AGII ANARGIRI

AKROGIALI Tel. + 30 22980 73695

SPETSES

7 ISLANDS HOTEL APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22980 73059, 73887 Fax + 30 22980 74113
ANNA MARIA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22980 73035, 73037
ARGO HOTEL – Agios Mammas – Tel. + 30 22980 72865, 29422 Fax + 30 22980 72107
ARMATA BOUTIQUE HOTEL – Dapia – Tel. + 30 22980 72683
ATLANTIS HOTEL – Agia Marina – Tel. + 30 22980 74122
CAMELIA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22980 72415
FAROS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22980 72613-4 Fax + 30 22980 72614
LEFKA PALACE Tel. + 30 22980 72311-3 Fax + 30 22980 72161
NEREIDES Tel. + 30 22980 73392 Fax + 30 22980 25596
POSSIDONION Tel. + 30 22980 72308, 72006 Fax + 30 22980 72208
SOLEIL HOTEL Tel. + 30 22980 72268, 72488 Fax + 30 22980 72841
SPETSES HOTEL Tel. + 30 22980 72602-4
STAR HOTEL – Dapia – Tel. + 30 22980 72214, 72728 Fax + 30 22980 72872
STELIOS Tel. + 30 22980 73280
VALIA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22980 74059, 74424 Fax + 30 22980 74064
VILLA ANESIS Tel. + 30 22980 72474, 73395
VILLA IRINI Tel. + 30 22980 73137
VILLA MARGARITA - Agios Fanourios – Tel. + 30 22980 75152 Fax + 30 22980 73102
VILLA MARTHA Tel. + 30 22980 72147, 72448 Fax + 30 22980 73750
YACHTING CLUB INN HOTEL Tel. + 30 22980 73400-1 Fax + 30 22980 74074

CAPTAIN STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22980 74446
CASTRO Tel. + 30 22980 75152, 75319 Fax + 30 22980 73102
VILLA ARGO Tel. + 30 22980 73087, 72849 Fax + 30 22980 73563

SPETSES

ADELFIA Tel. + 30 22980 72054, 74883 Fax + 30 22980 74319
AMORE - Dapia – Tel. + 30 22980 72865, 72107 Fax + 30 22980 29423
ANGELA Tel. + 30 22980 73919
MAKIS – KOSTAS Tel. & Fax + 30 22980 74497
MINA – JENNY Tel. + 30 22980 72385
ORIZONTES Tel. & Fax + 30 22980 72509
PANOS PENSION Tel. + 30 22980 73062
SORINA Tel. & Fax + 30 22980 73660
THEANO Tel. + 30 22980 73064
TWIN HOUSE APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22980 74432, Fax + 30 22980 74129
VICTORIA’ S STUDIOS – Agii Apostoli – Tel. + 30 22980 72158
VILLA ARETI – Dapia – Tel + 30 22980 75135, 75270
VILLA CHRISTINA Tel. + 30 22980 72218 Fax + 30 22980 74228
VILLA KALOMIRA – Agios Eleftherios – Tel. + 30 22980 72395, 73983 Fax + 30 22980 72395
VILLA MARINA -  Tel. + 30 22980 72646, 72660
VILLA MATA - Agii Apostoli – Tel. + 30 22980 72726
VILLA MIMOZA – Dapia – Tel. + 30 22980 73426, 75270 Fax + 30 22980 75170
VILLA TONIA Tel: + 30 22980 74081 Fax: + 30 22980 29426
ZOE’ S CLUB Tel. + 30 22980 74447-8 Fax + 30 22980 72841

There are frequent services by ferry boat from Piraeus port. The distance is 53 nautical miles (about 4 -5 hours), or by hydrofoil.
Spetses island is connected with Aegina, Methana, Poros, Hydra, Porto Heli and Ermioni.

For a road trip, you can reach the beach of Kosta and from there you will reach Spetses in just a few minutes by small boat, water taxi, or ferry.

Automobiles are not permitted within the town limits, but motorbikes are. There is also a summer bus service that takes you to most of the beaches around the island, as well as small boats and water taxis.

USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS
Port Authority of Piraeus + 30 210 4226000, 210 4511310 – 7
Port Authority of Spetses + 30 22980 72245
Flying Dolphins + 30 22980 73141 – 2
Tourist Police of Spetses + 30 22980 73100
Museum of Spetses + 30 22980 72994

HISTORY
Spetses was called Pityousa in ancient times. According to the archaeological finds yielded by excavations in the region of Agia Marina, the island was inhabited from the Bronze Age on.

In the 9th c. AD it was abandoned because of repeated Arab raids.
It was later reoccupied and under the Turkish domination Spetses received special privileges from the conquerors. The naval power it acquired enabled it to a play a leading role, with the neighboring island Hydra, in the struggle against the Turks.
Laskarina Bouboulina, one of the most heroic female figures in the Greek War of Independence of 1821, was born on Spetses.

The capital, SPETSES, is one of the most genteel and one of the most characteristic of the island towns. Several of its neoclassical houses are still preserved, giving it a very romantic atmosphere, which is further intensified by the ban on motor-cars and the use instead of attractive one-horse carriages.

The historic square of DAPIA is where the sea-captains assembled in 1821, and where the cannon were deployed. Today, it is a gathering place for holiday-makers, pulsating with life, with the outdoor tables of a wide range of coffee-bars and restaurants.

From Dapia to the old harbor is an interesting stroll on foot, or trip in a carriage. The House of Hatzigiannis, one of the nobles of Spetses, houses the museum (tel. + 30 22980 72994). This contains relics of the Greek War of Independence of 1821, some valuable letters and archives, a folklore collection and the bones of Bouboulina, a heroine of the 1821 Uprising.
Other notable buildings in the town include the House of Bouboulina and that of Markos Botsaris, another hero of 1821.

Near the lighthouse is the little church of the Panagia Armatas, built between 1826 and 1830 to commemorate the victory of the people of Spetses over the Turks.
Other interesting sights are the Anargyrios – Korgialeneios School, the Kapodistrias Cultural Club, the Cathedral of Agios Nikolaos and the Church of the Holy Trinity, built in 1793 at the highest point of the town.

On the west coast, near Agii Anargyri, is the Cave of Bekiris, in which the freedom fighters of 1821 sought refuge when pursued by the Turks.

BEACHES
All the beaches of the island can be reached by bus or by small boats: Agii Anargyri, Agia Paraskevi, Zogeria, Vrellas and Agia Marina.
The beach of Agia Paraskevi , on the southwestern part of the island, is a lovely cove surrounded by pine trees and lapped by blue-green water.
The beaches of Agios Nikolaos and Kounoupitsa are near the town.

NEARBY ISLANDS
To the south-east of Spetses lies Spetsopoula, a privately-owned island with lush vegetation.

TRADITION – EVENTS
The Anargyria, a festival including plays, lectures, exhibitions, etc., is held in the Anargyrios School every year in August.
In the middle of September, there is a re-enactment of a naval battle of Armata at the church of the Panagia Armatas near the lighthouse in the old harbor. The event includes athletic contests and folk dancing.