{"product_id":"mediterranean-wall-art-skopelos","title":"Skopelos Greece Prints","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSkopelos was known in antiquity as Peparethos. The island was named after Peparethus, son of Dionysus the god of wine and Ariadne the daughter of King Minos of Crete. Its first mythical settler was Staphylus, brother of Peparethus and grandson of the most powerful king in the ancient Mediterranean world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAs the family's business was in wine, Staphylus planted vines and began producing his father's great gift to mankind. The Peparethian wine became so celebrated in antiquity that Aristotle himself described it as both sought-after and aphrodisiac. Near Staphilos Beach lies the ancient Tomb of King Staphylus, which yielded a magnificent golden-hilted sword considered one of the finest specimens of Minoan and Mycenaean art ever discovered. \u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThrough the centuries, Ancient Greeks, Byzantines, Venetians, Ottomans, and pirates all left their mark on Skopelos. Each came for the island's strategic position in the northern Aegean and its wealth of timber, wine, and maritime skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn 1538 the Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa raided and destroyed the island, initiating a long period of Ottoman rule. Despite the devastation, no permanent Turkish population ever settled on Skopelos. Its character, dialect, and traditions survived intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDuring the Greek War of Independence the island contributed ships and fighters to the revolution. When the fighting drove 70,000 refugees from Thessaly and Macedonia, Skopelos took them all in.\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSkopelos is the greenest island in Greece. More than 67 percent of its surface is covered by ancient pine forest. The forest tumbles down the mountain slopes directly to the water, meeting the Aegean in a way found nowhere else in the island world of Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIts monuments are not isolated landmarks. They are woven into daily life. An ancient stone built into a later wall. A Byzantine church raised upon older foundations. A Venetian castle watching from the hill above Chora. History here is not a straight line. It is layered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASKEŌ","offers":[{"title":"18x24 - [45x60 cm] \/ Option 1","offer_id":46262347497644,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x24 - [45x60 cm] \/ Option 2","offer_id":46315410194604,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x24 - [45x60 cm] \/ Option 3","offer_id":46315410227372,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16 - [30x40 cm] \/ Option 1","offer_id":46262347595948,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16 - [30x40 cm] \/ Option 2","offer_id":46315410260140,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16 - [30x40 cm] \/ Option 3","offer_id":46315410292908,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/1522\/5516\/files\/SkopelosMock1.jpg?v=1779052762","url":"https:\/\/askeo.store\/products\/mediterranean-wall-art-skopelos","provider":"ASKEŌ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}