The blue port with a shade of green: the case study of Skyros Island

Abstract

The focus of this paper is on the image of Linaria port. It is the Port of Skyros, a Greek island, which in the last six years is established as an environmentally friendly port. The aim of this paper is to confirm this small Greek public port as a paradigmatic case in Greek reality. Through a quantitative assessment process in a sample of tourist vessels, Linaria respects the environment, increases its tourism percentage to 975%, since 2010, and promotes responsible environmental behavior. In Linaria, the port authority has adopted an environmental and sustainable agenda. This research try confirmed that Linaria is a Greek small port, which is a standard destination for tourist vessels vacation and it has a friendly and highly competitive tourist services system, has been enacted tailored to the needs of leisure crafts sector.