...The beautiful beaches with the grey color of the rocks and the blue of the sea, give to Hydra a natural
wild beauty and make it the ideal place for inspiration and
creation...
 Hydra
has got a lot of beaches with rocks or sand and pebbles. You
have got access to them on foot, with donkeys or sea transportation
means. Common characteristic of these beaches are the crystal clear
blue waters.
Close to the harbour is a beautiful rocky area
with deep blue water, called "Spilia",
which is ideal for diving. Some rocks can be used for sunbathing.
Next lies Hydronetta,
which is located to the most beautiful place, under the cannons
and on the rocks, to the same area as Spilia. You can also deep
dive here and sunbathe on the cemented rocks.
After Hydronetta there is Avlaki,
one amazing small beach full of pebbles which is lighted at
the night. You descend from some stairs right after Hydronetta
and you meet the beach with blue green waters and sunbathe places.
To the three above beaches you can go on foot,
as they are only a few minutes away from the main port of Hydra.
Also you can go to all the above beaches with
a sea taxi or tourist's boats and small boats.
Following the coastal road, we reach Kamini,
one small and natural port full of fishing boats. Right next
to it, there is Small Kamini, a beautiful small pebbled beach, ideal for children and sea
games. At Kaminia, place for family tourism, there are rooms
to rent and tavernas.
Continuing
the soily coastal road, we reach the beautiful, coastal settlement of Vlychos,
with magical views and magnificent sunsets, which also is ideal for family tourism.
Bright white cottages and houses with spacious, full of flowers yards, are spread out and reach the hills above the beach.
Among them, the quaint seaside chapels of St. Charalambos at the plateau of the peak of a rock emerging from the sea, and the one of the Saints Karpou and Papylou (1815) and St. Paraskevi which dominates the tempest tall rock by the beach, offering a unique and magnificent spectacle.
One of the most beautiful and organised beaches of Hydra is the organised and picturesque beach of Vlychos with gray pebbles and crystal clear waters, suitable for young children. Nearby there are picturesque taverns with fresh fish and traditional food and refreshment shops for coffee and drinks.
After the small port of Vlychos, you will find
the coastal settlement of Plakes
Vlychou, a beautiful and organised beach with blue
and clean waters. A few meters from the sea you will find a
Hotel with a bar and a restaurant, where you can enjoy cool
juices and delicious dishes.
Leaving Vlychos, after 20 min. of hiking and
crossing a 17th century old bridge, we reach the coastal area
of Palamida, a beautiful and sandy beach. There
you will find the Manor of Voulgaris and the house that Kapoudan
pasas lived. Close to the Palamida beach there is a place to
repaire boats and further the remotly beach of Saint Kiprianos.
After
Palamida, there is Molos, a close and quiet
cove with a beatiful pebbbled beach, 70 minutes from the main
port of Hydra.
After Molos there is Kaoumithi,
a non organised beautiful beach with large sand.
Bisti is a cove at the northern
of the island, surrounded by tall rocks. It is an organised
beach ideal for water sports, deep diving and scuba diving,
next to the pine tree forest.
Next beach, close to Bisti cove, is the beautiful
beach of Saint George, quiet and non organised,
between two pine-clad heels. There is the small church of the
named Saint.
From
the northern side of the island, we reach the cove of Saint
Nikolaos. An organised beach eith pebbles and crystal
clear waters and scuba diving. There are there sun decks and
unbrellas with tables, beach bar with beverages and fast food
and pine trees with shade. At some point there is also sand to
play the kids.
East there is Nisiza, a beautiful
pebbled beach, non organised, in a cove, surrounded by pine
trees.
Next is Klimaki, a big beach, non organised,
with pebbles and crystal waters, with some cottages and small
Churches.
After the "Spilia tis Fokias" and "Rigas" ,
we are to the most beautiful beach, Limnioniza,
with pebbles, non organised, which is offered for scuba diving.
After
Zouvra we reach Mandraki, the
old port, where its entrance was protected by two small cannons.
In Mandraki there is a beutiful beach, the
only in Hydra without pebbles. The beach is organised with water
sports, beach bar, taverns and a hotel.
It is located only a
few minutes from the port of Hydra island and you can go to
Mandraki either by walking or with a sea taxi from the main
port.
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