The Island of Skiros is one of the few islands of Greece, still unspoiled by super tourism. One of the islands of the group of the Sporades, in the central northern Aegean Sea, it has the typical small town quality of an unvisited island. Yet it ranks as one of the most interesting places in the Aegean, with a long tradition of woodcarving, and many people, especially the older generation, still wear some of their traditional clothes, such as the cap, vest, baggy trousers leggings, and trohadhia or Skyran clogs. In one generation more, this custom will have disappeared. The island is really quite sparsely inhabited, mountainous, rocky and barren; there are few trees, and those consist mainly of olive trees, plus a few pines and fruit trees. The beaches aren't famous, though the scenery is spectacular.
We visited the lovely town of Skiros, with its narrow winding streets, and some shops where we were able to purchase quite lovely ceramics, made in the town. There is an exquisite museum, where we could enjoy part of the past history of the town. A series of coffee shops served excellent coffee, and we sat at some of these, watching life slowly go by.
