Skopelos is one of the islands of the Northern Sporades , the second island in a row after Skiathos . It has an area of about 96 square meters . km and perimeter 67 km . It has two mountains, Palouki (565 m. Height) and Delphi (680 m. Height).

Filled with dense forests that cover almost 80% of its area, it is considered the greenest island in the Aegean . It has a good tourist infrastructure, but gathers fewer people (30,000 people 15/8/2007) than the neighboring cosmopolitan Skiathos and retains to a greater extent its traditional character.

Skopelos Town is a traditional island town with typical architecture and beautiful cobbled streets. It has been declared a traditional settlement. Chora and the whole island is full of old traditional churches, chapels and monasteries. Skopelos is a green island and in fact the greenest island of the Sporades. 24 monasteries are mentioned