Skopelos
Sign in to saveSkopelos (, ) is a Greek island in the western Aegean Sea. Skopelos is one of several islands that comprise the Northern Sporades island group, which lies east of the Pelion peninsula on the mainland and north of the island of Euboea. It is part of the Thessaly region. Skopelos is also the name of the island's main port and municipal center. The other communities of the island are Glossa and Neo Klima (Elios). The geography of Skopelos includes two mountains over : Delphi () in the center of the island, and Palouki () in the southeast. With an area of Skopelos is slightly larger than Mykonos (
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Skopelos
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Skopelou.png
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Panoramic view of Skopelos city.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- View of the town of Skopelos
- Greek Dimos.elevation_min
- 0
- Greek Dimos.elevation_max
- 681
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Thessaly
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Sporades
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 4518
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 96.229
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 370 03
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 24240
- Greek Dimos.licence
- BO
- Greek Dimos.seat
- Skopelos
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- Environment
- Ecology
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- Alternative energy
- Wildlife
- Birds
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- Reptiles
- Amphibians
- Domesticated animals
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Skopelos (, ) is a Greek island in the western Aegean Sea. Skopelos is one of several islands that comprise the Northern Sporades island group, which lies east of the Pelion peninsula on the mainland and north of the island of Euboea. It is part of the Thessaly region. Skopelos is also the name of the island's main port and municipal center. The other communities of the island are Glossa and Neo Klima (Elios). The geography of Skopelos includes two mountains over : Delphi () in the center of the island, and Palouki () in the southeast. With an area of Skopelos is slightly larger than Mykonos () and Santorini (). The nearest inhabited islands are Skiathos to the west and Alonnisos to the east.
==History== According to the legend, Skopelos was founded by Staphylos (Greek for grape), one of the sons of the god Dionysos and the princess Ariadne of Crete. Historically, in the Late Bronze Age the island, then known as Peparethos or Peparethus (), was colonised by the Minoans, who introduced viticulture to the island.