Skyros - Gastronomy Tours

Skyros is the largest and southernmost island of the Northern Sporades. Its inhabitants engage in farming, livestock raising, fishing, craftwork, and resin collection.

Skyros is renowned for its local breed of wild ponies, marble, and animal products, as well as its characteristic Skyrian handicrafts. Embroidery is used to decorate household clothing and Skyrian costumes, and it also produces artful furniture, the most characteristic of which is the Skyrian stool, a product of Skyrian wood carving that resembles a miniature chair.

Local dishes – Local products

Among the local flavours are the ladopita, tiganopsomo (fried risen dough with cheese or honey), trahanopita (pita stuffed with trahana), octopus with caper leaves and raki, and the famous astakomakaronada.

Featured in most meals are wild goats, local fava, snails, honey (thyme- or pine-based), and dairy products in general. It is known for its fresh mizithra, xinotiri, and spicy graviera, which are perfect meze for tsipouro or wine. In olden times, a special method was used to mature and preserve graviera on the island. The block of graviera was placed in a special clay jar that was then buried in the earth. Thyme was then spread over the surface of the cheese, and another layer of cheese was placed on top, a process repeated until the jar was filled to the top. The jar was sealed, covered with soil, and left there in the spring, then opened in December to be enjoyed during the Christmas holidays.