Skiathos Yacht Charter
Skiathos has rugged charm and beautiful beaches in spades and is perfectly situated for embarking on your Sporades Sailing Adventure!
Relaxing charters in Skiathos
Skiathos is home to some of the most stunning beaches in the Aegean Sea and one of its best, the pebbly white Lalaria Beach, with a stunning rock arch reaching from its eastern end and sheer white cliffs forming an impenetrable cove of sultry blue waters, is only accessible from the sea, making it an ideal destination for a yacht charter.
As the most developed of the Sporades Islands, Skiathos is awash with luxury hotels and lavish villas as well as a spirited nightlife in the old harbour, but sail away from the busy main town, and you'll find hidden-away monasteries, pretty churches, and lush pine forests along hilly walking paths, with dreamy Aegean-vistas punctuating every view through the trees.
Skiathos is good for:
Beaches
Religious sites
Wineries & vineyards
Hiking
Snorkelling
Nightlife
The Sporades' delightfully mountainous interiors are punctuated by romantic ruins and marine parks on Alonnisos, distinctive culinary traditions and arts on Skyros, pine forests and slopes full of vineyards, plums and almonds on Skopelos, and a 2500-year-old shipwreck (at the Alonissos Underwater museum) on Peristera.
Sail your yacht two hours from Skiathos to explore the tavernas of Panormos on Skopelos before anchoring in the unwrinkled waters at Blo. From here, sail to Skopelos Town, a labyrinthine old town beset by Byzantine churches and a hilltop castle. Sail to Peristeri Island for serene bays sheltered from the winds by lush mountains, Alonissos for fishing villages and scuba diving expeditions to local islets, or Loutraki for its spas and Belle-Epoque hotels.
Set sail on a yacht charter in Skiathos to explore a rugged natural landscape bequeathed with romantic hillside villages, antique architectures spanning thousands of years of cultural history, and deep azures teeming with unique underwater sights.
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See & Do
Troulos Beach
Agia Eleni Beach
Lalaria Beach
Tsougrias Beach
Koukounaries Beach
Skiathos Highlights
The beautiful Sporades appear as a scatter of emeralds atop the inky sapphire of the Aegean. Each is pine-clad, indented with lust-worthy coves, beguiling natural beaches and peaceful bays, ideal for dropping anchor for nights tuned into the local frequencies of serenity, nature and romance. Begin on the Aegean-licked fringes of forested Skiathos for golden sandy beaches, like Koukounaries and Agia Paraskevi. Sail to the boat-only paradise at Lalaria Beach and the numerous other coves furrowed into towering white cliffs for romantic moonlit anchorages away from the day trippers. Before weighing anchor, take a short stroll from Skiathos port to the delightful teardrop-sized Bourtzi peninsula to see the red-roofed Venetian castle and a calm rocky beach with languid Aegean views.
Sail away from Skiathos to Skopelos for a promenade along the pretty streets of Skopelos Town, exploring in the shadow of a Byzantine castle, before journeying to the southeast coast for an elysian collection of beaches, sheltered from the elements and ideal for swim stops from your yacht charter. Film fans should stop at Kastani beach, a backdrop in the original Mamma Mia!, and spend an afternoon anchored off the picturesque Cape Amarandos, whose picturesque curves are elevated by a striking rocky outlet topped by the delicate arch of two pine trees, lending the cape a certain castaway charm.
Nature lovers should sail their yacht charter along the silky smooth Aegean to Alonissos to hike its series of well-marked trails, leading walkers through a delectable collection of pine and cedar forests. Divers are well-served In the national marine park, home to the endangered Mediterranean monk seal, as well as striped dolphins and Eleonora’s falcons, and a 2500 shipwreck, with its amphorae cargo still in place. Sail to pretty Skyros and moor in the Linaria Marina before succumbing to the town's charms and dining on meals fortified by piney honey, local herbs and seafood, in one of Skyros' charming hilltop tavernas.
When to visit Skiathos
The Sporades Islands' Mediterranean climate bequeaths Skiathos with a long dry summer, enjoyable from April to October (though some closures may occur in October so book ahead!). August is exceptionally hot and can be humid across Skiathos' south coast, and the prevailing winds from the north tend to pick up as the summer comes to an end. Summers are ideal for starlit anchorages in the beautiful bays that indent the more remote eastern Sporades islands, while walkers, nature lovers and divers can find the best of islands like Alónissos in the late spring when they are lush with new blooms, and the sparkling Ouzo-clear waters are warm enough to swim and snorkel.
The Sporades islands host a number of cultural festivals throughout the summer season, with Katsonia on Skiathos seeing local islanders toss bouquets into the sea to commemorate the sunk Lambros Katsonis submarine. The annual feast of Agios Georgias, while celebrated across the Sporades, is best celebrated on Skiathos, taking advantage of the open Panigiria -- think of it as a Greek fare but with feasts and a healthy communal verve that brings folk from across the islands, and more, together in day-long, alcohol-fuelled celebrations of local saints.
Early Season
As winter begins to calm across the Sporades, the spring settles with colourful blooms of wildflowers across the islands' interiors, and by April, the winter rains of all but ceded, leading to what is usually the Sporades' driest month. And while the sea temperatures haven't yet returned to a pleasant enough average for most swimmers, the interiors of Skiathos and Skopelos are sublime, ideal for hikers hoping to take advantage of the pre-heat and pre-crowd serenity across each of the islands.
Peak Season
The high season in Skiathos runs from June to July with dry days, high temperatures in the early 30s, and some notable humidity on the south-facing shores. And while the Sporades are affected by the Meltemi winds, the summer Meltemi is generally much weaker in the Sporades region than, for example, the Cyclades, allowing for pleasurable sailing for most skill levels. Novice sailors are welcomed by simple island approaches, with one exception at Skiathos harbour which can be challenging due to the flashing lights at the nearby islet Dhaskalo.
Late Season
The first few weeks of September are beautiful on Skiathos, with hot days and only mildly wetter interludes than the height of summer (and still near-constant blue skies). And while October brings the average temperatures down to around 20 degrees, and the average rainfall up, the islands are still giften an enviable 8 hours of sunshine a day, as well as the added benefit of fewer crowds for travellers hoping for (even more) solitude.
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