Travel Where Mamma Mia! Was Filmed
The thickly forested mountains and idyllic tile-roofed towns of the Sporades islands became familiar images almost overnight, with the release of the hit musical Mamma Mia!, filmed on two of them. And where the movie crews (not to mention Pierce Brosnan) go, can travelers be far behind? Of course not.
The 11 Sporades islands lie off the eastern shore of mainland Greece, and are not connected by ferry to Piraeus, the port of Athens, whose airport is where most visitors arrive in Greece. Instead, travelers can take the train to Volos (there is a change in Paleofarsalos for the short ride to the coast), where they board ferries for the 2 1/2-hour ferry ride to Skiathos. Ferries operated by Hellenic Seaways operate 4 times a day in the summer, and they stop at both Skopelos and Skiathos...