- Milia Beach - Skopelos Island
By Jonathan - Angels Greek Island Homes
One of my favourite beaches on the south side of the Island is Milia (pronounced mille – yaa).
It is a very beautiful shingled beach which has a feeling of quietness at one end and is more vibrant at the other end. Many consider it to be the best beach on Skopelos Island. It reveals itself about half way on the main road from Skopelos Town to Glossa.
It offers shade in the morning and sun in the afternoon. I often spend the day lying on the beach, looking at the sea, reading a book, being lazy and dinking a cold beer. The best time of day for me is watching the sunset. Or sit on the rocks in the romantic moonlight with your partner.
The beach itself is long and gently curving with amazing clear water. It is surrounded by a forest of pine trees as they sweep to the edge of the land only stopped by the rocks at the waters edge.
Opposite the beach is the uninhabited Dassia Island which can be reached by boat.
How to get to Milia Beach.
Milia beach is just off the main road that runs the length of Skopelos Island. This road links Skopelos Town to Glossa. Along the way are all the popular south side beaches and villages of the island.
Milia Beach Skopelos is about half way – about 21 kilometres, a 30 minute bus ride from either Skopelos Town or Glossa.
The public bus stops at the Milia beach bus stop on the main road and the bus driver announces ‘mille-yaa. You then walk down the road through the natural pine tree forest to the beach. It takes about 10 minutes.
When you arrive at the bottom there is a family run tavern on the right that offers home cooked Greek food. Depending on the heat of the day, I like to order a Greek salad and an ice cold beer.
It is a short walk through the car park to the beach where in season you can hire deck chairs and umbrellas.
This beach does draw the crowds from June to the end of August.
