Ethniko Thalassio Parko Alonnisou - Voreion Sporadon, Anatoliki Skopelos
Ethniko Thalassio Parko Alonnisou - Voreion Sporadon, Anatoliki Skopelos (GR1430004) is a Site of Community Importance and Special Protection Area (SCI and SPA) in the Natura 2000 network, 249,151 hectares (2,492 km²), with a marine part. It lies in the municipalities of Alonnisos and Skopelos (regional unit Sporades, Thessaly). It is on the islands of Alonissos and Skopelos. According to the European Environment Agency's database (2024 release) it protects 20 habitat types of Annex I and 7 species (birds 1, mammals 2, reptiles 4).
What it protects
Source: the European Environment Agency's Natura 2000 database, 2024 release, as reported by the member state. Habitat types are shown with their Annex I code and the EEA's English name. Common names of species come from Wikidata where they exist, otherwise the scientific name is shown.
| Code | Habitat type (as the EEA gives it) | Cover (ha) | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9540 | Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines | 2,152 | – |
| 5420 | Sarcopoterium spinosum phryganas | 1,862 | – |
| 9340 | Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests | 1,773 | – |
| 9320 | Olea and Ceratonia forests | 1,598 | – |
| 1240 | Vegetated sea cliffs of the Mediterranean coasts with endemic Limonium spp. | 683 | – |
| 8330 | Submerged or partially submerged sea caves | 249 | – |
| 8210 | Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation | 197 | – |
| 5210 | Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp. | 115 | – |
| 5330 | Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub | 38 | – |
| 3170 | Mediterranean temporary ponds | 18 | Priority |
| 6220 | Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea | 16 | Priority |
| 1410 | Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) | 2 | – |
| 8140 | Eastern Mediterranean screes | 2 | – |
| 2110 | Embryonic shifting dunes | 1 | – |
| 1110 | Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | – | – |
| 1120 | Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae) | – | Priority |
| 1150 | Coastal lagoons | – | Priority |
| 1160 | Large shallow inlets and bays | – | – |
| 1170 | Reefs | – | – |
| 8310 | Caves not open to the public | – | – |
Birds (1)
Mammals (2)
Reptiles (4)
Designation
It is protected both for the habitat types and species of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), as a Site of Community Importance, and for the bird species of the Birds Directive (2009/147/EC), as a Special Protection Area.
| Code | Type | Area | Designated (EEA) | Name in the EEA register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR1430004 | Site of Community Importance and Special Protection Area (SCI and SPA) | 249,151 ha | Aug. 1996 | ETHNIKO THALASSIO PARKO ALONNISOU – VOREION SPORADON, ANATOLIKI SKOPELOS |
Legal basis: Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and Birds Directive (2009/147/EC). The register name is the one the EEA publishes.
Places inside and beside the site
Settlements, official bathing-water sites and sights with a page of their own whose point lies inside the boundary or up to 3 km outside it. Inside: 23. Up to 12 per kind are shown, best known first.
Towns and villages: inside the boundary (6)
Beaches: inside the boundary (15)
- Agios Dimitrios
- Agios Konstantinos
- Agnontas
- Chrysi Milia
- Glyfa
- Glysteri
- Kokkinokastro
- Leftos Gialos
- Limnonari
- Marpounta
- Megalos Mourtias
- Rousoum Gialos
Beaches: within 3 km outside the boundary
Sights: inside the boundary (2)
- SkopelosArchaeological site
- Alonnisos shipwreckArchaeological site
Sights: within 3 km outside the boundary
- PanormusArchaeological site, 3 km
Works and permits in the site
Works and plans that could significantly affect a Natura 2000 site need an appropriate assessment of their effects under Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC). In Greece this is the Special Ecological Assessment (Ειδική Οικολογική Αξιολόγηση, ΕΟΑ) under law 4014/2011. The Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (ΟΦΥΠΕΚΑ) is responsible for managing Natura 2000 sites, through the protected-area management bodies.
This page is not legal advice and does not say what is allowed on a particular property. Each site's rules are set in the official texts; for a property or a project, ask the competent authority. Natura 2000 at the European Commission.
How the numbers were counted
The boundary is the Ministry's (YPEN geoportal). The code, name, area, date of designation, habitat types and species are from the EEA's Natura 2000 database (2024 release, fetched 8 Oct 2026). Habitat cover is what the member state reports; where the EEA gives an "unknown" value (9999) or one larger than the site, it is not shown. The EEA gives the marine part only as yes or no, not as a share, and we do not use the "quality and importance" text of the data form. The EEA data is licensed CC BY 4.0 (copyright holder: the European Commission's Directorate-General for Environment). The Greek and English names of sites and species, and the Wikipedia article titles, are Wikidata's (CC0).
Municipalities come from sample points inside the boundary: one is named when it holds at least 5% of the points that fall on land. For a purely marine site the nearest coastal municipality (within 60 km) is named. The settlements, beaches and sights are those that have a page on this site; municipal boundaries and island outlines are from OpenStreetMap.
Places nearby
Pages of this site, in a straight line and on the same side of the water, nearest first.
Nearest airport
- Nea Anchialos National AirportVOL, 108.8 km
See also
- Alonissosisland
- Skopelosisland
- Alonnisos Municipalitymunicipality
- Skopelos Municipalitymunicipality
- Sporadesregional unit
- Thessalyregion
- All Natura 2000 siteslist
- Sights of Greecelist
- Islands of Greecelist
- Regions of Greecelist
- Nisia Kyra Panagia, Piperi, Psathoura Kai Gyro Nisides Agios Georgios, Nisoi Adelfoi, Lechousa, GaidouronisiaSPA, 8 km
- Skiathos: Koukounaries Kai Evryteri Thalassia PeriochiSCI, 57 km
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from the sources below, with the date each was updated.
- Natura 2000 protected sitesMinistry for Environment and Energy: YPEN geoportal · Current national Natura 2000 network · Date:
- Natura 2000 site namesEuropean Environment Agency (EEA) / European Commission Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) · EEA Natura 2000 register, snapshot taken 25 September 2026 (446 Greek sites) · Date:
- Natura 2000: habitat types and species per siteEuropean Environment Agency (EEA) / European Commission Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) · Natura 2000 database, end 2024 release, fetched 8 October 2026 (446 Greek sites) · Date:
- Everyday places, tourism, transport and natureOpenStreetMap contributors, via the Overpass API · Live database at the time of the query · Date:
- Designated bathing waters (locations)Ministry for Environment and Energy: YPEN geoportal · Current bathing season register · Date:
- Wikidata sights: descriptions, Wikipedia articles and heritage designationsWikidata contributors · Live SPARQL query snapshot, taken 8 October 2026 · Date:
- Wikidata: Natura 2000 site names and species common namesWikidata contributors · Live SPARQL query snapshot, taken 8 October 2026 · Date:
- Official page of the code in the EEA Natura 2000 register (link only)European Environment Agency
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