Kastro

Skopelos


Skirting the cliffs at the northwest end of town, Skopelos' 13th-century Venetian fortress retains only its walls, surrounded by a maze of narrow whitewashed streets leading to four churches.


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Nearby Skopelos attractions

1. Vakratsa Mansion

0.14 MILES

Housed in a doctor's 18th-century mansion, Vakratsa displays medical instruments, books, clothes and furniture of the era and is well worth seeing for the…

2. Folklore Museum

0.2 MILES

Occupying a restored 18th-century mansion, this handsome museum features a Skopelean wedding room, complete with traditional costumes and bridal bed, as…

3. Moni Evangelistrias

1.21 MILES

Built in 1712 on the site of a Byzantine predecessor, Evangelistrias basks in superb views across the coast, but its main prize is a gilded iconostasis…

4. Moni Metamorfosis Sotiros

1.36 MILES

With its roots in the 16th century, this serene monastery, just under 4km east of Skopelos Town, is the island's oldest, home to a single monk.

5. Moni Varvaras

1.54 MILES

From its majestic hillside perch 6km northeast of Skopelos Town, the fortress-like 17th-century Moni Varvaras gazes out on its neighbour, Prodromou, and…

6. Moni Prodromou

1.65 MILES

Around 6.2km northeast of Skopelos Town, Prodromou convent was built in the 1610s then restored in the 18th century; its chapel contains a 17th-century…

7. Limnonari Beach

2.9 MILES

Pleasingly sheltered and sandy white Limnonari, 8km southwest of Skopelos Town and 1.5km northwest of Agnontas, is graced by a couple of summer tavernas,…

8. Stafylos Beach

2.92 MILES

Just 5km south of Skopelos Town, popular sand-and-pebble Stafylos is bordered by bottle-green pines and dotted with sun loungers and a busy beach bar.

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