Before the harbor in Treis Mpoukes there is the tomb of the philhellene poet Rupert Brooke, officer of the British Navy that died by an infection and was buried in Skyros in 1915 at the age of 28. However, the existent tomb is not the real one. It was built there by his mother after the World War II. If you travel south of Kalamitsa, through a...
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While strolling in the picturesque alleys of the town you can go up to the Archaeological Museum where you will find the Brooke square. A copper statue of a naked young man was built there by the sculptor Tompros in the honor of the poet. It is said that Alexandros Iolas served as a model for the sculptor. In the ceremony on the 5th April 1931...