Skiathos Churches and Monasteries.

Skiathos has several monasteries which are quite easy to visit on a day trip plus - as typical on many Greek Islands - it has quite a few churches scattered about.

Skiathos Greece - Monastery Photos.

Aghios Charalambos Moni. This monastery is located in the north of Skiathos and just about reachable by dirt track but there is also a nice walk you can do instead if you wish. The monastery has been refurbished and is in really good condition - you can look inside some of the buildings for an idea of how conditions and life used to be years ago

Aghios Charalambos Moni features a colony (well at time of our visit 7) hungry cats who will really pester you for some food - they are happy to eat sandwiches etc. therefore remember to take something with you so you can feed them - perhaps several nice steaks or pork chops...

Evangelistria Moni The only fully inhabited monastery on Skiathos, open daily and interesting to look round. There are seats in a shaded area and spring water if necessary. Taxis will take you to this monastery since there is a surfaced road to it - also a limited (mini) bus service which operates out of Skiathos Town bus station by the harbour - one bus is meant to leave at 10:15hrs but this needs checking. From the monastery you will see a wide moni-path going up via trees - this is worth a walk since after a few minutes you will come to a lovely little church which you cannot see from the main road.

Panaghia Kechrea Moni
Located to the east of Kechria Bay this monastery is reachable either by walking along a nice footpath which leaves from the beach or along a very rough surfaced track which you have to get too from the Kastro dirt road (we have walked this track and it probably is only suitable for 4 wheel-drive). This abandoned 15th Century Monastery is quite small but lovely to visit - situated deep in the forests the spot is really peaceful.

Panaghia Kechrea monastery is in good condition having been refurbished and you can look inside one of the original living quarters buildings to see how the monks used to live years ago. There is a really cool shady area with a table where you can sit and enjoy a peaceful snack and drink (there is no drinking water available at this monastery).

Panaghia Kounistra Moni
This Skiathos monastery is reachable via a tarmac road from Troulos (walking this road is quite pleasant since it is quiet and scenic as it wanders through the forest however the end part is quite steep ) or you can of course have a nice walk up to it from across the hills via various tracks. Panaghia Kounistra monastery has a nice shaded area with picnic benches and is situated in a lovely setting. There is meant to be a taverna according to some guides but the only thing available we could find was a tap offering warm but drinkable spring water.

Churches on Skiathos.
One thing that was perhaps a little unusual about the churches on Skiathos was that nearly all of them were open so that you could look inside. Also another feature was that many of them have a small living area which you can take a look at - these churches in some cases almost seemed to be mini-monasteries. Note these churches are not shown in any particular order but we have indicated where they are located.

Aghia Paraskevi

Aghia Eleni

Aghia Eleni

Aghii Apostoli (Skiathos)

Aghii Apostoli

Aghii Apostoli

Aghii Theodhori

Aghii Theodhori

Aghia Anastasia

Aghia Anastasia

Aghia Anastasia

Aghia Anastasia

Aghios Athanasios

Aghios Georgios

Skiathos - Aghios Georgios

Aghios Nikolaos - Skiathos Town

Aghios Taxiarchis

Aghios Taxiarchis

Kastro - Aghia Marina

Kastro - Aghios Nikolaos

Kastro - Christos

Kastro Church - Skiathos

outh of Kastro (Skiathos) - Panaghia Kardhasi

Panaghia Kardhasi - Sciathos Greece

Panaghia Kardhasi yard - Sciathos

Panaghia Kardhasi

Skiathos's Panaghia Kardhasi

Panaghia Limnia - Skiathos Town

Pirghi - Sciathos

Pirghi

Profitis Eliseos

Skiathos - Profitis Eliseos

Profitis Ilias Skiathos

Skiathos - Profitis Ilias

Profitis Ilias Skiathos

Skiathos Church

Small Skiathos-Church

Town Church - Skiathos

Taxiaraches - Sciathos

Skiathos, Tris Ierarches

Tris Ierarches

Zoodhochos Pigis

Skiathos - Zoodhochos Pigis

Zoodhochos Pigis

Aghios Ioanis Krifos has a bit of recent history - apparently during the World War II this remote and well hidden church was used for secretly teaching local Greek children their own native language - something the German invaders tried to ban. The church is located south west of Mikros Aselinos Beach on the coastal track. Where the dirt track bends sharp left a path goes off on the right into the hillside. A delightful rocky path which climbs fairly easily and Aghios Ioanis Krifos is reached in around 6 or 7 minutes.

The following five photos are of Aghios Ioanis. This Skiathos church is located just south of Kastro. This is a particularly nice area where you could easily stop for a picnic since it is well shaded and also there is drinking water available from a spring.

See Please take a look at our Skiathos Monastery Walks topic and our Skiathos Holidays Guide for lots more items on this excellent Greek Island - or our Skiathos Beaches topic which is about ... Skiathos's marvellous beaches and our Skiathos Beach Walks topic which has several more walks to try to some of Skiathos beaches.