6th TCom Meeting: Logistic Information
The 6th TCom meeting will take place in Skiathos, Greece. The meeting will be hosted at the Kanapitsa Mare hotel (http://www.kanapitsamare.com/)
About Skiathos
Skiathos is a small Greek island in the northwest Aegean Sea. It is the westernmost island in the Northern Sporades group, east of the Pelion peninsula in Magnesia on the mainland, and west of the island of Skopelos. The Municipality of Skiathos includes the islets of Tsougria, Tsougriaki, Maragos, Arkos, Troulonisi and Aspronisi. They are scattered a few kilometers off the southeast coastline and are clearly visible from the town and the beaches. The larger island of Skopelos is visible from Skiathos with the more distant islands of Euboea and Skyros visible under very clear weather conditions. Total land area of Skiathos is 50 km². Despite its small size, Skiathos with its many beaches and wooded landscape is a popular tourist destination. It has over 60, mostly sandy beaches scattered all around the 44 km coastline. Some of these are Trulos, Vromolimnos, Koukounaries, Asselinos, Megali Ammos and Mandraki.
How to reach Skiathos
There is a regular ferry service to the island and the rest of the Sporades islands with departures from Volos and Agios Konstantinos. The boats are operated mainly by Hellenic Seaways (hsw) using its high-speed Flying Dolphin and Flying Cat vessels as well as conventional ferries.
Skiathos Island National Airport is at the northeast of the island next to a lagoon and a lowland isthmus separating the island from the peninsula of Lazareta. As of summer 2011, Skiathos airport is served by Olympic Airlines from/to Athens international airport, while foreign airlines provide charter flights from a range of airports in European countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Holland, Italy and Cyprus. Volos city has also an international airport (Volos airport), where several charter flights are landed during Summer. You can reach Volos and then use the ferry service to Skiathos.
Transportation to the hotel
- From the airport
Taxis are available outside the airport and the cost is about 20-25 euros
- From the port
- Taxis cost about 12-15 euros
- There is a bus stop 300 meters away from the port where you can take the local bus and stop at the bus stop: 12
