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
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
The Old Harbour of Spetses, known to islanders as Baltiza, is the traditional shipbuilding port that curves east of the Dapia, the town’s main quay. Wooden boats are still built and repaired by hand in its tarsanas boatyards, while moored yachts, cocktail bars, and seafood tavernas line the water. This My Greece Tours guide explains … Read more
The Armata is the flagship annual festival of Spetses, a spectacular commemoration of the island’s naval victory over the Ottoman fleet on 8 September 1822. Every early September the town relives that triumph with a fiery reenactment in the Old Harbour, where a mock enemy flagship is burned on the water before a long fireworks … Read more
Spetses packs an unusual range of experiences into a small, largely car-free island in the Saronic Gulf, from cannon-lined quays and shipbuilding yards to pine-backed swimming coves. This My Greece Tours guide gathers the top things to do in Spetses into one plan, covering the historic Dapia waterfront, the Old Harbour boatyards, the island’s museums, … Read more
Spetses Town is the island’s capital and the point where nearly every journey begins, its waterfront arranged around the historic quay known as the Dapia. Step ashore and you meet the neoclassical Spetses that made its shipping captains wealthy and its heroine famous across Greece. This My Greece Tours guide walks you through the town’s … Read more