City guide Spetses
- Best Dessert Spots Politis (Dapia) - Famous for Spetsiotika Amygdalota (almond sweets) Amygdalota, almond cakes dusted with icing sugar, are the local sweet. The travel guide…
- Best Local Dish to Try Fish à la Spetsiota (baked fish with tomato, garlic, and breadcrumbs) Lazaros, in Kastelli a few hundred metres inland from Dapia, is an old taverna whose…
- Best Taxi/Ride App No cars allowed. Use the 'Spetses Water Taxi' service via phone +30 22980 72072 Visitors cannot bring a private car, and no ride-hailing app was named. Four land taxis…
- Bike/Scooter Rental Motos Kosta (Dapia) - Electric bikes €25/day, Scooters €30/day Bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles are the usual way around, and plenty are for hire. Only…
- Birdwatching Locations The Zogeria bay area during migratory seasons Turtledoves and quail migrate between Africa and Europe. In the early 20th century…
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Strictly prohibited due to high forest fire risk in summer A nationwide fire ban runs from 1 May to 31 October and covers campfires, bonfires…
- Budget Accommodation Klimis Hotel (near Dapia) approx. €65-€90/night depending on season Rooms are often small and summer prices are high. Book ahead for summer weekends and for…
- City Spetses Town, Spetses Island, Attic Islands, Greece Spetses, in the Saronic Islands, is a municipality in the Islands regional unit of Attica…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, applicable under EU/Greek tax law Yes. Undistributed income of a foreign company is attributed when the Greek taxpayer holds…
- Corporate Tax 22% standard rate in Greece 22 percent is the standard rate for legal entities. Credit institutions that use the…
- Cultural Districts The Dapia Harbor district Dapia is the town-centre harbour, with the ferries. The Old Harbour, about a half-hour…
- Currency & Banking Euro (€). 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Alpha Bank and Piraeus Bank have ATMs in Dapia Harbor Euro (EUR). On 22 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate was 1 EUR = 1.1205 USD, so 1…
- Cycling/Walking Paths The 25km island loop road (Coastal views and forest shade) Bicycles and motorcycles are allowed and are hired in town. Trails that encircle the…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 5% 5 percent. For an individual the withholding exhausts the tax on dividend income.
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 44% for income over €40,000 44 percent on employment, pension and business income above 60,000 euros, from tax year…
- Highway Access Island is car-free. Arrival via ferry/hydrofoil from Piraeus or drive to Costa and shuttle… There is no road bridge. Visitors park at Kosta on the Peloponnese for 5 euros a day and…
- Historic Buildings Anargyrios School of Spetses (Inspirational campus style) The Anargyrios and Korgialenios School was founded in the early 20th century by Sotirios…
- Historical Sites Bouboulina Museum (Home of the 1821 Revolution heroine Laskarina Bouboulina) The Bouboulina Museum is the mansion of Laskarina Bouboulina. It is private, founded in…
- Internet Speed 40-60 Mbps average; Starlink is available and recommended for high-bandwidth users As of August 2022, Spetses town had 4G from Cosmote and Vodafone, nothing from Wind, and…
- Local Heritage The island's 1821 Revolutionary flag (Light Blue and Red) Spetses was the first Greek island to raise the revolutionary flag, on the morning of 3…
- Main Train/Transit Hub Spetses Harbor (Ferries operated by Hellenic Seaways/Blue Star) Spetses has no railway. Boats use the ferry terminal in town. The municipality lists…
- Museums & Art Venues Spetses Museum (Housed in Hatzigianni Mexi Mansion) The Spetses Museum is the mansion of Hatzigiannis Mexis and opened as the state museum in…
- Must-See Landmarks Poseidonion Grand Hotel (Historic architecture since 1914) The Poseidonion Grand Hotel, on Dapia, opened in 1914 and is still a hotel. Phone +30…
- National Parks Nearby Hydra Island (Nature Reserve) - no motorized vehicles allowed There is no national park on Spetses. Sounio National Park, established in 1974 and about…
- Nearby Nature Escapes The Pine Forest trails covering 70% of the island's interior Pine forest covers much of the interior. Anargyros had pine seedlings planted in the…
- Networking Events Informal meetups during the Armata Festival or via the 'Spetses Expats' Facebook group The Armata week in September includes concerts and other cultural events. The Anargyrios…
- Popular International Cuisine Orloff Restaurant (Old Harbor) - High-end Italian-influenced Mediterranean Orloff Resort, at the Old Port, is a hotel with a pool. The travel guide does not describe…
- Population Approximately 4,000 residents 3,748 people in the municipality at the 2021 census. The town of Spetses had 3,661.
- Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets 230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
- Property Tax ENFIA (Annual property tax based on zone/size/age) ENFIA is the annual tax on property rights held on 1 January. For an individual it depends…
- Property Transaction Tax 3% plus notary/legal fees (approx 7-9% total cost) 3 percent of the taxable value on a transfer that is not charged VAT, plus a municipal…
- Public Transport Passes No city transit; local bus to Agia Anargyri beach (€3 per trip) There is no monthly transit pass. In high season two buses link the town with Agioi…
- Regional Travel Flying Dolphin (High-speed ferry) to Hydra (30 mins) or Porto Heli (10 mins) A high-speed ticket from Piraeus to Spetses was 50 euros one way on the 28 October 2026…
- Religious Sites Monastery of Agios Nikolaos (Patron saint of sailors) The Monastery of Agios Nikolaos, above the Old Harbour, is the cathedral and the patron…
- SIM Card Cosmote (best island coverage), Vodafone GR, Nova. Monthly 20GB data ~€15 Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova are the main networks, and a prepaid SIM needs a passport or…
- Scenic Viewpoints Profitis Ilias Chapel (The highest point on Spetses) The municipality gives the highest point as 245 metres. The chapel of Profitis Ilias…
- Short Term Rentals Airbnb and local guest houses (Meltemi, Villa Kalomira) ranging from €80-€250/night Armata Boutique Hotel, Economou Mansion and Orloff Resort are named places to stay. Orloff…
- Social Events for Expats Weekly gatherings at Roumani Hotel or sailing regattas at the Spetses Yacht Club The Spetses Classic Yacht Regatta is a June weekend of races in the strait between Spetses…
- Street Art Minimal; focuses more on traditional pebble mosaic (Choklakia) walkways An outdoor sculpture walk by Natalia Mela stands in the pine grove by the Old Harbour…
- Tap Water Not drinkable; brackish. Use bottled water or local spring water delivery for consumption Tap water is drinkable in most places a visitor would go. It often tastes poor, and many…
Fix pass: aligned Currency & Banking and Tap Water wording with the Greece comparison cities, Power with the country prep, and SIM Card with the national Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova entry; removed the dated island signal claim from SIM Card while retaining it under Internet Speed. Corrected research attribution and verification date. Explicitly recorded unsupported service locations, hours, prices and yoga arrangements under Not verified; museum hours and admission are present in the cited guide (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spetses).