Peparythos is the other name of Skopelos: the largest island of North Sporades. Its white houses with red tiled roofs, its architecture and its natural beauty embellish the Aegean Sea. In the capital of the island there are many winding small roads, arches and blossomed gardens. The view of the balconies is incredible.

If you are ready for the most beautiful holidays of your life, follow the road that leads to Kastro. It is a good way to exercise but the most important thing is that you will be amazed by the landscape and the delicious delicacies.

If you prefer something less tiring, take the road that leads to Gyftorema. The name comes from the old gypsy settlement that used to be there. In the small square you will taste the traditional coffee and tsipouro. In places like the square, scenes from the everyday life of local people will parade in front of you.

Scenes and pictures of the island can be found in the Folk Museum Of Skopelos. The house, in which the museum is situated, represents the style of the architecture of Skopelos while on the inside there are many tools, plates, needle works as well as many other things used in the everyday life of the inhabitants. The temple of Panagias in Pyrgo combines the natural wealth and the human touch. The church of Christ stands 230 years in the land of Skopelos. Its icon screen is really impressive as well as parts of the old Byzantine temple that coexist with the bell tower of the church. The green vegetation that surrounds the Convent of Evagelismos is remarkable. This place is offered for a walk that will surely calm and refresh you.

You will fell the hospitality of the inhabitants when you visit the Convent of Evagelismos where two beautiful icons of Virgin Mother are housed there.

There, you will find the chance to see the needle works and all the hand woven materials that the kind nuns will offer you. Those of you who decide to climb the 104 steps above the rock, you will find yourselves in the chapel of Agios Ioannis, where the vastness of the blue and serenity predominate.

The huge plane trees stand like giants around the Convent of Taxiarches. It is uninhabited for a long time now but it patiently waits the visitors to offer them its beauty. The convents and monasteries are well preserved in Skopelos. All of them are really remarkable and that is why it is worth visiting them. They are scattered around in the green landscape of the island while the huge trees keep them company and offer them their shade.

The Convent of Agia Varvara offers a wonderful view of the sea and Alonysos. If you did not know that it is a convent, you could believe that it was a fortress. The high walls mislead you. Its icon screens dates back to 15th century, one of the oldest icon screens of the island.

The renovated Convent of Timios Stavros will impress you. What is really remarkable is its icon screen of 18th century. Moreover, you will have the chance to see documents written in Turkish and many hand-works made by the nuns.