Villas on Spetses
Travel guide
Our guide to Spetses
With its cosmopolitan main town, its coastal beauty and its empty verdant hinterland, Spetses is a quiet, green island that’s hard to beat when it comes to car-free, carefree living.
Getting there
Fly to Athens, then either take a hydrofoil from Piraeus (2hr/3hr approx) or a transfer to Porto Heli (2hr30) followed by a hydrofoil (10mins).
Good to know
- Surface area: 27km2 (approx)
- Population: 4,100 (approx)
- Most famous (adopted) daughter: Laskarina Bouboulina, a heroine of the Greek War of Independence
- Architectural landmark: the Poseidonion Hotel, built in the style of the great hotels of the Côte d'Azur
- Literary inspiration: the author John Fowles, a one-time resident, set The Magus on Spetses, changing its name to Phraxos
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