Press
Skyros has been the subject of numerous features in the British and foreign press over the years. The very short extracts on this page represent only a tiny sample of the vast publicity given to an organisation, which does not even have a PR department.
"The Guardian named Skyros as the No 1 of the World's Five Best Writing Holidays. Christopher Hope and Rachel Cusk among others, it said, will be providing 'inspiration for aspiring writers."
"I have now been to Skyros five times... Each visit is coloured by the memories of previous visits so that my time on Skyros is a weave of past and present. Here is the pine-backed beach where Patricia and Pippa and Kate and I, after a hot, four-hour walk across the island, threw off our clothes and ran yelling into the water. Here is the bench where Ian and I sat at dawn and watched a fat orange sun hoist itself out of the ocean, a fishing boat motoring towards it as if dispatched by some primitive king to find out what it was made of. Here is the precipitous path that my up-for-anything 91-year-old student Hugh braved so that he too could swim off the nude beach... Skyros has taught me that travel is like love: as you get older, the appeal of newness wears thin. There is something richer, more layered, and ultimately more beautiful, about knowledge acquired over time."
May 2008
"Salsa classes by day, hot Havana clubs by night - all you need for an authentic Cuban holiday. The moment I hear about Skyros Cuba, a new holiday where you learn to salsa in Havana - I just have to go. After 10 fantastic days, we're all sad at the thought of going home. The only consolation is we're taking back wonderful memories and some great new salsa moves."
May 2008
"Unleash your sensual potential on a tantalizing new holiday on the Greek island of Skyros."
April 2008
"The first and still the best. I haven't met anyone who's been there who didn't love it."
March 2008
"Skyros Holidays offers a life-coaching programme that can be tailored to specific needs, which can include improving personal relationships. Situated on the sleepy Greek island of Skyros, the holidays aim to provide a relaxing environment with good food, comfortable accommodation and gentle workshops, yoga classes and discussions to help each guest reach a better understanding of what motivates them and what they are striving for."
March 2008
"Dancers with two left feet should head to the Havana Libre Hotel in Cuba... Come Dancing wannabes can practise their moves with their own local dance partner and soothe aching muscles with an early-morning yoga session. You'll have plenty of time to visit the beach and explore the old town. Dancing in the street is optional. Take home the ability to dance in public without embarrassment."
January 2008
"I have had one life-changing holiday - on the Greek island of Skyros... I had just given up my job with Shell. I wasn't quite sure what to do with my life, so I enrolled on a creative-writing course and learnt how to do massage, in the hope that something would occur to me. People kept saying that I was really funny, and ought to be a comedian, so I thought I'd give it a go."
January 2008
"Always good to learn something on a holiday. Surfing, painting, tantric sex... Tantric sex? Yes, it's a thoroughly educational course on the Greek island of Skyros, where intimacy experts Martin and Hanna Jeffs will spend a solid fortnight in August leading workshops titled The Energy of Love."
December 2007
"There was a wide selection of courses to choose from... the [Dream Workshop] course was fascinating."
November 2007
"(Skyros-in-Cambodia) One of the 'top Five Adventure Retreats'."
July 2007