Skiathos is a popular and pretty crowded island in season, but it has good beaches (also for nudism I hear).

At least it was well suited for walking in the past. Many of the old paths are now constantly run over by new dirt tracks so I am not sure how they all fit together anymore.

Skiathos Town is nice, but not the prettiest town in the Sporades. It has a bit more cosmopolitan feel to it than the other port towns and some might actually prefer this so that is mostly a matter of taste. There are many very good tavernas and restaurants and you will have a plethora of excellent choices.

Selected walks: In Marc Dubin’s out of print book “Trekking in Greece” (“/Dubin/”) trails are described but these walks must be approached quite differently today, as so much has changed. All further exploration on my part will be shorter walks using the Anavasi “mapp”.

•1 CHORA – MONI EVAGELISTRIAS – PROFITIS ILIAS – KASTRO + return (my total time 4h41, includes short stops for photography, a small lunch and all the necessary sightseeing; +-936m, 2 laps): A long hike along roads and tracks will take in most of what is described for both Trek 1 and 2 in /Dubin/ even if his original routes are impossible to find. Kastro is an insanely situated ruin town.

OBS: I did this walk last in 2003! All of the road routes has long since been covered in asphalt and I can no longer recommend this walk, even if it is an easy to find option not requiring any specific map.

• Good starting points: • Skiathos Town

• How to get there: • By air • Excellent ferry/hydrofoil connections from the other islands in the Sporades • By ferry/hydrofoil from the mainland

• More info: Sorry, none yet