Alonissos, a short ferry ride, east of Skopelos, a long and narrow island and around 65 km with clean and clear waters! A divers dream!! Alonissos was one of the first islands of the Aegean to be inhabited but also one of the remotest in the northern Sporades.

Alonissos doesn’t have an airport so it can be quite difficult to get to if you are not coming from the other Sporades islands so it’s an ideal choice for some peace and seclusion.

I stayed in the Port (Patitiri) at a lovely boutique hotel aptly named The Paradise Hotel. Due to its beautiful location, sitting high up looking over the dark blue ocean.

In the small port town of Patitiri you just can’t go wrong wherever you choose to eat and drink. Friendly, generous and traditional.

From here I am off to Volos, a 5 hour ferry crossing, a coastal city on the Greek mainland.