Agia Eleni Beach — Attraction in Skiathos Municipality

Accessible by a 10 minute walk up from the bus stop, or a longer stroll from the larger Koukounaries beach, this pine-sheltered stretch of sand gets surprisingly busy, with tourists being dropped off by the boatload, and a distinct party atmosphere. The usual amenities are here, sun loungers for hire (8 Euro a pair), a couple of beach bars, and is a perfect place for snorkelling, with vibrant sea-life and clear waters. The main selling point of this beach, however, is its aspect; being the most easily accessible West-facing, non-naturist beach, it is the best place on the island to watch the sunset. Don’t expect any Santorini style sunset here, as the Pagasetic Gulf peninsula blocks the sun before it makes sea-fall, but it is still a sight to behold. We took a little picnic and a bottle of wine to enjoy, although there are the bars offering refreshments, and joined many others watching the sky display the myriad colours on the warm sand. Plenty of photo opportunities here, enough to fill anyones Insta, but if you do, remember it’ll be dark on your way back and the lighting...

Golden sand and transparent sea. A surreal sunset. The beach is mostly covered with sunbeds, there is not much space to put a towel or your own beach furniture, which is against the Greek law that 50% of the beach should be without sunbeds. Sunbeds cost €15-20 per set in july, and in August the prices are even higher. There is a toilet, there are also changing cabins. There are also two showers but neither of them worked. There is also an elevator to enter the water for disabled or elderly people. The beach is fully wheelchair accessible. There are two beach bars on the beach. One of those two bars has a DJ and fantastic house music, you can have a great time there.  The bar staff, on the other hand, is not very polite. At least it's quite expensive. The same bar rents deck chairs for €20 per set and in august prices reach 40€. The sunbeds are really too close to each other. The sunset and house music can really leave you with unforgettable memories. The beach has free parking, but it is not of a...

Disgusting! We found ourselves in the island of Skiathos for vacation and read about Agia Eleni beach. So we rent a scooter and headed there. There is a dirt road leading to the beach from the main road. When we got to the beach we saw that the dirt road continued and decided to take a look. Not more than 50m next to the main beach there was a smaller unorganized one which seemed perfect for a dip. Once I put my feet in the water I saw a big white plastic pipe coming under a rock on my right side. I asked my husband if that is used for sewage and he said probably not but upon closer inspection we saw it was actually working! We jumped out of the water and climbed the rock to find a rusty piece of metal covering the spot where the wastewater was dumped into the sea!! Right next to a crowded organized beach!! The water was grey in color and smelled awfully. It is...