The main town of Skopelos is full of restaurants, bars and nightclubs that offer a wide variety of entertainment and music; from popular Greek to mainstream and jazz. Throughout the island are authentic tavernas, often perched high on a hill enjoying panoramic sea views, where hearty Grecian food is served and live folk music is played.

Fly to Skiathos Airport on a direct charter flight from many regional UK Airports or fly to Athens from all major UK airports and catch an internal 40 minute flight to Skiathos.
Skiathos harbour is a 5 – 10 minute taxi drive from the airport. A dolphin hydrofoil to Skopelos will take 45 minutes whereas a direct ferry takes around an hour (or an hour and a half if it stops off first at Glossa).

The beaches of Skopelos offer plenty of fun for the whole family, whether snorkelling or swimming in the clear turquoise sea, building a sandcastle kingdom or playing ball games together. If you choose one of the larger beaches, there are beachside cafes and tavernas to satisfy those endless requests for ice cream, and there are likely to be other children and families around.

The sea to the east of Skopelos forms part of the legally protected National Marine Park of Alonissos, home to the breeding grounds of threatened species of monk seals. Most mornings, you can catch a boat trip excursion out to the Marine Park and hopefully be joined by playful dolphins, swimming and diving alongside the boat.

Another enjoyable pastime for the family is to take a nature walk through the interior forests and orchards of the island, and discover a vast array of colourful butterflies, buzzing insects and singing birds. Make sure you take plenty of water and wear hats and sun screen to shade you from the sun.

The best place for shopping is in Skopelos Town, where just behind the bay is a small cluster of streets lined with shops. Ceramics, lace, gold jewellery, leather, local wines and spirits (including the famous Ouzo) and olive oil are all available and there are also small boutiques full of clothes, shoes and accessories.

Within each village there are normally a selection of bakeries and patisseries and small supermarkets. Often villages will also have a useful general store and perhaps a souvenir shop selling the usual postcards and novelty ornaments.

Skopelos is an explorer’s dream island; containing white-washed village churches, ancient hilltop monasteries, hidden crystal blue coves, and dense green forests carpeted in pine needles.

There is 67km of idyllic coastline to explore featuring long stretches of beach where water sports and beachside cafes will keep the whole family entertained. In addition there are small, deserted coves where the crystal clear waters gently lap the shore and water-front pine forests shade the sand.

The main towns of Skopelos and Glossa contain a maze of narrow stone alleyways lined with white-washed villas and churches, pretty flowers gardens and overhanging balconies and small bakeries emitting the mouth-watering scent of freshly baked bread. There are also many village squares surrounded by bright purple bougainvillea plants.

Skopelos town has a diverse range of bars and clubs providing lively evening entertainment. Traditional tavernas with large open air terraces often feature live Greek Bouzouki music, with plenty of enthusiastic dancing and singing, where everyone is encouraged to join in the party atmosphere. Many bars and small clubs play live Jazz music.