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Skiathos

Skiathos

Skiathos is a city on the island of in the belonging to . Skiathos town has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, many churches, banks, a post office, and a square.
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  • Type: Town with 4,990 residents
  • Description: town and seat of Skiathos island, Greece
  • Also known as: “Skiathos City”
  • Postal code: 37002

Places of Interest

Highlights include Papadiamanti Ancestral Home and Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’.

Museum
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Papadiamantis House Museum is a in in the , , dedicated to the Greek writer Alexandros Papadiamantis. Following his death, his house was transformed into a modern museum with displays related to his life and attracts many visitors.

Aerodrome
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Skiathos Alexandros Papadiamantis Airport is an airport on the island of , . Its 5,341-foot runway is able to accommodate aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 757-200.

Monastery
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The Monastery of the Annunciation, commonly known as the Evangelistria Monastery, is a monastery dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary which sits on a hillside some 4 km north of Skiathos town on the Greek island of . is situated 3 km north of Skiathos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalyvia and Skiathos Castle.

Village
Photo: Μοναχικός Λέων, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Hamlet
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or simply Kastro is a medieval fortified site on the northern tip of the island of in , which was the main settlement of the island from the mid-14th century to 1829. It is now abandoned and a protected site. is situated 5 km northwest of Skiathos.

Hamlet
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is a location and a beach in the southwest part of the island in . It is 16 km southwest of the main town on the island. is part of the group of islands in the Northern . is situated 7 km west of Skiathos.

Skiathos

Latitude
39.1662° or 39° 9′ 58″ north
Longitude
23.48889° or 23° 29′ 20″ east
Population
4,990
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
IATA airport code
JSI
United Nations Location Code
GR JSI
Open location code
8GF55F8Q+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 299851133
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
253643
Wiki­data ID
Q7534982
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Skiathos” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Skiathos”
  • Cebuano: “Skiáthos”
  • Chinese: “斯基亚索斯”
  • Dutch: “Skiathos”
  • Finnish: “Skiáthos”
  • French: “Skiathos”
  • French: “Skiáthos”
  • German: “Skiathos”
  • Greek: “Σκιάθος”
  • Ido: “Skiatos”
  • Italian: “Sciato”
  • Italian: “Skiathos”
  • Norwegian: “Skiathos”
  • Polish: “Skiatos”
  • Portuguese: “Escíato”
  • Romanian: “skiathos”
  • Russian: “Скиатос”
  • Serbian: “Скијатос (град)”
  • Serbian: “Скијатос”
  • Spanish: “Scíathos (ciudad)”
  • Spanish: “Scíathos (Ciudad)”
  • Spanish: “Scíathos”
  • Swedish: “Skiathos”
  • Turkish: “Skiathos”

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