Deciding where to stay in Hydra matters more than on most Greek islands, because Hydra is completely car-free. Where to stay in Hydra. And how steps you must climb to reach your hotel, shapes your whole visit. Most accommodation is in and around Hydra Town, the beautiful harbour capital, in converted stone mansions and homely … Read more
To get to Hydra you travel by sea, as the island has no airport and, being completely car-free, no road access either. The main way to get to Hydra is by fast ferry from the port of Piraeus in Athens. A scenic crossing of roughly one and a half to two hours across the Saronic … Read more
Hydra Town, known to Greeks as Chora, is the island’s capital and only real town, and one of the most beautiful island ports in the whole of Greece. Rising in a stone amphitheatre around a perfect horseshoe harbour, it is a place of grand captains’ mansions, marble-paved lanes, cafes and galleries, and it is entirely … Read more
Hydra beaches are unlike those of most Greek islands: instead of long sandy shores. The car-free island offers rocky swim platforms, pebble coves and crystal-clear water reached on foot or by water taxi. Right beside the town, sunbathers dive off concrete ledges at Spilia and Hydronetta, while a coastal walk leads to the pebble beaches … Read more
The best things to do in Hydra revolve around one rare quality: this is a Greek island with no cars. No scooters and no bicycles, where donkeys, water taxis and your own feet are the only way to get around. Just a short ferry from Athens in the Saronic Gulf, Hydra keeps a timeless, elegant … Read more