A classy island called Spetses

The perfect short break get away

By taking the fast catamaran (speed boat), you can reach Spetses in just two hours (some routes can take up to 2hrs and 45 min). Just imagine, you can set off from Athens in the morning, and be enjoying fresh fish on elegant old Harbour in time for lunch! You can also reach all these stunning Saronic islands by car (except for Aegina): Stay tuned to read more in our “Take the road trip to Spetses” story. Even if you’re only planning to visit Athens for a few days, it really is worth putting aside an extra two days to discover one of these islands. Athenians consider them the perfect Greek island getaways!

Reasons Spetses is a classy island #1

I found it really hard to decide on the best title for this story: there are so many wonderful descriptions about Spetses, but in the end, I considered “A classy island called Spetses” as the most appropriate. Let me explain why: “Classy” because of its pivotal and courageous role during the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire. The flag of Greek revolution was first raised in Spetses back in 1821. Classy too, because of the arresting neo-classical house and statue dedicated to the Greek female revolutionary heroine, Bouboulina; because of the captivating Spetses Museum; and the historic distinct of Kounoupitsa; because of the island’s proud maritime tradition under the Venetians; because of landmark Anargyreios School (immortalised by John Fowles in his novel The Magus), and its spectacular sunsets and old-world glamour; because of the stately old mansion houses – and last but not least, because of the well-groomed grandmothers sitting n the painted doorways of their pretty white-washed cottages.

Reasons why Spetses

is a classy island

#3

A “Classy island called Spetses” because of its flag and its slim lanes lined with Instagram-worthy pebble mosaics; its exciting Armata celebrations every September (where fireworks rain over a model Ottoman vessel set alight at sea); of its classic cars rally, and annual mini marathon, Spetsathlon, that draws competitors from around the world; and because of its spiritually exhilarating Greek Orthodox Easter celebrations. Small and exclusive, Spetses is a classy island that everyone should visit at least once in a lifetime!

When to visit Spetses

Spetses is great to visit almost all year round. As expected, you will find many Greeks during August, Orthodox Easter and the summer weekends, because many have summer houses here. The ideal timing for visiting Spetses is during the second half of September, when the weather is still perfect (temperature wise it feels almost like summer) and you’ll find it much less rammed. Spetses is a destination which travellers can visit from early March until mid November: the scenery might change during the seasons but the class, elegance and beauty of the island remain always the same.

Stay tuned to find out more about the classy island called Spetses!