Along with animals or by feet, ascents to the mountains are taking place, in order to visit the Monastery of Prophet Elias and Saint Eutaxy or to reach the top of mountain Eros. The convent of Saint Eutaxy, is located in the center of the island and it can be reached by anyone after a course of 2 hours approximately. In the church which was built in 1821, you can see and buy very beautiful handworks. Near it is located the monastery of Prophet Elias. It is a simple but a beautiful male monastery, inside which has been imprisoned for some time Theodoros Kolokotronis. At the East part of the island, you can find the monastery of Virgin Mary of Zouvra. It is a beautiful monastery, with a unique view. It was founded in 1814. Other remarkable monasteries are the ones of Saint Matronas, Saint Nikolas and last the one of the godhead, where "impassable" is in hold for good.

Using a boat or the caique, you start from the port, pass along the Kamini, Blyhos, Palamida, and you reach the bay of the Molos. Next, at Kaumethe, a seashore with grit and you turn out to the bay of Bisti, the one with the big sandbank. Passing along the SouthWest edge of the island, you come to the bay of Saint Nicholas and in the row you come across the Nisiza, the seashore with the pines, Klimaki and Limioniza. Completing the cruise of the island, you pass the NorthEastern edge where you meet the foreland of Zouvra and you reach the last bay before the port of Hydra, the Mandraki, an old war port of the island. The cruise of Hydra is a daily cruise, which is being made daily with a caique which sails at 11.00 am from the port.

Daily cruises to Poros, Ermioni, Dokos, Spetses, Porto Heli are being organised, and during July & August, with a little ship to the festival of Epidavros.


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