Spetses an other magical and historical Saronic gulf island! Just at the entrance of Argolic bay 50 miles away from Athens! Its area is about 22.5 square kilometers with 11 miles of coastline! Near there you will also find “Spetsopoula”, “Agios Ioannis” and “Small Bourboulo”. There are small isles next of spetses! Ideal to visit them with your boat and enjoy the hot sun while diving and swimming the crystal clear waters!
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Main port of spetses is located at “Ntapia” where the flying dolphins are mooring during the trip peiraeus – Sperses and back. It is not very big as it have only 2 piers but it can hold all kinds of boats! An other option is about half mile away at “Mpaltiza” or “Small Port”. It is the first port builded at Spetses, a beautiful place to moor your boat where every summer is transformed to an amazing meeting point for locals and not only!
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Near this port you can visit a small yellow-white country church surrounded by old cannons and a copper statue of a local hero called “Kosmas Mpampatsis”. A really interesting point to visit in order to take just an idea about the history of this island!
The only sure thing is that you have to visit as many beaches as you can at this island, most of them are accessible by car or feet and also from water, you can choose the way you want. We suggest you to move just 2-3 miles away from you boat by feet and for other destinations try to take your boat!
We would love to share with you our favorite beaches and we are sure that you will be amazed the same way as we!
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- Agios Mammas.
It is just some steps away from “Ntapia” port. An ideal beach for a last minute dive! Very clear waters with many taverns near !
- Agios Nikolaos
Purbbled beach, a small bay with crystal clear waters! You will find it durind your way to “Mpaltiza”!
- Agia Marina
An organized beach of spetses with the well known beach bar “Paradise”. You can enjoy your drink under umbrellas listening to amazing summer vibes! Ideal for younger people. You will find also water sport facilities like wake surf, wind surf and diving
- Kounoupitsa
A different beach than others, once again just some steps away from the port with pebbles and golden sand with many taverns near where you can enjoy delicious dishes just next of the waves!
- Ksilokeriza
At the south side of the island, with green-blue clear waters at an amazing landscape! Organized but very silent out of crowd!
- Vrellos
Small but beautiful full of trees at the northern side of Spetses. One more organized beach of Spetses with a small beach bar near.
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- Ligoneri
It is one of the most silent beaches of the island! Ideal for small families, with colorful pebbles. It is organized but there is many space for all as there are many trees near where you can relax under their shade!
- Zogeria
At he northwest side of the island, a small and a bigger bay with clear waters and golden sand with amazing shade of pines. Ideal to visit with a boat!
- Agia Paraskevi
Located at the southwest side of Spetses, with an amazing view of pines forest. Organized with many facilities and watersports! Reachable also with sea taxi.
- Anargirios School
A really huge beach where starts from the northwest side of the City of Spetses. Very beautiful, with golden sand and pebbles. It is also organized with a small beach bar – restaurant. Ideal for all ages!
After swimming there is nothing better than a shower and a meal. We already told you about many taverns near beaches but if you search you will find more interesting places to visit! Go back to your boat, take a shower and get ready for amazing tastes!
When you get ready, start exploring between:
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- On the Verandah
Located at “Ntapia”, a really aazing restaurant with very nice view and amazing stuff is ready to tempt your senses with it’s amazing dishes! Ask for the special one of the day!
- Akrogialia
It is one of the choises you have near kounoupitsa beach and one of the best you can visit! Traditional greek tastes will amaze you! Very fresh and well cooked sea food in good prices!
- Clock
Are you ready for something let’s say “different”? A “fast food” restaurant but well cooked fast food! You will find amazing Pizza, burgers and pusta all day!
Located at Clock square, the place where the restaurant took it’s name!
- To liotrivi
At the old port, a classic traditional tavern with amazing view just next of the sea waves is waiting for you and your friends or family to enjoy amazing dishes! Ideal for dinner just before the sunset. The view will amaze you!
- Roussos
At Agios Mammas, the best place for breakfast! Waffles ,crepes, sandwiches and many more for all of view! Value for money with very good staff and service!
Armata Boutique Hotel Spetses •
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Do not forget to find some time to visit some more sightseens of Spetses as the Old Port and the Square of Ntapia are one of the most well known places to visit in spetses and we are sure that you already been there! . Some other choises are the “Bouboulina’s Museum” at the back of Ntapia. Amazing place where many important meetings took place there at older years. You will see many storred insurance contracts from these years, handmade mirrors and many more things where the ancient visitors were bringing as gifts as exchange for the meeting room. An other option is the “Spetses museum – Chatzigianni mansion”. You will find about 4000 years of civilization of the island and not only! It is a really amazing place to visit and learn about the most importand incidents of Greek history! Do not miss the lighthouse of Spetses! Locals and not only say that it is really unique. It is one of the first ever builded in Greece, it is no more usefull for sea because a newer one is builded but it is a really interesting sight to visit!
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In case you do not visit Spetses with a yacht you may also want to stay somewhere. We asked about the best just for you and most people told us about Armata boutique hotel. We decided to visit it just to know from personal experience how it is! Believe us it is one of the most beautiful places to stay overnight! It is a lovely hotel like a “small town” let’s say, with lumenus rooms and very good services! We forget to tell you about the price, 50 euros for a double room at full season it was really interesting!
Votsalo bar
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After all these experiences at Spetses you may need to relax and what is better than a cocktail under the stars? Visit “Votsalo-Espresso Bar” and you will be in the best place to drink cocktails on this island! Ask about Mike and you will be served only with the best!
We hope you will find our information useful and enjoy this island as we did when you visit it. If you think that something is missing from this article or you have any questions, just send us an email! Sometimes we forget some interesting things because we try to cover as many areas as we can and we forget some information!
Take care!
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