Mikros Aselinos Beach

Skiathos


With just a handful of sun loungers and a shack-like taverna, tiny and sandy-gold rock-enclosed Mikros Aselinos rests on the northwest coast 2km north of well-known Moni Panagias Kounistras, and is accessed via an unpaved road then a steep dirt path.

It can get rough if the wind is up.


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