Beach· Skyros· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean

Agios Fokas Beach (Skyros)

38° 52.3′ N · 24° 28.5′ E

A remote gravel-and-sand beach in a west-coast bay off a dirt road, with a single summer taverna and the Agios Fokas rocks offshore.

Practical

Doubles as an anchorage: sand, 4 m, excellent holding; a sailor held through gusts to 30 kn with no swell (Grecosailor). Taverna Kyra Kali ashore in season (Greektravel; verify opening). No other services.

Best for

Taverna lunch at anchor on the wild west coast

Season

May–Oct