Originally, this was going to be a short series of posts, detailing each walk we made during our fortnight on Skiathos. It quickly became clear, however, the lack of identifiable landmarks made this less useful than a general post about the experience. So this piece includes a short description of our experience, photographs showing what walkers can expect, and a map derived from Google Maps to show the potential routes.
We flew to the island on 3rd May 2022, from Bristol, at a time when recent chaos in the airports hadn’t really started. A coach transferred us from the airport on the island to a hotel selected by our travel agent as I’d been unable to find a suitable place online.
Travelling to this spot in early May isn’t recommended if you always expect warm weather. We arrived to a cold wind and cloudy skies. It didn’t help that the pool bar of the hotel we landed in had recently been cleaned by spraying the furniture with water. Ten of us arrived at that time, and we all suffered wet pants or dresses when we…
