Cool, cosy and always busy, little Oionos serves up blues and soul plus a good selection of single malt whiskies, behind sky-blue doors and hibiscus plants on a hidden-away staircase just inland mid-waterfront.
Oionos Blue Bar
Skopelos
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National Marine Park of Alonnisos Northern Sporades
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Perched dramatically on the island's rocky northernmost headland, 9km north of Skiathos Town, Kastro was the fortified pirate-proof capital from 1540…
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13.06 MILES
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