km.
It is located in the so called Myrtoan Sea, at a
distance of 52 nautical miles from Piraeus and only
1,5 nautical mile from Peloponnese.
The capital is Spetses Town, extending
on the north east coast of the island, showing
how the central points of the settlement changed
over the years. It is formed by various districts
all concentrated over the eastern coast, facing
Porto Heli and Costa, two seaside towns in Peloponnese. |
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on the eastern coast, mainly
in the capital of the island.
Spetses is not very mountainous but it is organised around
one single peak, which is of course the highest, Profitis
Ilias, rising at an altitude of 300 m.
A large part of the island is covered
by a thick pine forest.
This forest is considered as a protected environment
and is part of the island's great beauty. |
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It is not the original forest that used to cover
Spetses during antiquity (that is why it was called Pitioussa, which means pine covered) but the one after the reforestation
financed by Sotiris Anargyros, a Spetsiote who made
a fortune in America and came back to develop his homeland.
Bays and little cricks surround Spetses,
forming some very nice pebble and sandy beaches,
usually boarded to tall pine trees. |
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