An Island Without the Excesses of Overtourism
"Le Figaro" columnist Isabelle Cervellin-Chevalier visited Skopelos at the invitation of the Municipality this summer (2023). Titled "Skopelos, when Mamma Mia! imagines reality", the author focuses on the phenomenon of how the dream island of the Sporades has not lost its authenticity, despite the fact that it received great recognition due to the filming of the timeless famous musical.
The French "Le Figaro" presents its own perspective on the current international issue of hypertourism in an article about Skopelos.
As Isabelle Cervellin-Chevalier states in her article: “Skopelos is above all the 'green and blue island' that it has always been an oasis of freshness, traditions and celebration, without the excesses of overtourism.
There are films that win the bet with time for something other than their screenplay. In bulk: their soundtrack, the energy of their staging or the beauty of the filming location, and sometimes all three.
The refreshing Mamma Mia, released in 2008 and signed Phyllida Lloyd, falls into this category. The hits of Abba and a supercharged Meryl Streep propel the film whose natural setting, the Greek islands of Sporades and Skopelos in particular, contribute in XXL to the success of the film.
Since then, the notoriety of Skopelos has gained momentum, to the point of becoming a fantasy universe of love stories, without falling into the excesses of Santorini or Mykonos, its distant neighbors in the Cyclades.
The solid identity of the local community, the culture, the timeless traditions and the initiatives taken by everyone in Skopelos contributed to this. In fact, in addition to agricultural tourism, artistic tourism is also flourishing on the island. Folk arts, ceramics and the perpetuation of rebetika music make Skopelos unique.”
