Why Hydra is a special island

Hydra, a small model island, with its peculiar architecture and picturesqueness, is a shining example of an untouched Greek landscape, in which the beauty of Greece remains indestructible and unaffected by harmful processes.

The island is famous for its natural beauty, for the quiet life it offers to its visitors during the day, but also for the intense cosmopolitan life it offers at night.

The visitor can walk on the waterfront, where the heart of the city beats, to tour the tourist shops located on the beach, to admire the old Mansions, to visit the Museums of Hydra and also to climb the narrow cobbled streets to find in the oldest district of the city, in the medieval fortified settlement of Kiafa and from there to enjoy the view that reaches the Peloponnese.

In Hydra there are no cars or other wheeled vehicles and the movements are done only with boats, human feet and donkeys, which makes Hydra even more picturesque.

Also in Hydra there are no industrial units, with the result that there is no pollution of the environment. For this reason, Hydra is the paradise of the walker and the nature lover, as its diverse natural environment, together with its mild climate, favors hiking all year round.

Hydra is small in size, thus giving the walker the opportunity to obtain an overall picture of the island, through nine main routes that delimit respective paths, which total more than 80 km and spread throughout the island.

The walker can follow with his own means, the self-guided routes and free to compose his own personal experience, relaxing among wildflowers, such as rare spinach, cyclamen, poppies, as well as pines, cypresses, thyme, shrubs and perennials. that complete the scene.

As a conclusion of the above, the beautiful island of Hydra is for its inhabitants, but also for visitors, "a market of wellness and good health".

The historic island of Hydra is protected by UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture as a "World Heritage Site". Therefore, it is ensured that the unique natural beauties of the island will not be altered by oversized hotels and similar tourist facilities, which could alter the traditional hydraulic architecture of the 17th century.

Hydra, rich in history and traditions, is still a source of inspiration and creation for artists and intellectuals. Gathered and gathers from time to time many personalities of Art and Letters from Greece and abroad, who create thematic exhibitions, speeches, concerts and cultural evenings on our island.

Hydra, easily accessible from Piraeus, the Peloponnese and the other islands of the Saronic Gulf, remains the jewel of the Saronic Gulf and one of the most important resorts in Greece.