"Skiros island" Skiros by Aggeliki

The island of Skyros is the largest and the most southern island of the group of islands «Sporades» and is situated south - east of Kimi, which is only 22 nautical miles away.
The capital of the island is Skyros which is also called Chora. It is situated on the eastern side of the foot of the mountain Olympus. It is 10 kilometres from Linaria, the main port of the island. The town of Skyros is built amphitheatrically on the slopes of a hill under the shadow of a medieval castle and the Byzantine monastery of Saint George of Skyros. It is a typical island city with Aegean - style architecture with its own particular colour.