In the Vrontamas area, archaeological research has brought to light many finds from the Classical and Hellenistic periods. The region also has notable relics of Byzantine times, such as the "Palaiomonastiro", while it made a significant contribution, in modern history, to the Struggle for Independence of 1821. Skala has the Byzantine churches of the Transfiguration and of St. George.

Many have called the plain of Skala "the garden of Europe", not without justification. It is dominated by orange-growing. The second largest productive activity is the growing of early market garden products, particulary of tasty tomato. Peppers, aubergines and beans are also grown and the olive is cultivated in the Stephania and Vrontamas areas. At Grammousa, which is also called Ambelochori, large quantities of vines are produced.

The vast beach in the middle of the Laconian Gulf known as Trinasos beach belongs to the Municipality of Skala. It starts from the estuary of the Evrotas River, on the boundaries of the Municipality of Elos and continues to the little bays on the boundaries of the Municipality of Krokees. The water is shallow and clean and the sea is considered one of the most importnant biotopes for the reproduction of the loggerhead turtle Caretta Caretta in the whole of the Mediterranean.