Drinking Water - The water supplied by the town is perfectly safe to drink and cook with but I personally prefer to use bottled water. Those with susceptible stomachs might find the change of water mineral content too much and should consider drinking bottled water only.

Power sockets are two pin and the voltage is 220 so bring an appropriate adaptor/transformer with you for your hair dryer etc. Don't forget that you will need a transformer for radios, cd players and the like if you are coming from the States. Island's supply is good during the summer months but there tend to be a few power cuts in wet weather. Bring a surge protector with you for your portable PC.

Greeks living abroad will of course need to contact their Embassy to renew their passports etc.and might find this section handy. But really we have included it for those who are not European and will need a visa to enter Greece.

The Spetses post office is situated on the inland road that runs parallel with the seafront road between Dapia and Ayios Mamas.

Water although the name implies water, Spetses has no natural water available. The water from the taps, etc, is supplied by the mains system via pipes that pump the water from a number of huge tanks above the town. The tanks are replenished on a daily basis with water that is shipped over from the mainland. Some houses on the island have their own fresh water cisterns and the town's water supply is augmented with this collected rainwater.

Since 2000 the telephone lines to Spetses have been digital and it is now possible to get ISDN and ASDL. Spetses has a telephone exchange operated by the National Provider OTE. The dialling code for the island is 22980 and this code, even when you're on the island, is required with the actual telephone number.

Since 2000 the telephone lines to Spetses have been digital and it is now possible to get ISDN and/or ADSL. There is just one internet café on the island and checking your email is easy if you really can't stay away from the office for long.