A day in Hydra - Greece - with the Star Flyer sailing ship
Amongst all nice places we did visit during our sailing journey was certainly HYDRA.
Not so far away from Athens, Hydra has everything one searches in the Greek islands.
White and blue houses, a nice and busy port, plenty of shops and even more terrases.
Here is what Star Clippers cruise company writes about Hydra :
It looks barren and rocky, but the narrow harbor of Hydra hides a surprise, a town of stately mansions all built around 1800 by blockade runners who had made fortunes outwitting the British during the Napoleonic Wars. Many of Hydra's merchants were also celebrated naval heroes during the Greek fight for independence from Turkey in the 1820s. Another surprise is that there are no cars, so if you want to see the spectacular view from the Monastery of Ilias you'll have to ride a donkey to the top.
Additionally you have to know that Leonard Cohen stayed on this island for a while and he composed even a few world hits here!
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