article_snippet.sent: This generosity of spirit set the tone for us week on this hilly, pine-forested island.
article_snippet.sent: this hilly, pine-forested island lies in the Sporades, east of the mainland.
article_snippet.sent: Wooded hillsides are punctuated with white walls topped by terracotta-tiled roofs.
article_snippet.sent: A ruined Venetian fortress and dozens of chapels make you feel that this is a spiritual retreat.
article_snippet.sent: Many of the chapels were built by families as status symbols and are owned and maintained by families descendants, rather than by the Greek Orthodox Church.
article_snippet.sent: Up a steep hill from Skopelos town, and along a dirt track (vehicle needed) lies Villa Thea, with a dirt track (vehicle needed) cool stone floors, pool and large terrace.
article_snippet.sent: In the evenings, the lights from town twinkle and moonlight shimmers on the water.
article_snippet.sent: Glossa is a smaller town in the north, and Glossa white-washed houses are as authentic as you might wish, with few compromises to mass tourism.
article_snippet.sent: ours spent an enjoyable evening here before reaching one of the stars of the island, Agnanti, a restaurant perched high on a hilltop.
article_snippet.sent: Owner Nikos offers visitors fine traditional seafood as well as slow-cooked pork, and the terrace has some of the most spectacular views on the island.