GREECE & CYPRUS SPORADES DESTINATIONS


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Classic charm and contemporary chic await clients that take a chance on the Sporades, writes Jo Cooke


N


orth of Athens, south of Thessaloniki and just off the


Pelion Peninsula, you’ll find the Sporades archipelago. Four of the 24 islands are


inhabited – Skyros, Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonissos – and in the company of a particularly lively and seasoned bunch of travel agents, I got an insider’s guide courtesy of specialist operator Sunvil and GIC The Villa Collection.


◗ SKIATHOS Sell: Skiathos is the hub of the Sporades, home to the only airport in the island chain, and ferry connections to Skopelos and Alonissos leave from here. Sunvil charters weekly flights from Manchester and Gatwick to Skiathos with a stop in Kavala and Volos, respectively, on the inbound journey. Measuring just eight miles long, transfer times in Skiathos are short. Most


properties are dotted along the south coast, near most of the island’s 50 sandy beaches, so you can be on that sunlounger within 20 minutes of leaving the airport. Sell: Those who love burning the midnight oil will be in their element. Skiathos Town pulsates from sunset until daybreak with lounge bars stretching the length of the waterfront and DJs pumping out dance, soul, reggae and rap. The main


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