THE TOWN OF HYDRA

It's located about 160 kms from Athens and it's just a 2 hours ride by car. You can also get there by hydrofoils that depart from Piraeus; the trip lasts for 1.30 hour.

Main characteristic of Hydra is that there are no wheeled vehicles and the transportation of people is being made only by donkeys, a thing that makes
the Island even more romantic.

Architecture:
The Island's quaint traditional architecture, which combines insular
and land-lubber characteristics with simple houses and manors, differentiate with a quaint, but yet impressive architecture, which is not met in other
parts of Greece and abroad. This architecture is in every way unique and someone must come and see it for himself. Most of the town's constructions are from the 16th, 17th and 18th century.

The Manors of Hydra, stand witnesses to the economic bloomming the Island had, during the 18th century. These Manors stand imposing until today and impress with their size and magnificence. Also, they maintain their simplicity, by keeping a lot of elements from the simple, plain houses, but because of their size, they remind fortresses from the outside.

All the manors of Hydra are stone made and usually they are three or four stories tall, because of the sloping ground. Most of the Manors have got
external ladders, which lead to a flat roof. They have got rooms, which are spacy and high-ceiling. These rooms have got decorations, such as wall paintings, garlands, painted wooden ceilings, door cases and geometrical
drawings on the marple floor.

Photo gallery

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Hey taxi, follow those smugglers donkeys! :D
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hehe I got you! caught in the act!
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A small house near the top of the town on Hydra (Ydra), Greece
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Hey kitty!
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Welcome to my island...
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Any doubts that this town is a real paradise? Anyway, we have to continue our trip. Our next stop is all the way far to the north in the region of Macedonia; the city's name is Kastoria, a real pearl by the lake.

See ya!

My kind of place so quaint/authentic. Is it well-known by tourists?

My kind of place so quaint/authentic. Is it well-known by tourists?

Yes, it is; due to its proximity to Athens, just 160kms