Post by yorkshiremouth on Aug 10, 2018 12:46:55 GMT
Here's a video forum member Jules posted on YouTube.
Below it you'll find landmarks listed by their timecode on the video.
Please feel free to add any major landmarks you know of in posts below. I'll update this first post to include them whenever I get the chance.
Include:
- Hotels & accommodation
- Restaurants
- Bus stops (name & number)
- Beaches
- Paths
- Anything else useful you can think of.
Please use in conjunction with this excellent map.
VIDEO 1 - Koukounaries to Skiathos Town Bus Terminus, then the end of the runway:
00:07 to 02:52 Bus Stops 26 to 22 for Koukounaries Beach and Resort
00:07 - LEFT Bus Stop 26 for Koukounaries, Aberlekia and Banana Beaches
00:29 - LEFT Cookoonari Taverna
00:44 - LEFT Turning here for a quick walk to Agia Eleni beach, famous for its sunsets
00:46 - LEFT Golden Beach Hotel now Silver Beach Hotel
00:48 - RIGHT Bus Stop 25
00:51 - LEFT Panorama Hotel
00.55 - LEFT Hera Taverna / Muses Hotel
00.57 - LEFT Lakes Hotel (behind the van)
01.00 - LEFT Villa Nikos
01.08 - LEFT Strofilia Taverna
01:11 - RIGHT Bus Stop 24
01:16 - LEFT Under the Pine Tree (Souvlaki/Gyros restaurant). Excellent, and very reasonable (cheap) but good quality food and wine.
01:18 - LEFT Supermarket
01:19 - LEFT Agustera (Café/bar) Entrance is set back and hard to spot on the video.
01.22 - LEFT Ilias Orchard & Sunset Apartments
01:25 - LEFT Captain Michalis (taverna). The Captain died in the winter of 2021/22. As well as this taverna he owned everything after Sunset Apartments (01:22) and before La Bussola Bar (01:36). Much of it has become run-down and even disused over the past few years. The future of the area is currently uncertain.
01.26 - LEFT Hotel Jupiter
01.31 - LEFT Caravos Hotel & Mustang Car Hire NOW CLOSED
01:33 - LEFT Stamelos Taverna and Bar NOW CLOSED
01:33 - RIGHT Bus Stop 23
01:33 - RIGHT Track to Koukounaries Beach (see also 2:45 below)
01:36 - LEFT La Bussola Bar
01:37 - LEFT First Market Supermarket
01:38 - LEFT Straight after the supermarket, but just before Big Bad Wolf, Ottimo Italian Restaurant, which didn't exist when this video was taken.
01:39 - LEFT Big Bad Wolf (restaurant)
01.43 - LEFT Mandraki Village Boutique Hotel / Elia’s Restaurant
01:44 - LEFT Turning to Myrtia Apartments
02:45 - LEFT Main entrance/driveway of Skiathos Palace Hotel
02:45 - RIGHT Track to Koukounaries Beach (see also 1:33 above and this map linking the two). By using both tracks you can walk from Maratha/The palace to Koukounaries resort (tavernas) without having to walk round the long, winding road, with unsighted bends and no pathways.
02:52 - RIGHT Bus Stop 22 for Koukounaries and Maratha Beaches
03:01 - LEFT Back entrance/steps to Skiathos Palace Hotel
03:01 - RIGHT Pathway 1 to Maratha Beach
03:08 - RIGHT Pathway 2 to Maratha Beach. This one is better than Pathway 1 I think, but you have to be careful on the road down the hill if you're coming from The Palace.
03:17 - LEFT Villa Nefeli
04:04 to 05:38 Troulos Resort
04:04 - RIGHT Bus Stop 21
04.46 – RIGHT Hotel Korali
04:51 - BOTH SIDES Bus Stop 20 Troulos Beach
05.08 – LEFT Green Meadow apartments
05:13 - RIGHT Nectar and Ambrosia Restaurant
05:16 - RIGHT Bus Stop 19
05.16 – LEFT Victoria Bar
05.28 – LEFT Jasteri Restaurant
05:29 - RIGHT Salt & Pepper Restaurant
05.30 – LEFT (in background up hill) Skiathos Premier Hotel
05.31 – LEFT Zorbos Restaurant (avoid!)
05.36 – RIGHT entrance to lane leading to Koukias Village Apartments & Ageliki Pool Bar
05.36 – LEFT ‘Y' junction will lead to a number of restaurants and accommodation including:
Villa Maria
Ratatoullie
Morfia Apartments
Kalivi
Christakis Sports Bar
Also, LEFT at the 'Y' junction is the road from Troulos to some of the northern beaches, Asselinos, Ligaries, Kechria to name but, and, the Dog Shelter. Dennis' excellent video of his sojourn to the north can be found here.
05.36 and a half – LEFT Varelis Restaurant
05:38 - RIGHT Bus Stop 18
05.41 – LEFT entrance to Esperos Hotel
06:05 - RIGHT Bus Stop 17 Poros Beach
06:06 - LEFT Anastasia Villa (not to be confused with Villa Anastasia/Villa Anastasia Junior - see 11:34)
06:34 - LEFT Hotel Atrium entrance
06:58 - RIGHT Skiathos Princess (entrance 2 at 7:01)
07:02 - LEFT Turning to supermarket, and leading to Taverna Maistrali
07:08 - RIGHT Bus Stop 16 Aghia Paraskevi and Platanias Beaches
07:45 - RIGHT Bus Stop 15 Kolios Beach
07:56 - LEFT Infinity Blue restaurant
07:56 to 09:23 is the only part of the road between Bus Stop 22 and Bus Stop 5 which doesn't follow the coast. To the right is the Kanapitsa headland, including Kolios, Diamandi, Vromolimnos, Kanapitsa and Tzaneria Beaches. Most of these will involve a bit of a trek if you want to get there (Kolios is probably the closest to a bus stop).
08:08 - RIGHT Bus Stop 14 Kolios Beach
08:44 - RIGHT Bus Stop 13 Entrance/exit from the walk around the Kanapitsa headland
09:00 - RIGHT Bus Stop 12 Entrance/exit from the walk around the Kanapitsa headland - Also for Tzaneria Beach, Kanapitsa Beach, Baracoa Beach Bar & Restaurant, Cape Kanapitsa Hotel & Suites, and the soon to open (June 2022) Radisson Resort Plaza (formerly the Plaza Hotel)
09:59 - RIGHT Bus Stop 11 Sklithri Beach
10:36 - RIGHT Rose Garden restaurant and bar
10.38 - RIGHT Hotel Vontzos
10.41 – RIGHT Hotel Susana
10.46 – RIGHT Yialis Apartments and Borsalino Pool Bar
10:49 - LEFT Hotel Belvedere
10:53 - RIGHT Bus Stop 10 Achladies Beach
10:57 - LEFT Entrance to Porta Rossa Restaurant
11:02 - RIGHT Achladies Supermarket & Bakery
11:03 - RIGHT Entrance to Hotel Esperides and track to Achladies Beach
11:12 - RIGHT Achladies Apartments and steps down to Achladies Beach and Paradise Taverna
11:30 - LEFT Entrance to Villa Apollon (partially hidden)
11:34 - LEFT Entrance to Villa Anastasia Junior (partially hidden). HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by THE YORKSHIRE MOUTH.
11:37 - RIGHT Villa Kim
11:41 - RIGHT Bus Stop 9 Near road up to Olive Land (Olive Thea) Taverna
12:14 - RIGHT Bus Stop 8 Kassandra Bay Hotel Complex and Vasilias Beach
12:20 - RIGHT Kassandra Bay Hotel Complex and Vasilias Beach
12:29 - RIGHT Golden King Luxury Villas
12:33 - LEFT Bus Stop 7 Mikros Vasilias Beach
12.56 – LEFT Hotel Villa Alexis
13:05 - LEFT Bus Stop 6 Megali Ammos Beach
13.06 – LEFT My Ithaki Restaurant
13.36 – RIGHT Angeliki Hotel & Swells Beach Bar
13:37 - BOTH SIDES Bus Stop 5 Megali Ammos Beach. Right is Angeliki Hotel & Swell Beach Bar (for Megali Amos Beach)
13.38 - RIGHT Tomato Hotel
13:38 - LEFT Supermarket
13.42 – LEFT Hotel Rea
13.49 – LEFT lane next to bike/quad hire that leads to Nicolas Apartments and Pool Bar
13.54 – LEFT Hotel Lalaria
14.05 – LEFT Palmyra Studios
14:28 - LEFT Bus Stop 4 - Acropolis, Medical Centre. Nice walk down to harbour via small back streets. If walking turn right at 14:44. Right for Megali Amos Beach, turn right down road by kiosk. See video 4 (below) 3:25-3:29 to see what happens immediately after the right turn here.
14:47 - RIGHT Top of Papadiamanti Street - the main street through Skiathos Town (see start of Video 3 below).
15:27 - RIGHT Supermarket
15:28 - LEFT Bus Stop 3
15:34 - LEFT Medical Centre
16:13 - LEFT Police Station
16:25 - RIGHT Bus Stop 2
16:30 - LEFT Turn for Panorama and Platanos tavernas
17:22 - LEFT Bus Stop 1
17:47 - LEFT Supermarket
18:20 - LEFT Bus in front is turning right (you will follow at 18:26) into the road/loop/terminus, which it brings it back out at the road past on the LEFT at 18:15
19:00 - LEFT Alkyon Hotel
19:09 - LEFT & RIGHT Scuna Restaurant
19:14 - RIGHT En Plo Taverna
19:18 - RIGHT Ta Kymata Taverna
20:12 - AHEAD The end of the runway
By the way, here's a different video following the same route, right up to the end. Instead of turning left towards the airport the car carries on along the front, up to the bottom of Papadiamanti Street (see end of Video 3 below).
I've set the video to start at the point where the route diverges from the other one at 18:42 (hope that works).
Video 2 - Skiathos Bus Terminus to Papadiamanti Street:
Importantly:
19:02 - LEFT Taxi Rank
19:16 - LEFT New Port landing for ferries
19:21 - RIGHT Bottom of Papadiamanti Street (main street through Skiathos Town - see end of Video 3 below).
Please add more details from this video from 18:42 to the end as you see favourite bars/restaurants/tavernas on the right.
Here's a video through Papadiamanti Street. Feel free to post adding important landmarks.
Video 3 - Top to bottom of Papadiamanti Street:
And finally, here's the journey going the other way - Skiathos Town to Koukounaries.
Video 4 - Reverse journey:
I've largely only listed the bus stops. Please refer to, and cross-check with the video & list above for more details.
00:23 - RIGHT Taxi Rank
00:38 - RIGHT Bus Terminus
01:31 - RIGHT Bus Stop 1
02:19 - LEFT Bus Stop 2
03:15 - RIGHT Bus Stop 3
04:05 - RIGHT Bus Stop 4
04:59 - RIGHT Bus Stop 5 Megali Ammos Beach
05:35 - RIGHT Bus Stop 6 Megali Ammos Beach
06:02 - RIGHT Bus Stop 7 Mikros Vasilias Beach
06:23 - LEFT Bus Stop 8 Kasandra Bay & Vasilias Beach
07:00 - LEFT Bus Stop 9
07:54 - LEFT Bus Stop 10 Achladies Beach
08:41 - LEFT Bus Stop 11 Sklithri Beach
09:34 - LEFT Bus Stop 12
09:47 - LEFT Bus Stop 13
10:16 - LEFT Bus Stop 14 Kolios Beach
10:36 - LEFT Bus Stop 15 Kolios Beach
11:10 - LEFT Bus Stop 16 Aghia Paraskevi and Platanias Beaches
12:10 - LEFT Bus Stop 17 Poros Beach
12:32 to 14:03 Bus Stops 18 to 21 for Troulos Beach and Resort
12:32 - LEFT Bus Stop 18
12:57 - LEFT Bus Stop 19
13:20 - RIGHT Bus Stop 20 Troulos Beach
14:03 - LEFT Bus Stop 21
15:04 to 17:36 Bus Stops 26 to 22 for Koukounaries Beach and Resort
15:04 - LEFT Bus Stop 22 Koukounaries and Maratha Beaches
16:22 - LEFT Bus Stop 23 Koukounaries Beach
16:43 - LEFT Bus Stop 24
17:03 - LEFT Bus Stop 25
17:36 - LEFT Bus Stop 26, Koukounaries and Banana Beaches, and the end of the line.
Thanks, and I hope this is helpful.
Or, if you're in a rush...
Video 5 - Koukounaries to Skiathos Town in fast-forward: