Centrally positioned and on the beachy side of the island, Panormos is our first suggestion for where you should stay. The long curving beach has a few laid back tavernas and is great for families.
Motor boats are available for hire in Panormos and the perfect yachty bay of Blo is around the corner. There are secretive coves nearby and a bus runs to other beaches just a few minutes away.
Up in the hills, places such as Raches, Potami and Pefkias offer solitude in the olive groves that keen walkers will love. Hire a car and you won't be more than 15 minutes from a good beach.
The busy capital (population: 3000) Skopelos Town has lively bars, cafes, tavernas and a couple of good restaurants. The labyrinthine backstreets have bags of charm and the town is well worth a day trip or two, but beach-floppers might resist renting an old town house.
Agnontas is like a tiny - really tiny! - Panormos. A very sweet bay with just 3 picture-perfect tavernas. The long sociable beach of Milia is hard not to love and it's next to lovely Kastani. Locals regard the new town of Elios (aka Neo Klima) as unfashionable and too built-up but, overlooked by the peak of Delphi, it is one of the quietest beaches on the island.
Stafilos is deservedly popular with a cracking clifftop view down to the narrow beach. It's a busy party place in midsummer, but in early June it'll be quieter.
Glossa is a world apart. This wonderful village on top of the hill is a slice of old, traditional Greece. Fabulous views from this part of the island and a short drive away to hidden corners and windswept beaches. Its port way below is known as Loutraki. Car hire essential.
In all honesty, there are no places on Skopelos that we would tell anyone not to go to. It really is a lovely island. We look forward to our family and friends exploring and discovering their own favourite spots.
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