Skiathos Island
Skiathos is known by the most of tourists as a small island located in the Aegean Sea. It also belonges to Greece country.
The island’s name, Skiathos, is dating since the ancient times. There are no less than 70 beaches around the island.
There is a very healthy vegetation due to the forested islands, situated in the southeastern part of the island. Also the lands around the villages of Skiathos Town are farmland.
But in the Ancient times, the island was not as much appreciated as it is now. It have had a small role during the Persian Wars.
Around 500 BC, the king Xerxes’ fleet was destroyed by a storm was hit by a storm and was damaged on the the Skiathos coast’s rocks. The city was destroyed in 200 BC.
In time, Skiathos has become an important centre in the Aegean Sea because of to the abundance of the island’s forests.
The island is also linked to Greece with several sea routes from Volos, Thessaloniki, Agios Konstantinos and to the rest of Sporades. At the northeastern part of the island there is also the Skiathos Island National Airport.
The roads are situated at the southern, the eastern and the northwestern part being linked with all the island’s 4 settlements.