The Hydra City Guides answer what every visitor to this car-free island ends up asking: which tavernas up the lanes beat the ones where the ferries tie up, where to swim off the rocks for free, how early to start the climb to the monasteries and when to claim a table on the western rocks for sunset. Each guide is a short, honest list that tells you why a place is worth the walk, what to order or look at and one useful tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Hydra City Guides
- 105 places
- 5 guides
- 7 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The five Hydra guides
Food guide
24 places
Family tavernas in the town lanes, fish lunches on the coast at Kamini, Vlychos and Mandraki, sunset terraces on the western rocks, then coffee, bakeries and almond sweets.
Things to do guide
20 places
Captains’ mansions and the harbour museums, the coast path to Kamini, stepped climbs to hilltop monasteries, and swims and boat beaches out to Bisti.
Nightlife guide
21 places
Harbour cocktails, sundowners on the rocks below the cannons, slow evenings in Kamini, Vlychos and Mandraki, late dinners and the open-air cinema.
Day trips guide
18 places
Swims you can walk to, pebble coves by water taxi, hikes to Mount Eros and the far monasteries, and fast boats to Spetses, Poros and Aegina.
Budget guide
22 places
Free rock swims and monastery walks, museums for a few euros, gyros, bakeries and sweets, and the tavernas that still charge fairly.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Taverna Christina
Kamini, a 20-minute walk west of the harbour
A family place above the little fishing harbour of Kamini, where octopus and calamari come off the charcoal grill and a 200 ml carafe of house wine costs about €4. Reason enough to walk out of town at lunchtime. From the food guide.
Prophet Elias Monastery
Above Hydra town, 1 to 1.5 hours uphill on foot
A broad stepped path climbs about 500 metres from the port to this working monastery, and the view opens up with every bend. From the courtyard you look down on the town and over to the Peloponnese, and the monks often bring out cold water. Entry is free. From the things to do guide.
Hydronetta
Coastal path west of the port, a 5-minute walk
Terraces cut into the rocks under the old cannons, with ladders down into clear water. Swim in the afternoon, watch the sun sink behind the Peloponnese and simply stay on into the night; cocktails run around €12. From the nightlife guide.
Plan your days in Hydra
Day one: walk the horseshoe harbour while it is quiet, step into the cathedral courtyard behind the clock tower, climb to Prophet Elias Monastery before the heat, then swim off the rocks at Avlaki and stay for a sunset drink at Hydronetta. Day two: follow the coast path to Kamini for grilled octopus at Taverna Christina, carry on to Vlychos or take the beach boat to Bisti for pine shade, and finish with dinner up the lanes in town. For a rainy or slow day, see the Historical Archive and the Kountouriotis mansion, whose ticket also opens the Tetsis studio, then linger over lunch at Paradosiakó and croissants and coffee in the lanes behind the port.
Questions about the Hydra guides
What do the Hydra City Guides include?
Five guides covering 105 places: food, things to do, nightlife, beaches and day trips, and budget. Each entry explains why it is worth going, where it is, what to know about opening times and one tip you can use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to create.
Do the Hydra guides work without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline afterwards, ticks and notes included. Opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Hydra guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Greek. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and all five together are €19.99.
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