Hydra and Spetses Islands, Greece

Spetses is a Greek island known as one of the most colorful islands. The fame of the island is from the past, because the first rifles exploded on Spetses and the Greek national liberation struggle started in 1821. Spetses is located near Athens and has long been an attraction for its inhabitants. The fame of the island does not end there. In the 50s of the XX century the island fell into the world's spotlight.
The English writer John Fowles spent several years on the island of Spetses and immortalized it in his works. Spetses attracts the visitors with its unique architecture, restaurants, yachts and sea taxis, which create the famous color of Spetses. 
They are located near the capital Athens. In the 1950s, Sophia Loren starred as Idra in film "The Dolphin Boy", and English writer John Fowles spent several years at Spetses, immortalizing the time on the island in his work.
Hydra and Spetses delight their visitors with unique architecture, streets where cars do not move, but only carriages, bicycles and motorcycles, restaurants, yachts, sea taxis, good weather and calm and clean sea water. Opposite to Hydra and Spetses, on the coast of the Peloponnese, is the Greek Riviera, where the seaside villas of the richest Greek families are located.
In addition to all the benefits, Spetses should be grateful for his fame and his nature. The good weather and the calm and clean sea water make the stay there quite complete. Hotel Poseidon is one of the historical landmarks of Spetses Island. It offers Belle Époque-style rooms and a spa.