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Skyros, the
Southernmost island
of Sporades, is the
largest one with 206km2 extension and 2.600 residents population.
Despite it's natural beauty, Skyros has a
relatively low profile. There plenty of beaches but few can rival the sand of
Skiathos or Skopelos. Skyros has an airport in
the North and a naval base in the South. All the accommodation and tourist
facilities cluster around Skyros
Town, the capital, in the
center of the island.
Skyros Town(Hora) is a beautiful place,
Cycladic-style white, flat-floated, red-tiled houses clinging to the island
slope of a pinnacle rising precipitously from the coast. A single main street
leads up to a central square. Beyond that lies a 150m stretch lined with almost
everything.
Shops, banks, restaurants and bars.
A position
bang in the center of the Aegean guaranteed
the island a busy history: it was occupied from prehistory, with a truly
impressive Bronze Age settlement currently being excavated , was a vital
Athenian outpost in the Classical era, and an equally important naval base for
the Byzantines.
