The History of Spetses: From Shipbuilding to the 1821 Revolution

Spetses, Greece — Spetses 6

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