Sporades Islands

At a close distance from the northern coasts of Evia Island and the peninsula of Magnissia prefecture at the geographical district of Thessalia, the Sporades Islands The history of Sporades was affected by the important geographical location of the islands. Traces from the Paleolithic Era were found at the region Kokkinokastro of Alonnissos. Sporades reached their acme during the Protoelladic and Minoan Era and took part in the Persian Wars as well. Sporades decayed during the Byzantine Era, were occupied by the turks, they took part in the Russian-Turkish Wars and were finally liberated in 1830 with the Protocol of London. and a small cluster of islets, most of which are uninhabited, create a superb summer icon. Skiathos, Skopelos, Skyros and Alonnissos can be reached by Agios Konstantinos, Volos and Kymi, Evia.