Skopelos Island Activities

Skopelos sunset

After lounging about the resort we decide to follow a track which had a sign leading to a monastery. The track was level at the start and skirted a headland, it got steeper and steeper and after about 45 minutes we were high above the town at the gates of an old walled monastery. The sign said to ring the bell once and wait. We rang and waited ... and waited.

Michelle being the brave one went inside and crept around, she would make an excellent burglar, I followed after a while. This place was like a mini-castle with an ancient church inside, we had a look and there was lots of gold. Michelle went further into the monks area when an old woman in black appeared on a balcony and shouted for us to get the hell out of there. We scurried all the way down the mountain.

View from monastery

Out for dinner last night at Taverna Engveloz that is a favorite down along the water. The owner Spiros is a natural, he welcomes you warmly and immediately brings fresh bread and olive oil for dipping. His son, daughter and wife all help out. The food is good and it costs about 25 euro for a 3 course meal with wine. We had a bottle of retsina, the local paint stripper, and had stayed for about 2 ½ hours, and had enjoyed our meal. The place was full, a table of old fishermen with a huge bowl of soup each, a long table of a group out to celebrate something, and assorted tourists. Spiros was loving it. When Michelle asked for the bill he brought out another bottle of Retsina. We stayed and listened to the bouzuki players next door. When we polished that bottle off, with difficulty, Michelle again asked for the bill, he went away and brought back another free bottle of Retsina, he said 'why do you want to leave, good food, wine, listen to the music, relax, you are on holiday.' Next time I went to the kitchen and gave him how much I thought we owed, plus. He laughed. No one else was leaving, it was full. Luckily we we not driving, we slowly weaved out way home keeping away from the harbour's edge.


Balcony view


Skopelos with the next island in the distance