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Hydra
Travelers with a taste for art and design wanting a car-free island with grand stone mansions.
Fitting Hydra into your route
About Hydra
Hydra bans motor vehicles entirely — donkeys, mules and water taxis handle all transport, which has helped keep its stone harbor town largely unchanged since the 18th and 19th centuries, when the island grew rich from shipping. It has long attracted artists and writers, including Leonard Cohen, who had a house here.
Weather on Hydra
Right now °C (°F)
Average temperature by month: Saronic Islands
| April | May | June | July | August | September | October |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18°C / 64°F | 22°C / 72°F | 26°C / 79°F | 28°C / 82°F | 28°C / 82°F | 25°C / 77°F | 21°C / 70°F |
Average afternoon temperature in °C across the Saronic Islands group, not measured on this island alone. Useful for spotting when it actually turns summer-warm.
Tips
- Leave the car behind — vehicles aren't allowed; luggage travels by donkey or handcart.
- Swim off the rocks near Spilia or take a water taxi to farther bays; the town itself has no sandy beach.
- Visit in the shoulder season, as summer day-trippers from Athens crowd the harbor.
