Hydra · Hydra Island, Saronic Gulf · Greece

Λιμάνι Ύδρας

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easy

9/10

best: morning, evening

romantic, peaceful, nostalgic

A local would say...

The only island in Greece where the only sound is your own footsteps — no motor vehicles have been allowed here in decades.

An island with no motorised vehicles — no scooters, no motorcycles, no cars. The only transport is donkeys, water taxis and your own legs. Hydra Town's picturesque harbour is lined with tiers of neoclassical mansions rising up the hillsides, and the complete absence of engine noise creates an atmosphere unlike any other inhabited Greek island. The Lazaros Koundouriotis Mansion — home of a major player in the Greek War of Independence — is the island's finest historic building.