Spetses Travel Tips: Practical Advice for the Car-Free Island

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Spetses travel tips begin with one defining fact: this Saronic island restricts private cars, so you plan every movement around bikes, water taxis, scooters, horse carriages and your own feet. Understanding that shapes what you pack, how you book and how you budget. My Greece Tours gathers the practical know-how here so your first visit … Read more

Spetses vs Aegina: Which Saronic Island to Choose

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Spetses and Aegina both belong to the Argo-Saronic Gulf within easy reach of Athens, yet they offer contrasting island holidays. This My Greece Tours comparison weighs getting there, atmosphere, sights, beaches, food, cost and who each island suits, so you can decide with confidence. Begin with the Spetses hub for the wider picture before comparing … Read more

Spetses vs Poros: Which Saronic Island to Choose

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Spetses and Poros are two of the greenest islands in the Saronic Gulf, yet they suit very different trips. Spetses is the larger, elegant, largely car-free island reached by hydrofoil from Piraeus, while Poros sits just a few hundred metres off the Peloponnese near Galatas. This My Greece Tours comparison of Spetses and Poros helps … Read more

The Best Photography Spots on Spetses

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Spetses is one of the most photogenic islands in the Saronic Gulf, and a camera earns its place in your bag from the moment the hydrofoil rounds the point. This My Greece Tours guide maps the best photography spots on Spetses, from the cannon-lined Dapia to the wooden boats of the Old Harbour. The island … Read more

Day Trips from Spetses: Hydra, Porto Heli and the Argolic Coast

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Spetses ranks among the easiest Greek islands for day trips, sitting only a narrow channel from the mainland and a short hydrofoil hop from its Saronic neighbours. Because the island is car-free, almost every excursion starts by boat at the Dapia, the main quay. At My Greece Tours we plan trips from Spetses to Hydra, … Read more

Kounoupitsa on Spetses: The Waterfront Quarter West of the Dapia

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Kounoupitsa is the seafront quarter of Spetses that stretches west from the Dapia along the coastal promenade toward the lighthouse, and My Greece Tours has written this guide to help you understand it. It is a relaxed, residential-yet-central stretch of cafes, bars, tavernas, captains’ houses and some of the island’s nicer waterfront hotels. It is … Read more

Psari Spetsiota: The Signature Baked Fish Dish of Spetses

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Psari spetsiota is the baked-fish dish that carries the name of Spetses onto Greek menus across the country. A whole white fish bakes slowly under a rich sauce of ripe tomato, garlic, parsley, and olive oil until the flesh turns tender and the surface crisps. This guide from Spetses specialists My Greece Tours explains the … Read more

A Spetses Honeymoon: The Romantic Car-Free Island

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A Spetses honeymoon trades resort crowds for quiet elegance on a car-free island only a short hydrofoil ride from Athens. This My Greece Tours guide shows couples how to combine mansion-hotel stays, sunset walks, private coves and candlelit seafood dinners into a few unhurried romantic days. Spetses keeps its pine forest, stone archontika and horse … Read more

Diving and Snorkelling on Spetses: The Island’s Underwater Sites

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Diving and snorkelling on Spetses reward anyone drawn to clear, sheltered water and a rocky, indented coast. The car-free Saronic island is ringed by pine-clad shores where reefs, sea-grass meadows, and small coves shelve into water that stays calm and warm through the summer. This My Greece Tours guide explains where to snorkel straight off … Read more

Hiking on Spetses: Pine-Forest Trails and Coastal Paths

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Hiking on Spetses rewards walkers with fragrant pine forest, quiet dirt tracks and coastal paths that string together some of the calmest beaches in the Saronic Gulf. The island once carried the name Pityoussa, meaning pine-covered, and that green interior still shapes every route. My Greece Tours maps the walking here so you can plan … Read more