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Skopelos
- History
Skopelos has been inhabited since the Neolithic era based on findings.
According to legend, the island's first settler was Stafilos, son of
Dionysos and Ariadne.
In the myth Stafilos is considered to have been the first settler and
king of the island. He was sent from Minos' (Cretian king), he built
the ancient town and planted the first vines and the first olive trees
on the island. From that point on, grapevines and olive trees were
regularly grown on the island and became famous for their quality.
The
island was called
Peparithos until the 2nd century AD, when Ptolemy the geographer
refers to it for the first time by the name 'Skopelos', obviously due
to many reefs (skopelos in Greek) around.
In 1538 the pirate Barbarossa put an end to Turkish sovereignty when he
attacked the island with 150 ships, sacked it, and killed the
inhabitants.
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Skopelos
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