Skopelos is an island, a province which is better known as the Northern Sporades and a municipality in the central part of the Sporades and the northeastern part of the island. Skopelos is the greenest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Because the island of Skopelos is defined by lush green forest and the blue of the sea the International Organization of Biopolitics, on July 5, 1997, officially proclaimed it "Green and Blue Island".
The geography of Skopelos includes a mountaintop to the northwest and bushy and rocky hills around Skopelos. Most of the villages are to the west. Agriculture is also common, mainly mixed farming and vineyards, the main products are wine and plums. Fishing is also common on the island. Tourism is, however, the main industry. The municipality is encircled by the Aegean Sea.