Spetses tender landing
Spetses has no cruise berth. Ships anchor off the town and tenders bring passengers ashore on the town waterfront. Dapia Square, the Bouboulina Museum and the waterfront cafes are a few minutes' walk away.
Spetses Island, Greece
Spetses is a pine-covered island at the entrance to the Argolic Gulf, off the north-east Peloponnese, famous for its sea captains and for Laskarina Bouboulina, heroine of the Greek War of Independence. More about Spetses Island →
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Ship schedule by month
October 2026 · from today · all times local (Eastern European Time)
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Cruise Ships in Spetses Island
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Spetses Island day.
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Where is the Spetses Island cruise port?
Ships anchor off Spetses town and tender passengers ashore on the town waterfront. Dapia Square and the Bouboulina Museum are a few minutes' walk away, the Old Harbour is about 1.8 km east along the waterfront, and the mainland port of Kosta is a short boat ride across the strait.
Terminal
Getting to the Spetses Island cruise port
Bouboulina Museum → Spetses town harbour
0.4 km · ~5 min by car
Mansion of the heroine Laskarina Bouboulina behind the church of Agios Antonios in Dapia. Walk 400 m to the harbour, about 5 minutes.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
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Walk
Freeper person
~5 min
Short walk through Dapia; free.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
Spetses is a tender port: ships anchor off the town and tenders bring passengers ashore on the town waterfront. The town is car-restricted and best seen on foot; horse-drawn carriages wait at Dapia, a seasonal bus runs along the coast road, and water taxis leave from the harbour for the beaches. Fares are not published, so agree the price before you ride. No cruise shuttle is published.
Spetses Island Cruise Terminals
1 terminal
Eating in Spetses Island
- Casual lunch per person
- EUR 5–25
- per person
- Restaurant dinner per person
- EUR 10–50
- per person
Meal prices are approximate per-person ranges at cafes and restaurants in Dapia (lunch) and tavernas at the Old Harbour and Kounoupitsa (dinner).
Where to eat
Dapia waterfront
Cafes and casual restaurants around the harbour and Dapia Square, next to the tender landing.
Old Harbour
Tavernas and restaurants along the Old Harbour waterfront, a 25-minute walk east.
Kounoupitsa
Seaside fish tavernas west of Dapia.
Town lanes
Small cafes and tavernas in the lanes behind the waterfront.
Destination
About Spetses Island
Spetses is a pine-covered island at the entrance to the Argolic Gulf, off the north-east Peloponnese, famous for its sea captains and for Laskarina Bouboulina, heroine of the Greek War of Independence. Its single town stretches along the waterfront from the main harbour of Dapia to the Old Harbour, with grand captains' mansions, pebble-mosaic courtyards and few cars. Cruise ships anchor off the town and tender passengers ashore, a short walk from the Bouboulina Museum and the Spetses Museum. A day ashore can include a stroll or carriage ride to the boatyards of the Old Harbour and a boat trip to beaches such as Agioi Anargyroi.
- Climate
- Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. From June to August highs are about 31 to 34 C and lows 20 to 22 C; from December to February highs are about 14 to 15 C and lows 6 to 8 C. Rain totals about 490 mm a year, most of it from October to March, while June to September are almost dry.
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
Things to Do in Spetses Island
Bouboulina Museum
Behind the church of Agios Antonios in Dapia stands the 17th-century mansion of Laskarina Bouboulina, the sea captain who devoted her ships and fortune to the Greek War of Independence. A descendant founded the museum to save the house. Guided tours show her weapons, documents, letters, personal belongings and furniture from the 17th to the 20th century, under the carved Florentine ceiling of the grand salon. Her bronze statue stands nearby in Dapia Square. Tickets: adults EUR 7, reduced EUR 4, children 6 to 18 EUR 2.
Spetses Museum
The state museum of the island fills the late 18th-century mansion of Hatzigiannis Mexis, a local leader of the War of Independence. Its rooms hold prehistoric and classical finds, Roman sculpture, post-Byzantine and Russian icons, folk costumes and furniture, and a hall devoted to the War of Independence with the revolutionary flag, ships' figureheads and the bones of Bouboulina. Tickets EUR 4, reduced EUR 2.
Old Harbour (Palio Limani)
A walk east from Dapia along the waterfront leads to the Old Harbour, the historic heart of Spetsiot seafaring. Traditional wooden boats are still built and repaired in its boatyards, yachts and caiques fill the inlet, and the lighthouse stands at its entrance. Restaurants and bars line the quay, and the church of Agios Nikolaos, where the revolutionary flag was raised, stands on the way.
Beaches of Spetses
Pine forests reach almost to the sea all around Spetses. Agios Mamas and Agios Nikolaos beaches are within walking distance of Dapia, while Agia Marina, Scholes and Ligoneri have beach bars and water sports. Quieter coves such as Kouzounas, Xylokeriza and Vrellos lie further round the coast, and at Agioi Anargyroi, one of the largest beaches, you can visit Bekiris Cave. Boats from Dapia link the town with the far beaches.