Best Spetses Beaches, Attractions & Museums

Agii Anargiri Beach

One of Spetses most popular beaches, Agii Anargiri has water sports equipment rentals, beach bars, and restaurants. The waters are exotically blue.

A photo of the beach of Agios Mamas in Spetses Town and island houses in the background.

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Agios Mamas Beach

Spetses Town

The beach of Spetses town is tiny and cute. It has easy access to nearby cafés and restaurants but you won't find sunbeds and umbrellas.

People on sunbeds at the Agia Marina (Paradise) Beach of Spetses.

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Agia Marina (Paradise) Beach

Tiny, cosmopolitan, fully-organized. Agia Marina is a sandy beach close to the port. Note: it seems that it's not the best value for money.

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Bouboulina's Statue

Spetses Port

The statue honors Laskarina Boubilina, the only female admiral ever, that contributed greatly to the cause of Greek Independence.

A Picture of the peninsula that hosts the Lighthouse of Spetses on its edge.

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Spetses Lighthouse

The first lighthouse in Greece, it was built in 1837. It's situated in a beautiful area ideal for a walk.

Spetses Why visit?

Its ancient name was Pityoussa.
Island with long maritime tradition that helped the 1821 Greek Revolution.
A car-free island!

A photo showing one of the rooms of the Bouboulina Museum in Spetses.

photo: Jean Housen / CC BY-SA 4.0

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The Bouboulina Museum

The house of a female admiral who spent her big fortune to build ships that she later led victoriously against the Ottomans during the Greek Revolution.

The exterior entrance and a part of the building that hosts the museum of Spetses.

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Spetses Museum (Chatzigiannis-Mexis Mansion)

Impressive mansion hosting a museum with interesting artifacts mostly from the 1821 War of Independence. Most items do not have information in English.