Skiathos | So good to be back

After 3 years away, we finally went back to our favourite Greek island for a holiday in July 2022. We stayed with our amazing friends, the Makaratzis family, in their stunning Skiathos Diamond apartments in Kolios (link below).
Skiathos truly is a thing of beauty and it was so good to be back in one of our genuine happy places.
Skiathos Diamond apartments:
skiathosdiamond.com/
Music by / ikson

[@samandjennysambrook]

Great.vidio....we know skiathos ⛵🏖️☀️ been there many times...over the last 20 odd years...we return next year 2023... cannot wait...we love it,we need it.👍🏝️☀️

[@ciderfromalemon7658]

Thank you for your kind words about the video, glad you liked it. Skiathos is a gorgeous place isn’t it? Have a lovely holiday next year x

[@samandjennysambrook]

@@ciderfromalemon7658 cheers me dears.🍻👍

[@65thaggressor54]

Was there first week in august. Love Skiathos.

[@ciderfromalemon7658]

So do we. Hope you had the best time.

[@Kumhara]

Brilliant video, thanks for sharing. Also cant wait to go back at the end of August, it's been 5 years since last time. :)

[@ciderfromalemon7658]

Thank you, we’re really glad you like it. Have the best time at the end of August. It’ll be like you’ve never been away. Promise 🙏

[@Kumhara]

@@ciderfromalemon7658 Thanks so much. Yes, Greece is that home from home feeling, even more so in Skiathos 😎

[@verasimpson9223]

Me too xxx

[@lucysmithers357]

I want to come with you

[@Thursdaym2]

Quite a few years since we were there. Remember beautiful beaches on the south coast covered in debris washed over from the mainland as a result of the dreadful fires earlier in the year. We were on Koukounaries when it first came in and in the distance looked like an oil slick approaching. Apart from that, also a violent thunderstorm where we slid down the muddy road from the monaster then sitting in the car by the harbour with the rain bouncing a foot off the water and thinking we could be doing this back home by Padstow harbour. Not finished, by now dark and everywhere closed we set off to drive back to the hotel at Troulos hoping to find somewhere to eat. No such luck, the road continually lit by lightning, didn't need headlights and though we did see one taverna open but the rain too heavy to get out of the car. Hotel part flooded and Greek dancers taken to their boats. Still, we finished up with a nice can of soup between us. Another nice memory was of a visit to the dog rescue centre nearby, run by a British couple ( still there? ) who told us that during the dreadful fires, for safety they had freed all the dogs to roam and after the fires they had to all returned to the sanctuary. Yes would visit again but think unless you are just a beach lover, one week rather than two is enough. Just my opinion though.

[@ciderfromalemon7658]

Wow that was some experience you had on the island!

[@verasimpson9223]

Total Skiathos addict.desperatly want to be there. Xxx

[@ciderfromalemon7658]

We’re with you Vera xxx

[@GEORGE21GREECE]

👍

[@simoncollier8769]

We are off to skiathos on 7th Sept, staying in Troulos. Any tips for places to go, things to do

[@ciderfromalemon7658]

Thank you for commenting. We love the beach where you’re staying in Troulos and there are some really nice places to eat there. We’ve stayed there a good number of times. We’ve also stayed in Kolios. Skiathos town is beautiful and a must visit day and/or night. Only a short bus or taxi ride away. Or getting a water taxi into town from one of the nearby beaches at dusk is also amazing. We’d also recommend hiring a car for a couple of days to visit the beaches at Mandraki, Elias Mandraki and Agia Eleni (the latter for the sunset). That said, you can get to those 3 beaches by bus and a bit of a walk if you don’t fancy hiring a car. A boat trip from the town to Skopelos and Alonissos is also nice and you sometimes see dolphins. These are a few of our favourite things to do. It’s one of our absolute favourite islands and whatever you choose to do, we hope you have a wonderful time✌️

[@simoncollier8769]

@@ciderfromalemon7658 brilliant thanks. Your video highlights were great and helped us decide to go to skiathos when we saw it

[@ciderfromalemon7658]

Oh wow, that’s amazing! So glad we could help. We hope you enjoy the beautiful island as much as we always have done.

[@simoncollier8769]

@@ciderfromalemon7658 well we were due to go on 7th but was cancelled due to the floods that happened the day before. What a nightmare for the island and the people. We have rebooked for next though so fingers crossed for that

[@simoncollier8769]

Next year