Skiathos, the pearl of the Aegean By Blažo Guzina, Under a parasol on a beach sprinkled with diamonds FRANCAIS SRPSKI Skiathos, a small Greek island in the northwest Aegean Sea, is part of the Sporades archipelago, east of the Pelion peninsula in Magnesia on the mainland, and west of the island of Skopelos. The island has a north to south-western axis and is about 12 kilometres (7 miles) long and 6 kilometres (4 miles) wide on average. It’s best known for its beaches and buzzing, youth-driven nightlife scene. The 44 km (27 miles) c...