In the northwest part of Skopelos, Glossa’s beautiful settlement, built amphitheatrically on a hill with breathtaking views. The Greek author Alexandros Papadiamantis was fascinated by the area and refers to Glossa as the “High Village” in his novel “I Nostalgos” (Homesick).Picturesque Glossa and its wider regions are rife with springs and filled with lush vegetation such as olive trees, plum trees, and almond trees. The houses are built in traditional Macedonian style with its characteristic two-story buildings, ceramic roofs, and unique wooden balconies. Climbing up the cobbled steps in its narrow alleys, you might see women wearing local costumes, “foustanes” in the local dialect, indicating that the locals still honor and keep their traditional way of life, customs, and linguistic idiom alive. Remains of the early Christian(or Paleochristian)domed single-aisledbasilica,dating back to 672 AD, are found in the yard of the Monastery of the Holy Archangels in the north of Glossa, making it the oldest religious temple on the island.