Skiathos in Greek Islands

All-inclusive holidays in Skiathos for beaches, town, bars and island travel style

Skiathos is one of the best Greek Island holidays, with more than 60 beaches, crystal waters and a town with bars, restaurants, shopping and nightlife. The island is also one of the most beautiful in the world of package holidays, from busy south beach resorts to less crowded north coast beaches, and from budget rooms to luxury hotels with pool, service and excellent food.

You’ll find choice throughout Skiathos. Koukounaries, Achladias, Troulos, Kolios, Kanapitsa and Megali Ammos are sandy beach holiday style, and Skiathos Town is cobbled streets, boutiques, bars, galleries, stores and nightlife. It is a good island for families, couples, solo travellers and groups, and it can be cheap, exclusive or mixed.

Koukounaries, Achladias, Troulos and Megali Ammos for sand and swim

Koukounaries is the island beach. It is voted one of the best beaches in the world, and its golden sand, crystal water, sports, sunbeds, umbrellas, hotels, bars and restaurants are a superb holiday feel. Bus line, taxi, car and boat links also are one of the best beach stop location for a whole day of swimming, food and drink.

Achladias, Troulos, Kolios, Tzaneria and Kanapitsa are also beautiful, with sandy beaches, clear water and a good selection of hotels, apartments, tavernas and bars. Megali Ammos is very good for a stay not far from Skiathos Town, and Kechria or north coast beaches are for travellers after fewer tourists, less busy sand and more beautiful island view.

Skiathos Town for shopping, bars and nightlife

Skiathos Town is the main location for shopping, bars and nightlife, and it is a different feel from the beach resorts. You’ll find cobbled streets, designer boutiques, speciality stores, emporiums, galleries and souvenir shops, and restaurants and bars from cheap and good to more luxury and exclusive. It is a very good town for an after beach day and night out.

During the day, the town is good for walking, shopping, food and a boat trip. After a day of sunbathe and swim, it is nice to head into town for Greek food, a drink, more shopping and night bars. For many travellers, Skiathos Town is a very good pair with a beach stay, at Megali Ammos, Achladias or Kanapitsa, and also with hotels in the main road line.

Hotels, rooms and accommodation from budget to luxury

Skiathos is a large selection of accommodation, from budget rooms and studios to apartments, houses and luxury hotels. A few hotels are small and family style, a few are exclusive and very luxury, and a few are ideal for travellers after a pool, more service, food included and a location not far from the beach or town. There are also many possible prices, from cheap package holiday rooms to more splendid resort holidays.

You can stay in busy south resorts for beach, bars and a bus line into town, or check less busy north and west beaches for fewer tourists and more island feel. Koukounaries, Troulos, Kolios, Kanapitsa and Achladias are many hotel and apartments choice, and Megali Ammos is a good stay for walking into Skiathos Town and no car, taxi or bus every day.

All-inclusive holidays and inclusive style at Skiathos

All-inclusive holidays in Skiathos are available, but all-inclusive hotels are fewer than on many Greek Islands. Package holidays to Skiathos includes hotel, food and drink in the price, and Skiathos Town also has all-inclusive holidays with food and local drink included. This makes a choice for a holiday with less to check and less to spend during the day and night. It is not the main island label, but it is possible.

No all-inclusive hotel at your choice beach? You can be in an inclusive style holiday. Pair a hotel or apartments with copious tavernas, bars, boat excursions, shopping, sunbeds and everyday bus runs, and your whole stay can feel all-inclusive, but with more local food, more different beaches and maybe less price than a large resort hotel. It is a very good holiday for more choice and an island feel.

Food, drink, tavernas and local style

Food and drink are a good label of Skiathos holidays. Throughout the island, tavernas, bars and restaurants are a good selection, from cheap and good beach food to more exclusive and speciality food in town or at luxury hotels. You’ll also find local food and drink in small streets and in less busy coast beaches, and that is a more mixed and local feel.

For many travellers, a good Skiathos holiday is a pair of beach day and town night, with swimming, sunbeds and tavernas during the day, and bars or restaurants after. Koukounaries, Kolios, Troulos, Kanapitsa, Megali Ammos and Skiathos Town are good food and drink choice, and many hotels also includes or offers food, pool drink, bars and service for guests.

Boat trip to Skopelos, Alonissos and Tsougria

Boat excursions are a splendid Skiathos holiday style. From the island, you’ll find excursions to Skopelos, Alonissos and Tsougria, and boats also head to different beaches and hidden coast beaches for swimming in crystal waters. For many families, couples and groups, a boat day is one of the best holiday choice on the whole island, and it is more than one beach or one town.

A package, with beach and boat day, is Skiathos with even more holiday opportunities. You can leave the main beach line for a day, visit more island, take food and drink on the boat, and head into town at night for bars or restaurants in town or your resort. It is a very good holiday style for more than one island during one package holiday, and a good summer day.

Evangelistria, Kastro and monasteries off the busy coast

Evangelistria, Kastro and the island monasteries are more than beach and nightlife. Beach holidays are splendid here, but Evangelistria, Kastro and monasteries are also good for travellers after walking, beautiful winding road, stunning view and a different island feel. They also are Skiathos with more local feel and less busy coast resort style.

Evangelistria is one of the best visited monasteries on the island, and Kastro is a further trip for a different day. Evangelistria, Kastro, beaches, boat excursions and Skiathos Town are a more mixed and splendid island style. It is a very good choice for travellers after more than sunbeds and swimming, and for travellers after monasteries, walking and island view.

Flight, mainland links and travel into Skiathos

Package holidays and flight links to Skiathos are available during summer, and Athens links are also available. From mainland and Athens, Skiathos is possible as a package holiday or as hotels booked separately, and that is a good choice for different prices and different holiday style. For many travellers, the pair of flight, hotel and island choice is one better Skiathos holiday label.

During summer, the island has good travel links for a holiday pair with Skopelos or Alonissos, and there are also boat and flight opportunities for different travel style. Skiathos can be the main stay, the next island or in a whole Greek Islands trip. It is a very good island for a family stay, a beach and town pair, or more island travel.

Families, couples, solo travellers and holiday prices

Skiathos is ideal for families, couples, solo travellers and groups. Families can find shallow sandy beaches, boat excursions, hotels with pool, good bus links and restaurants throughout the island. Couples can check small hotels, exclusive rooms, designer shopping, nightlife and beautiful beach day. Solo travellers can book town rooms or beach apartments and move throughout the island with bus, taxi or boat.

Prices are mixed, from cheap rooms and apartments to luxury hotels and exclusive resorts. Book for summer, for all-inclusive, family rooms or a hotel at Koukounaries, Achladias or Skiathos Town. For a Greek Island holiday with beautiful beaches, bars, restaurants, shopping, boats and all-inclusive style opportunities, Skiathos is a superb choice.