Spetses with kids works beautifully because the island is car-free, and families quickly discover that the biggest risk on the waterfront is a passing bicycle rather than a speeding vehicle. My Greece Tours treats Spetses as one of the gentlest Greek islands for young children, with horse-drawn carriages, shallow organised beaches and short boat trips … Read more
The Spetses Lighthouse, known to islanders as the Faros, is the island’s old lighthouse, a whitewashed tower standing on the point at the entrance to the Old Harbour of Spetses. One of the oldest lighthouses in Greece, it guides boats into the anchorage and draws visitors for photographs and sunset walks. This My Greece Tours … Read more
Agia Marina beach lies a short distance southeast of Spetses Town. The closest of the island’s fully organised beaches to the harbour and one of the liveliest spots for a daytime swim. This My Greece Tours guide explains where the bay is, what the sand and water are like, the sunbeds, beach bar and watersports … Read more
Kaiki Beach is the fashionable town beach of Spetses, an organised bay of imported sand and clear shallow water just west of the Dapia. Known locally as Scholes because it lies below the Anargyrios and Korgialenios School, it draws a young, sociable crowd to its sunbeds, beach bar, and watersports. This My Greece Tours guide … Read more
Shopping in Spetses blends island practicality with the resort character of a fashionable Saronic destination. This car-free island keeps its shops within a compact, walkable core, so knowing what and where to buy saves time on a short stay. This guide from Spetses specialists My Greece Tours maps the boutiques, food shops, and craft stores … Read more
The history of Spetses runs from ancient Pityoussa, the pine-covered island, through an eighteenth-century shipbuilding boom to a leading role in the 1821 Greek War of Independence. This My Greece Tours guide traces how a small Saronic island near Porto Heli built a merchant fleet, raised the flag of revolution, and won fame at sea. … Read more
The horse carriages of Spetses, known locally as fiacres, are the signature image of this car-free island in the Argo-Saronic Gulf. On Spetses private cars stay banned inside the town, so the decorated horses and their painted carriages remain a genuine means of transport rather than a mere photo prop. My Greece Tours explains here … Read more
Agios Nikolaos Church is the historic main church of Spetses, standing on the slope above the Dapia and dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron of sailors. My Greece Tours has prepared this guide to its story. A former monastery on Spetses, it is where the islanders first raised the flag of the 1821 revolution, and … Read more
Weddings on Spetses pair Belle Epoque elegance with the intimacy of a small, car-free Saronic island, and My Greece Tours has assembled this guide for couples planning to marry there. Only hours from Athens by hydrofoil, Spetses offers landmark hotels, seafront terraces, historic mansions and quiet chapels for the ceremony, while its horse-drawn carriages and … Read more
A Spetses itinerary rewards travellers who let the car-free island set the pace instead of racing through it, and My Greece Tours builds every plan around that gentle rhythm. Spetses sits in the Saronic Gulf near the Peloponnese, close enough for a weekend from Athens yet distinct enough to feel like a real escape. On … Read more