The royal tomb of Stafylos

Located 4 miles from town in a magnificent bay, has discovered the tomb of the legendary king of grapes, the precious sword, a typical example of Mycenaean art, exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

The "Chests": On the mountain of Karya, are the 'Chests', three ancient tombs carved into the rock, which according to tradition, hiding many secrets.

Asklepion: Among the important temples of the city is included the Asklipion (4th century BC.), on the south side of the bay of Skopelos, in "Lawn - Ampeliki."

The Byzantine wall: Survives in ruins in the northern and highest point of the town.

Byzantine monasteries, churches, chapels: Skopelos is full of religious elements. There are a total of 360 places of pilgrimage, of which nearly 123 are hosted inside the labyrinthine city of Skopelos.

Certainly you should visit:

• Monastery of St. Riginos, the patron saint of the island, located 2 km northwest of the town of Skopelos. In the courtyard of the monastery is the tomb of St. Riginos, a small sarcophagus.
• Monastery of the Annunciation (1712) with fortress architecture. Xeropotamos belongs to the monastery of Mount Athos. There are valuable old pictures of the 14th century covered with gold leaf icon.
• Monastery of the Transfiguration, built in the 16th-17th century and belonged to the monastery of Xenophon's Athos
• Monastery of John the Baptist, was renovated in 1721 by the monk Filaretos. The carved, gilded temple has rich floral and animal decoration, and consists of two pieces of 14th and 18th.
• Monastery of Saint Barbara, the oldest monastery in Skopelos, was been built in 1648.
• Monastery of St. John in Kastri built on a huge rock in the sea, leading by 200 steps which are carved into the rock.
• South of St. George “Panagitsa tou Pirgou” is in the north of the city and it is built high on a rock.

Folklore Museum

In a renovated two-storey house in the country, is hosted a rich collection of folk art including: utensils, handcrafted furniture, traditional costumes, exquisite artifacts and old photographs of the area. Worth a look!

Skopelos History

Skopelos as the Archaic period was known as "Peparithos" since, according to legend, the Minoans Peparithos son of Dionysus and Ariadne, the first colonized the island during the Minoan naval. In another version, the first settler was the brother of the grape, which sailed into the bay south of the island and then reigned, where she was discovered and buried.

However, since the second century. BC adopted the current name "Skopelos" by Ptolemy and Hierocles, probably because of apokrimon coast of north-eastern part of the island.

In archaic times Skopelos colonized by Chalcis and flourished from the late 6th century. and early fifth century. BC
In the Byzantine years, Christianity in prominent figure in the 4th century. AD Bishop Riginos, who took part in the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea in 363 and died during the persecutions of the Emperor Julian. The Riginos canonised and later founded in honor of the basilica located three kilometers south of the city. According to legend, the present church was built in 1728, probably the remains of an older, Byzantine monastery. Cloisters is the sarcophagus of St. Riginos.