Agnontas, Beach village in Skopelos, Greece
Agnontas is a coastal settlement on the south coast of Skopelos, set at the head of a bay just before Cape Amarantos, about 7 km south of Skopelos town. It has a small port where fishing and tourist boats moor, and a helipad on the Psalidi hill to its northeast. The settlement was officially recognized in 1971.
Agnontas takes its name from Hagnon of Peparethus, a Skopelos athlete who won at the Ancient Olympic Games in 568 BC. Tradition holds that his ship landed in this bay on his victorious return, and his fellow islanders named the harbour in his honour. The settlement itself was only officially recognised in 1971, when it was attached to the municipality of Skopelos.
The name comes from Hagnon of Peparethus, an athlete from Skopelos who won at the Ancient Olympic Games in 568 BC; his ship is said to have landed here on his return, and the islanders named the harbour after him. The port now shelters mainly fishing and tourist boats, and in past decades it was Skopelos's main port, where passenger ships from Volos or Agios Konstantinos called.
Agnontas sits at the head of its bay on the south coast, about 7 km south of Skopelos town and just before Cape Amarandos, at roughly 25 m elevation. It is the island's second port, used mainly by fishing and tourist boats, and serves as the main ferry and hydrofoil landing when weather closes Skopelos town's harbour. A helipad stands on the Psalidi rise northeast of the village.
The waters remain calm even during turbulent weather because the bay is naturally shielded by surrounding land. This sets the location apart from other island beaches that become challenging during windy seasons.
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