Landmark· Spetses· Greece — Ionian, Saronic & Argolic

Bouboulina Museum

37° 16.1′ N · 23° 9.3′ E

The 350-year-old mansion of Laskarina Bouboulina — merchant captain, admiral of the 1821 revolution and owner of the warship Agamemnon — shown by guided tour, with weapons, icons, furniture and a carved Florentine ceiling.

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OSM museum node (Pefkakia, behind the Dapia waterfront). Founded 1991 by Philip Demertzis-Bouboulis, a fourth-generation descendant, as a private non-profit. Wikivoyage reports it open daily in high season with guided tours in Greek and English several times a day and €5 admission (verify locally). Tel +30 22980 72077, info@bouboulinamuseum.com. Her bronze statue stands on the waterfront in front of the Poseidonion.

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The island's heroine and its seafaring past