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Everyone approaches Hydra (
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) by sea. There is no airport,
there are no cars. As you sail in, you find, simply, a stunningly preserved
stone village with white-gold houses filling a natural cove and hugging the edges
of surrounding mountains. Then you join the ballet of port life. Sailboats, caïques
and mega-yachts fill Hydra's quays and a people-watching potpourri fills the ubi-
quitous harbourside cafes. Here, a mere hour and a half from Athens, you'll find
a great cappuccino, rich naval and architectural history, and the raw seacoast
beckoning you for a swim.
