Spétses
Σπέτσες · Saronic Gulf
A largely car-free island of grand sea-captains' mansions and a heroine of the 1821 revolution.
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About Spétses
Spétses is the most worldly of the Saronic islands — grand, with neoclassical mansions, a horseshoe Old Harbour of wooden boatyards and a glamorous past. Private cars are heavily restricted, so horse-drawn carr…
Highlights
Town & villages
Dápia & Old Harbour
The lively main waterfront and, round the headland, the picturesque Palaió Limáni boatyards.
Don’t miss
Bouboulína’s story
The mansion-museum of the 1821 naval heroine, in the heart of town.
Things to do
No-car calm
Get around by horse-carriage, bike or boat; the seafront ring road is a classic ride.
Beaches
Pine-backed bays
Agía Paraskeví and Agioi Anárgyroi have clear water below the pines.
Don’t miss
Armáta festival
A September re-enactment of an 1822 sea victory, with a burning mock warship.
See it for real
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