We booked our own 2 night stay whilst in Skiathos 2 years ago and found it to be quite laid back like the Greek islands were years ago.It gets busy on afternoon wirh Mama Mia boats from Skiathos but we used the local bus to get to a nice beach 20 minutes away then used the town for our evenings out which was fairly quiet with a good selection of restaurants to choose from,Skiathos seems to have gone a bit upmarket nowadays and given the choice I'd choose Skopelos for a proper Greek getaway.Harbour area is lovely and there's a micro brewery/craft beer place there too. Plenty of nice tavernas overlooking the harbour.
We went for an afternoon in the Summer when we were at Skiathos. Skiathos was a bit too full on and has really developed commercially since we'd previously been. Skopelos seemed much more relaxing/low key. That said, Alononnisos, was even more laid back and kind of reminded me of what Skiathos was like at the beginning of the 90's. Enjoy!
I wouldn't say Skiathos is full on by any stretch. Yes the town has its tourist shops and stuff but its all pretty chilled out and civilisedHarbour area is lovely and there's a micro brewery/craft beer place there too. Plenty of nice tavernas overlooking the harbour.
We went for an afternoon in the Summer when we were at Skiathos. Skiathos was a bit too full on and has really developed commercially since we'd previously been. Skopelos seemed much more relaxing/low key. That said, Alononnisos, was even more laid back and kind of reminded me of what Skiathos was like at the beginning of the 90's. Enjoy!