Hydra is an island that you fall for … Colours of blue and white are playing and make your imagination travels before you land to the port.

This island is located in the Saronic bay and is one of the most cosmopolitan Greek islands. Only one hour with quick boat from the port of Piraeus. On Hydra you will see no cars, so prepare yourself to walk and explore the most elegant island and feel the charming atmoshpere. Visit the Bastions, the historical Archives Museum, the Merchant Academy, the Monastery of Agia Efpraxia..
Discover among numerous of restaurants the local food and the hospitality.

Visit Hydra on winter also.

You don’t have to walk. There are boats that go to all the beaches leaving regularly from the port. For those who want to walk and believe that the journey is often the best part, you won’t be disappointed. If you walk along the coast heading west, past Spilia and Avlaki, the rock platforms just outside the port where most people swim, after about 10 minutes you will come to Kamini, another village that is like an extension of the main village (if you imagine Hydra town flowing over the top and coming down the other side of the hill to the small harbor below). There are two beaches in Kamini, Megalo Kamini and Micro Kamini and there are a couple traditional fish tavernas in the port if you decide this is far enough.

Remember that no matter how tired you get at the end there will be a beautiful beach waiting for you, and you can always take the boat back. So continuing another 2 miles beyond Vlichos is Molos, surrounded by the pine trees that used to cover the island, and an old monastery that rumor has it Richard Branson wanted to turn into a luxury hotel until he finally gave up due to resistance from the locals. There are no restaurants or cafes so bring water, in fact bring water on any of your journeys on foot especially in the summer. Hydra gets hot and you will sweat. There are paths to the rest of these beaches but it is a lot easier to go by boat. Bisti is a beautiful pebble beach on the western tip of the island. The beach at Agios Nikolaos faces southwest and has sunbeds, umbrellas and kayak rentals. On the south side of Hydra is Limnioniza which you can reach by boat or on the path over the mountain. Most of these beaches, with the exception of Molos, refreshments available in the summer months. If you walk east from the harbor you will come to Mandraki, a small pebble beach owned by the Hotel Miramare where you can rent windsurfers and other watersport utilities.

Where to head next?

Keep exploring the best of Greece! After Hydra, the top destinations to visit are Porto Heli, Spetses, and Poros.