Skyropoula
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Skyropoula is a Greek
island
in the Sporades
. The islet of Erinia
lies directly to the east as well as the main island of Skyros
. From 1860 until 2001, it was the private island of the Antoniades family. This family has a long military and naval tradition; most recently, Admiral Antonis Antoniades served as Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff from 2002-2005. In May 2001, the island became the property of an unidentified Cypriot businessman.
to the north and Euboea
to the south.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in the Sporades
Sporades
The Sporades are an archipelago along the east coast of Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea, in the Aegean Sea. It consists of 24 islands, of which four are permanently inhabited: Alonnisos, Skiathos, Skopelos and Skyros.-Administration:...
. The islet of Erinia
Erinia
Erinia is a Greek island in the Sporades located west of Skyros.-Nearest islands and islets:Its nearest islands and islets are Skyropoula to the west, Skyros to the north and Valaxa to the east....
lies directly to the east as well as the main island of Skyros
Skyros
Skyros is an island in Greece, the southernmost of the Sporades, an archipelago in the Aegean Sea. Around the 2nd millennium BC and slightly later, the island was known as The Island of the Magnetes where the Magnetes used to live and later Pelasgia and Dolopia and later Skyros...
. From 1860 until 2001, it was the private island of the Antoniades family. This family has a long military and naval tradition; most recently, Admiral Antonis Antoniades served as Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff from 2002-2005. In May 2001, the island became the property of an unidentified Cypriot businessman.
Nearest islands and islets
Its nearest islands are SkantzouraSkantzoura
Skantzoura is a Greek island in the Sporades. The island is located about 25 to 30 km east-southeast of the main island of Alonnisos.-Nearest islands and islets:...
to the north and Euboea
Euboea
Euboea is the second largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. The narrow Euripus Strait separates it from Boeotia in mainland Greece. In general outline it is a long and narrow, seahorse-shaped island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to...
to the south.
External links
- Skyropoula on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)