Greece
Idra
A picturesque island in the Saronic Gulf, known for its rich maritime history, elegant stone mansions, and car-free cobbled streets.
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Hydra (pronounced id-ra) rises to the peak of Mount Eros like a watchtower over the Aegean Sea. It’s famed for its sleepy character and rocky complexion. Cars are traded with pack donkeys (no automobiles are allowed!). And the main town, also called Hydra, filters out to a Mars-like backcountry of vermillion-tinged hills and farms. The main town might get busy with day-trippers from Athens during the peak season, but you’re more likely to meet a Greek goat than a tourist if you hit the hiking trails through the pine groves to wonderful Prophet Elias Monastery. At sunset, be sure to stroll the coastal path westwards to Vlychos Beach. A cold beer halfway at Kodylenias Resto offers visions of the Peloponnesian mountains topped with windmills across the strait.
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13 of the Best Off-the-Beaten-Path Greek Islands
Read more...Forget the body-packed beaches of Corfu. Dodge the snorkeler-filled lagoons of Crete. Ditch the pulsing party towns of Mykonos. There are plenty of other Greek islands: you just might not have heard of them yet. Cue this list. We’ll guide you from the rustic Dodecanese chain on the cusp of Turkey all the way to […]