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Life in Hydra centres around the gorgeous port. Whether you sail or ferry in, the spark-
ling boat-filled harbour and the bright light striking the tiers of carefully preserved stone
houses make a lasting impression. The harbour in high season is an ecosystem of its own,
with yachts, caïques, water taxis and sailboats zipping in and out. The marble quay is a
surging rhythm of donkeys, visitors, cafe denizens and boat-taxi hawkers. By night the
scene becomes a promenade: grab a chair, order a drink, and watch the world go by.
Of course, if you head back into the warren of port-side houses, and especially if you
climb the steep slopes banking away from the town centre, you get a totally different
view on Hydriot life. Grandmothers chat in quiet lanes about what's for dinner, and roads
peter out into dirt paths that head into the mountains, ever-changing in colour, depending
on the season and the time of day.
