• Bouboulina’s Museum: The beautiful and historic mansion of Laskarina Bouboulina is over 300 years old. This privately-owned museum offers guided tours telling the story of this most unusual of national heroes. Fighting alongside the men, she was hugely instrumental in bringing about the end of 400 years of Ottoman rule in Greece. Each summer during July and August the museum hosts a cultural festival with music from rock to opera, as well as theatrical productions and children’s events. It is located just past the Dapia (main harbour), right behind the church of Ayios Antonios. The time table of guided tours is posted at the entrance of the museum. Phone number: +30 22980 72416
• The Spetses Museum: This state-run museum is housed in the imposing 18^th century mansion that once belonged to Hatziyiannis-Mexis, one of the island’s benefactors and main figures in the Greek Revolution of 1821. The exhibits represent more than 4000 years of cultural history and include the bones of the aforementioned Bouboulina, as well as local costume and archaeological artifacts. It is easily located using the sign-posts which begin in the town centre. Phone number: +30 22980 72994

• The church of Ayios Nicholas, once a monastery, is now Spetses’ Cathedral. This monastery played a large part in the struggle for Greek liberation from the Ottomans. It was built in 1805 and is situated at the entrance to the Old Harbour. There, one can also find the exhibition “Spetses House”, which shows how people on the island lived in the past.
• Situated by the lighthouse at the furthest reach of the Old Harbour, the church of The Holy Virgin of Armata was built by the Koutsis family to commemorate the naval battle which took place on the 8^th of September 1822 in those waters.
• All Saints Monastery sits over-looking the southeastern side of the town. Around the small church, the wife of a local captain, Sofronia Ginis, founded the women’s monastery in 1830. The monastery is open to visitors at certain times, and provides a fabulous view of the area. The nuns sell eggs from their chickens and make their own milk and cheese, also for sale. There one can also find one of the island’s two cemeteries, where many of Spetses’ great historical figures are buried.

• Sotirios Anargyros’ Mansion: The two-story, neoclassical building with Ancient Egyptian elements, was built in 1903-1904 by Sotirios Anargyros (a national and local benefactor). This mansion is an attraction of historical significance. It is located just past the Dapia (main harbour), right behind the church of Ayios Antonios.
• Anargyrios and Korialenios School: Funded by national benefactors and sponsors Sotirios Anargyros and Marinos Korialenios, it was opened on 1^st October 1927 by the then Greek Prime Minister, Eleftherios Venizelos. The first headmaster of the school was Eric Sloman. It was run as a public school modeled on Eton and Harrow, with both boarders and day-students, and could count among its students children of the most important families of the day from all over the world. It stopped operating as such in 1983, and today its five buildings house the island’s high school, alongside frequent world-class scientific summer schools and symposiums. Its alumni include the former Prime Minister Georgios Rallis, and its teaching staff once included writer John Fowles, giving him the setting and inspiration for his classic novel, The Magus. It is situated at the west end of the town of Spetses.
• Spetses Lighthouse: It is one of the two first lighthouses ever to operate on the Greek lighthouse network (the other was on the island of Tzia). It was first built in 1831, and replaced by the stone one which still exists today in 1885. Its tower makes up just under 12m of its total height of 27m. It became automated in 1986, and can be found at the furthest point of the Old Harbour.
• Bekiri’s Cave: Historically, this cave was used as a refuge in times of danger, particularly during the Ottoman rule, and also during the Nazi Occupation. Access to the cave is possible by land or by sea. Inside the cave there are many stalagmites and also a small sandy beach. The main entrance to the cave is at the end of a small path, starting at the northern end of Anargyri beach.

• Ayia Marina or Paradise Beach: Fully organized beach, around 1.5km east of the town of Spetses. There is a restaurant, a beach bar, sunbeds, umbrellas and water sports. It is easily reached on foot, by bicycle, motorbike, taxi or traditional horse-drawn buggy, or by using the Ayii Anargyri bus, which leaves the town from Ayios Mammas beach.
• Xylokeriza: Beautiful pebble beach, about 6km southeast of Spetses town. It has sunbeds, umbrellas and a canteen. Access is possible by motorbike, land- or water- taxi or by catching the Ayii Anargyri bus.
• Anargyri Beach: Fully organized beach with pebbles and some sand, on the south side of the island, approximately 11km from the town center. It has a taverna, a beach bar, sunbeds, umbrellas and water sports. The famous Bekiri’s Cave is located here. There are caiques which leave the Dapia each morning, returning mid-afternoon, but of course you can go by motorbike, taxi or on the Ayios Mamas-Ayii Anargyri bus line.
• Ayia Paraskevi: Picturesque sandy beach on the south side of the island, approximately 12km from the town center. It is not organized, but its pine trees will offer their shade to those willing to visit Ayia Paraskevi. Access is possible by motorbike or by taxi. Some caiques will call here.
• Zogeria: Beautiful sandy beach, on the west side of the island, about 6km from the town of Spetses. There are sunbeds, umbrellas and a traditional taverna. Can be reached by motorbike, taxi or caique.
• Vrellos: Pine-clad beach on the northwest coast of the island, approximately 6km from the town center. It has a beach bar, sunbeds and umbrellas. Access is possible by motorbike, by taxi or by the Vrellos bus line, which departs from outside the Poseidonion Hotel.
• Kaiki Beach: Fully organized beach about 1.5km to the west of Spetses town, right in front of Anargyrios & Korgialenios School. There are, two beach bars and a restaurant, as well as sunbeds, umbrellas, beach-volley court and water sports. It is easily reached on foot, or by motorbike, bicycle, taxi, horse buggy and by the Posidonio-Vrellos bus line.

The traditional wooden caiques run the following routes during the tourist season: Spetses – Costa, Costa -Spetses

They start early in the morning and stop around sunset or later, departing from the Dapia. There is no timetable for this service, as they wait until the boat is full enough to go, so a short wait is a possibility. Tickets are €2.5 one-way.

To the Beaches: Anargyri, Paraskevi, and Zogeria

Boats to these beaches leave from the Dapia after about 10.30am. Times vary, so you should check beforehand. The same boat will bring you back to the Dapia around 5pm (again, variable, so important to check). Timetables and ticket prices are listed at boarding point.

• Tziamos: +30 6973886407
• Delimitros: +30 6944910790, +30 22980 74121
• Terzakis: +30 22980 74860
• Stanathiotis: +30 22980 75364
• Kokkoris: +30 22980 73584/74919
• Skarmoutsos (bicycles only): +30 6977640777, +30 22980 72209
• Nikos (bicycles only): +30 6946087748
• Gidopoulos: +30 6973097856
• Bratopoulos: +30 22980 72335, +30 6932330114

ATTENTION! During the tourist season curfew applies from 19.00 to 02.00, where motorised traffic is prohibited (i.e. mopeds, motorcycles and quad bikes) on the coastal road from Kounoupitsa all the way to the Old Harbour.

There are two bus routes in operation during the summer months, running east and west out of town.

• From Ayios Mamas to Ayia Marina/Paradise Beach, Kouzounos, Xylokeriza, Anargyri Beach and ending at Paraskevi beach.
• From Poseidonion Square to Kounoupitsa, Patralis Restaurant, The Spetses Hotel, Kaiki Beach, and Ligoneri, ending at Vrellos beach.

Bus times change depending on the season and the timetables and ticket prices are posted at the starting points.

There are two pharmacies on the island, both located in the town of Spetses near the Clock Square. There is also a Community Clinic within walking distance from the beach of Ayios Mamas.

• Pharmacy 1: +30 22980-72256
• Pharmacy 2: +30 22980-72480
• Community Clinic: +30 22980-72472

There are two open air cinemas on the island, that usually carry two screenings each every evening. Both are within walking distance from the port of Spetses.

• Μarina: +30 22980-72110
• Titania: +30 22980-74651