Syki, an almost unknown paradise

Syki or more properly skế in the old Arvanitika (after all, most names, whether we like it or not, the villages of Pelion are in the Arvanitic or Slavic or Turkish languages, omitting the "new fashion" that made us "discover" a baptism again) which, according to I. Kordatos, derives from the concept of slavery, one where the location of the present village served as a place where slave servants who took care of the Pasha fields, with subordinate administration - "vakouf" - had settled during the Turkish occupation.

The beach is 37.5 km from Volos, or 57 minutes according to the recommended Google maps travel feature.

Although the village follows the famous Pelion mountain cliff sea, at an altitude of about 300 meters and close to the sea, it has an atmosphere that if you think it does not look like other classic villages but emerges a primitive and wild feeling.

There are two main beaches. One entering the village on the right with a sign "Potoki" and the other one a little further down with a sign "Pantazi beach". The first is a more picturesque-family enclosed beach, one that is "fortified" by rocks on either side and ends in an idyllic stream that usually flows crystal clear icy water. The second fiercest farthest combines a more ascetic landscape with exotic waters.

Here you will meet the famous graphic people you meet in such villages across Greece along with some others who bring you this kind of cult you see in cinemas depicting the province (whether it is in Greece or in America). In the last 20 years, shale deposits have been found in the area, with locals mining a significant part of the country's economy and giving us the now-known "Plaque of Figs" that compares in a similar way to the "Plaque of Karystos".