Skyros: The most popular destination for visitors from Northern Greece

The “Best Destination” award was given in Skyros by the Association of Tourist Offices of Macedonia – Thrace, in the context of the Premium Tourism Awards organized by the Association, with the aim of highlighting the best destinations and tourist offices, hotels and accommodation throughout the country .

The island of Skyros traditionally caters to domestic tourism and is famous for its rich natural environment, numerous beaches and its high gastronomy, is in recent years the most up-and-coming destination for visitors from Northern Greece.

Upon receiving the award, the President of the Municipal Council and Head of Tourism, Giannis Eugenikos, stressed that the goal for tourism is to return to the levels of 2019, despite the difficult tourist year.

“Skyros is an authentic island that has remained unchanged over the centuries. We try to manage the past, present, and future of Skyros and for this reason, we are careful, sensitive, and responsible towards issues related to tradition, architecture, our natural resources, our ship, the only popular base means of transport, and every legacy that was handed down to us,” said Mr. Eugenikos.

Regarding the comparative advantages of the island, the person in charge of tourism, underlined that “our visitors talk about the security they feel, about the good and economical transport, as well as about the economic accommodation and the catering, the high quality gastronomy – as we have flawless raw materials such as honey, cheese, meat and fish, all products of traditional production methods. The many and varied places – after all our beaches are the main reason why our visitors come – with a few organized beaches, as well as for the mild night life, which means less noise.”