Koukounaries
Koukounaries
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Vehicle registration | ΒΟ |
Koukounaries (Greek: Κουκουναριές, pronounced [kukunaˈrʝes]l "stone pines") is a location and a beach in the southwest part of the Skiathos island in Greece. It is 16 km southwest of the main town on the island. Skiathos is part of the Sporades group of islands in the Northern Aegean Sea.
At Koukounaries there is a lagoon and a wooded peninsula with a stone pine (Pinus pinea) forest separating the lagoon from the Aegean Sea. On the seaward side of the peninsula there is a popular beach called Koukounaries or Chrysi Ammos (Greek: Χρυσή Άμμος, meaning 'golden sand').[2][3]
Koukounaries was once known as Maratha (Μάραθα). Until 1964, when Skiathos was designated by the
Currently, Koukounaries is a popular tourist destination during summer with numerous hotels, hostels, camping sites, tavernas, restaurants, bars, "ouzeri", and cafes.
Population
Year | Population |
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2001 | 126 |
2011 | 119 |
2021 | 44 |
Gallery
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Koukounaries beach, July 2005
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Koukounaries beach, October 2008
External links
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Pinus pinea (Pinheiro manso) description - the Gymnosperm Database".
- ^ "NatureBank - Βιότοπος NATURA - SKIATHOS: KOUKOUNARIES KAI EVRYTERI THALASSIA PERIOCHI".