Profitis Ilias Monastery Hydra

Steep Climb, Tricky to Find Starting Point

The hardest part of this hike is finding the starting point. There is a map of the hiking trails of Hydra at the port. Standing in the mid point of the port, looking at the water, the sign is to you...

Magnificent view of Hydra from the top

If you hike up to the monastery in Summer , go early . It's all uphill and incredibly hot . Take plenty of water as you can't buy en route . Take hats and sunscreen . Google maps doesn't work in that ...

Bring plenty of water.......long trek.....but worth it for the views!

Did the trek (and it is a trek), in May on a cool day, with the afters of a wind storm still blowing around. It takes c 45/60 mins depending on your fitness levels. Th path is not that well sign poste...

Great View

The views from the monastery were fantastic and offered a different perspective from the port. This is a relatively easy trek on foot but even more fun on horseback !

Beautiful hike

Beautiful hike that took us 4 hours, including our l hour lunch at the top and many stops to enjoy the gorgeous views. Bring plenty of water, we did and were happy, lots of exposed sections. Well wo...