The greenest, most lush Greek islands
The classic Cycladic image is bare, white and sun-bleached, but a whole side of Greece is the opposite: green, forested and lush, especially the Ionian islands west of the mainland. These are the greenest.
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A Venetian-built Old Town (UNESCO) on one of Greece's greenest islands.
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Skópelos
Σκόπελος · Sporades
Densely forested, with the clifftop chapel made famous by Mamma Mia!
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Lush valleys and one of the best marked hiking trail networks in the Cyclades.
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Kefaloniá
Κεφαλονιά · Ionian
Mýrtos beach, the Melissáni cave lake and fir-forested Mount Aínos.
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Skiáthos
Σκιάθος · Sporades
Pine forest runs straight down to sandy bays like Koukounariés; flights land in town.
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A small olive-green island south of Corfu, ringed by sea caves and pebble coves.
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Thásos
Θάσος · North Aegean
A round, pine-green island close to the mainland, ringed by sandy and marble-white beaches.
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Alónnisos
Αλόννησος · Sporades
The greenest Sporade, fringed by Greece's first national marine park and its monk seals.
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