Spetses Kasteli

General information

The neighborhood of Kasteli is the oldest district of Spetses Town. It was first built in the 17th century and was destroyed by the Ottomans in 1770 as a punishment for the participation of the inhabitants in the Peloponnesian Revolt (also called the Orlov Revolt as it was initiated by the Orlov brothers) during the Russo-Turkish war.

Today, the neighborhood is full of box-shaped traditional two-story houses with clay tile roofs, large colored windows, and jasmine and citrus gardens surrounded by pebble mosaic alleys and a courtyard.

The church of Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) with its marvelous wood-carved iconostasis, the 19th century Chapel of Evangelismos with its double bell tower, and the remains of some Venetian fortifications nearby the Church of Agios Vassilios are the places worth visiting in Kasteli.