I had never heard of Spetses before a friend mentioned anchoring there. We had bypassed it for Porto Chéli. But I looked into it and we decided to take the ferry over instead.
Spetses is like the St Barths of Greece (ironically just featured in Vogue a week before we went). Old money still vacations there, and the clothing stores were lovely but wildly out of my league (we can cruise because I don’t shop in these places).
Nonetheless the town is beautiful and has quite a history. It was here that Laskarina Bouboulina was the only female naval admiral leading battles and supplying ships during the Greek War of Independence in the 19th century. Her home has been turned into a private museum and we got the chance to visit.
As expensive as the shops are in Spetses, it costs nothing to wander the streets admiring the architecture. We walked from the main square down to the old port along the water.
We found a bar with a view of the old port for lunch and sat and admired all the classic yachts at anchor (it turns out we had just missed the Spetses Classic Regatta by two days).
After a slow walk back to town, stopping for ice cream and another drink, it was time to head back to the boat.
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