Vromolimnos beach has fine sand and offers everything you need for a day at the beach. Whether you want to have a go on the water sports like jet skis and banana boats or simply lie on the sun loungers topping up your tan and listening to the tavernas music.
Krifi Ammos beach is on the west coast, it's a relatively unknown and unspoiled beach, especially when compared to the south coast. The beach itself is just under 200m wide, there's rocks at both ends and the beach is backed by hills and trees.
Xanemos beach is around 300m long and really deep so even with 3 rows of sun loungers it doesn’t feel busy or crowded. Xanemos is a great option if you want to get away from the mass crowds and it’s just a short walk from Skiathos Town.
Lalaria is a shingle and pebble beach on the north of Skiathos, it has amazing rock formations and is only accessible by private boat or tour. There are absolutely no facilities so if you plan on visiting for the day you’ll need to bring your own food and drink.
Xenia beach in Skiathos also known as Ampelakia beach is a long sandy beach just west of Koukounaries. It's surrounded by pine trees which offer some much needed shade. Children will enjoy Ampelakia as it has soft sand that’s great for building sand castles.
Ligaries beach lies on the north coast of Skiathos it's made up of mainly sand but with stones around the entrance to the sea. There’s a couple of rows of sun loungers around the middle of the beach but still plenty of room to simply lay out a towel.
Little banana beach is located on the west coast of Skiathos and is the islands only official nudist beach. Little banana is often referred to as small banana beach. It's well organised with a taverna, luxury sun loungers and umbrellas available to hire too.
Mandraki Elias Beach is a decent sized sandy beach on the south west of Skiathos but on the northern coast, as with most of the beaches on the north coast it sometimes suffers with wind and choppy seas so perhaps not ideal for kids.