BEFORE I headed to the Greek island of Alonissos, a waiter in neighbouring Skiathos told me: “It’s too quiet there, I prefer ...

Faced with the hundreds of islands that litter the map of Greece, I've always wondered how people choose their favourites. On Skopelos, however, the locals know why theirs is utterly unique: it's ...

If you love Mykonos, but don’t love crowds or extortionate prices, we’ve got just the dupe for you. Skiathos, a Greek island in the Sporades archipelago, has showstopper beaches, azure waters and ...

Skopelos is the largest island in the Sporades, an hour’s ferry-ride from neighbouring Skiathos which has the only airport of the three. The first recorded mentions of the island were in 1600 BC, when ...

Sea-girt? Wine-dark? There is something about Greek islands that tempts even the normally aloof, fastidious and modern into clumsy Homeric references. But Skopelos is rather different. Although it has ...

AS a single dad I was finally facing my Waterloo and taking the kids on our first foreign holiday. Greek isle Skiathos — where Abba-themed movie Mamma Mia! was filmed — was our destination, and I ...