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