Agnontas ( el, Αγνώντας) is a
beach village with a small port located on the
Greek island of
Skopelos. Its population is 11 (2021).
Agnontas is the alternative port for
ferryboats and passenger
hydrofoil
A hydrofoil is a lifting surface, or foil, that operates in water. They are similar in appearance and purpose to aerofoils used by aeroplanes. Boats that use hydrofoil technology are also simply termed hydrofoils. As a hydrofoil craft gains sp ...
s when bad weather closes the main port of the town of Skopelos. Agnondas was an athlete from Skopelos, a champion of the
Ancient Olympic Games
The ancient Olympic Games (Ὀλυμπιακοὶ ἀγῶνες; la, Olympia, neuter plural: "the Olympics") were a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states and were one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. ...
in 569 BC. It is said that on his victorious return to Skopelos his ship landed in this port. His fellow islanders named the harbor in his honor.
References
External links
Agnontas Beachfrom the Skopelos Travel Local Guide
Beaches of Greece
Landforms of the Sporades
Skopelos
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