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Arriving on the island of Hydra, we were invited into
the office of the mayor of the island Dr. George Koukoudakis.
History
Dr. Koukoudakis gave us a historical overview and told
us about the seafarers and sponge divers.
Hydra’s glorious history starts in the 18th century.
140 warships were built here, thats why, at the time the island had the
nickname Small Britain.
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A famous son of the island was Admiral Andreas
Miaoulis, commander of the naval forces during the Greek War of Independence.
His heart and the bones are buried in the Museum of Hydra. The museum is
located in the Church of the Assumption. The building from the 17th century is
at the same time cathedral of Hydra.
n 1749, the first Merchant Marine Academy in the world, still operating
today, was founded. The tiny island is the birthplace of five Greek Prime
ministers and of the first President of the Hellenic Republic.
In the past, Hydra has been declared by UNESCO as the
best preserved Mediterranean island. This is why Richard Branson, owner of
Virgin Atlantic received no planning permission for his hotel resort.
Festivities
The island of Hydra is has a lot of popular festivals.
Dr. Koukoudakis just mentioned some of them.
Easter is of great popularity with tourists not least because of the island’s
unusual local customs. E.g. Good Friday, the Epitaph is submerged in the sea to
bless the waters and bring luck to divers and seafarers.
The most famous resident of Hydra of our time is Leonard Cohen. He started his career on the
island of Hydra. In the summer of 2015, his sons intend to organize a concert
in his honor, here.
End of June is the Miaoulis Festival to
honor the most important man of the Greek Revolution of 1821, Admiral Andreas
Miaoulis. The three-day festival ends with fireworks and the symbolic burning
of a Turkish flagship.
Tourism
The tourism Hydra is more of a green tourism. Besides
water sports, excursions and cooking classes are offered.
Local products
Cheese, honey and goat meat is produced on the island.
The goats drink salt water, which gives the meat a particularly good taste.
specialty of Hydra is the almond sweets Amygdalota. We could not leave
the mayor and his representative John Pelegris without tasting taste this
delicacy.
See also The island of Hydra- A
flying visit
Disclosure: The visit was part of the Athens One
day Cruse, we were kindly invited by Hydraiki but all opinions about our experiences are our
own.
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