali Aselinos, Megali Ammos , Mandraki, Elia etc.There are also many locations for sightseeing in our island:
The castle, the rock “Tripia Petra”, the Blue Cave (Galazia Spilia) in Lalaria and the Cave of Fonissa.The house of Alexandros Papadiamantis, a great Greek author, which nowdays is an excellent museum with his personal belongings and books. In Bourtzi you can enjoy a fantastic view of the old port. The Castle which was the old capital of the island built on a natural fortified location in the north coast of Skiathos.The Monastery of Saint Charalambos where the Greek author Alexandros Moraitidis was withdrawn from society not long before his death. The Holy Monastery of Evangelismos (Moni Evangelistrias) that was founded in 1704 by monks of Mount Athos and the Metropolitan Cathedral of the island, the Church of Trion Ierarchon (The Church of the Three Hierarchs).