Athens-Hydra-Spetses 2025
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Athens to the islands of Hydra and Spetses, you can take a ferry from Piraeus (the port of Athens) to Hydra and then another ferry to Spetses, or take a direct ferry from Piraeus to Spetses and then to Hydra,Early morning you will be transferred to the port of Piraeus to pick your ferry to
Hydra. EmbarkaƟon and sail off to Hydra island. Ferry ride is around 2h. Upon arrival, make your own way
to the hotel which is walking distance from the port. Free aŌernoon. Hydra, built in the shape of an
amphitheatre on a slope overlooking the Argosaronic gulf, is one of the most romanƟc desƟnaƟons in
Greece. TradiƟonal stone mansions, narrow cobblestoned streets, secluded squares and above all the
banning of cars and the use of around 500 donkeys as means of public transportaƟon, explain the reason
why Hydra preserved its disƟncƟve atmosphere through the passage of Ɵme.visit the Historical Archive museum of Hydra. Hydra Island
existence was well known by the English Admiralty, and the likes of Napoleon and KapoudanPasha.
Whether by sail or steam, the Arvanites captains carved grooves that will never be lost. To salvage the
memory of all the struggles, culture and nobility, the tradiƟon of Greek benefacƟon had to play its part
here. A doctor and mayor of the island, Antonios Lignos, gathered and catalogued documents and original
manuscripts from the island’s archives. Also, ship owner and benefactor, Gikas Koulouras, built and offered
the original building of the Archive-Museum. Since 1996, when the more recent building was officially
inaugurated, the Museum receives numerous daily visitors and researchers, enabling them to tour it’s truly
impressive venues.
The exhibits are spread over two floors comprising a panorama of the contribuƟon of Hydra in modern
Greek history: figureheads, flags, guns and mκlιe weapons, uniforms, relics of the RevoluƟon, the Balkan
and World Wars, a large collecƟon of portraits and watercolors, the Charter of Rigas Feraios, a separate
secƟon with mementoes of the intrepid admiral Pavlos KountourioƟs that sealed through his brave spirit
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