Glossa, Skopelos

Glossa Γλώσσα
Glossa
Coordinates: 39°11′N 23°37′E / 39.183°N 23.617°E / 39.183; 23.617Coordinates: 39°11′N 23°37′E / 39.183°N 23.617°E / 39.183; 23.617
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Sporades
Municipality	Skopelos
Highest elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Lowest elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Community
• Population	1195
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	370 04
Area code(s)	24240
Vehicle registration	ΒΟ

Glossa (Greek: Γλώσσα meaning "tongue") is a village and a community in the northwestern part of the island of Skopelos in the Northern Sporades. The population in 2001 was 1,006 for the village and 1,195 for the community, which includes the villages Atheato (pop. 26) and Loutraki (pop. 163). The town's elevation is about 200 meters. Glossa is located 11 km northwest of Skopelos (town).

In 1960, Glossa opened a public primary school, a telephone centre and had 1,842 inhabitants. Before the reorganization of the island government in 1997, Glossa and Klima constituted a separate municipality from Skopelos. Currently Glossa has nursery, primary, secondary and high school. There are also several churches. In the neighborhood of Glossa is the chapel of Agios Ioannis, featured in the 2008 film Mamma Mia!.

The Agios Ioannis chapel during filming of the wedding scene for Mamma Mia!.

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