The long and overall tourism experience makes the professionals in spetses giving to the visitor  superb service  .The tourist infrastructure of Spetses is totally satisfactory, with many hotels, dry lodgings, rooms and apartments for rent, that offer all the modern comforts, but also the sense of family hospitality, while many are housed in demodernized traditional residences and man­sion houses.
At the restaurants and taverns of the island with a view of the sea, the visitor can enjoy fresh fish ("a la speciota"), sea nibbles and a great variety of other dishes, while he/she should not neglect to taste the marvelous almond toffees of Spetses.
The quietness of the day follow the intense pace of the night entertainment, which has a great variety of Greek and foreign music and thus satisfies all wishes and preferences .

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Numerous visitors, Greeks and foreigners, come at Spetses every September to attend the glorious celebrations of Armata", that last for a week, and are being organized in memory of the sea battle of Spetses (8 September 1822). The program of the cele­bration includes exhibitions of paintings, music and dance (concerts, choruses, groups of traditional dances and music etc) theatrical plays, cannon boomings and others and reaches its peak with the enactment of the sea battle and fireworks.

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Welcome to Spetses island,The destination for ideal vacations
in a landscape that there is no comparison .

Spetses the island famous for the glorious naval past.Spetses is a small greek  island (with population 3.603 habitats) across the southern end of Argolida, to the entrance of the Argolic gulf, full of beaches throughout its whole sinuous coastline and piny forests that cover the lower hills and reach till the sea. At the northeast coast of the island is the, traditional settlement, which still preserves the radiance of the glorious naval past of the old mansion houses of the fighters for the Revolution and of the rich sail men with the yards decorated with flowers and peddles, but also at the boat-yards that still operate at the Old Port. The single-horse carriages are ideal for a romantic ramble in the city across the beach, as in fact in all of the island the circulation of private owned cars is forbidden. favored by their geographical location and the unrivalled natural and cultural environment, have developed into a cosmopolitan tourist destination for visitors with high expectations
The old buildings, the stone traditional roads, and the beautiful scenery giving to the visitor a unique experience. Spetses by having the privilege being on  this  ideal geographic place have became in one of  the most popular travel destinations in greece , perfect for sort or long lasting  (people that visited spetses experiencing the need to stay for ever) vacations .
The visitor can get to spetses by boat (flying dolphin) from the port of Piraeus (in 2 hours) or by driving from Peloponnesus until kosta beach (in 2:15 hours) and then with water taxi in 5 min will be in SPETSES.

We wish you pleasant holidays

It is well-known by now, that the Island of Spetses is rather popular to the Celebrities. You can’t really walk around without bumping onto a couple of Magazine-Cover-Faces. But what makes it worth to mention, is that there are not any paparazzi around, or any of those looks from people, full of curiosity. It seems as there is a secret vow, arranging that any publicity lights and high-tech-zoom-cameras will stay away from the Island. This explains why so many VIPs come here so often, the frequency of their visits explains why people on Spetses are so used on waiting at the same queue with a VIP and vice versa. We shouldn’t miss mentioning that most of the VIPs are artists who seek for their inspiration on this paradise corner!

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Spetses, a cosmopolitan and elegant island, is the ideal destination for both weekend escapes and summer holidays. Its verdant pine-forested landscapes and wonderful crystal clean water are captivating. The historic character of Spetses has left a lasting imprint on every corner of the island. It is not surprising that great men of intellect, both Greek and foreign, have loved, lived and drew inspiration from Spetses, contributing largely to the island's cultural and artistic boom.

Lovely, hospitable people are eager to welcome and guide visitors throughout the island, through its historic, cultural and natural beauties, and to share with them the fresh fish and abundant treasures of the island. In the beautiful island of Spetses visitors tend to lose the sense of time.

The island has 4,100 inhabitants that live in the town of Spetses. The name of the island during antiquity was Pityousa, meaning pine-forested island. This name was probably used for 3,000 years until the Early Byzantine period. Its modern name probably comes from the Venetians, who called the island Isola di Spezzie, that is the island of fragrances, due to its plentiful aromatic plants. The islands geographical location, its regular connection to the mainland port of Piraeus, and its proximity to the opposite Peloponnesian coast enable the access to the island.

Useful telephone numbers

Spetses Town Hall: +30 22980 - 72225, 72588

Police: +30 22980 - 73100

Health centre: +30 22980 - 72472

Piraeus Port Authority: +30 210 4511311-7

Spetses Port Authority: +30 22980 - 72245, 74416

Horse carriages: +30 22980-73171

Taxi station: +30 22980 - 72072

Hydrofoils (Flying Dolphins): +30 210-4226395, 4199950

Spetses Hydrofoils: +30 22980-73141