HYDRA

Hydra island has 2.719 inhabitants, which due to non-fertile soil, are mainly dependent in fishing and tourism.  It is an extremely picturesque and cosmopolitan island with restored mansions, an old picturesque harbor with cannons, museums, monasteries, and nautical school which highlight its important historical significance.Ferries arrive regularly from Piraeus (the port city adjacent to Athens), as well as from the port in Nafplion, which is on the nearby Peloponnese coast.  Besides few cleaning facility trucks, motor vehicles are not permitted on the island therefore donkeys and water taxis are the only means of public transportation.  The inhabited area, however, is so compact that most people walk everywhere.