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The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
Charter a small wooden caïque with a Skopelos skipper to the pine-fringed coves where Mamma Mia was filmed, away from the day-tripper flotillas.
Wander the whitewashed, wisteria-draped lanes of Chora with a local guide who knows which rooftop terrace and which grandmother's bakery matter, not the postcard shots.
Climb the 100 stone steps to the cliffside chapel made famous by Mamma Mia's wedding scene while it's still empty and the light is soft.
Visit a working family orchard where Skopelos's famous prunes and olives are still hand-processed, tasting straight from the source with the growers themselves.
A quieter, shorter private cruise along the pine-covered coastline as the sun sets over the Sporades, with swim stops if the light allows.
A small-group boat trip into the National Marine Park of Alonissos, home to the Mediterranean monk seal, with an expert guide rather than a mass excursion.
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