Angelica VIP Boutique Hotel
Hydra - Greece

Hydra is famous for its traditional picturesque, where the visitor can enjoy 200-old stone mansion still standing strong. So strong, as a matter of fact, that some are still in use by the elite population of Hydra and therefore not available for public viewing of their interiors. Others are used as public service bureau. The Tompazis mansion had been a School of Arts and is now a guesthouse exclusively for art students. The Sahtouris mansion now shelters the National Merchant Marine Academy in Greece. The Kountouriotis mansion has been acquired recently by the Greek ministry of civilization and is currently being renovated. Other famous mansions are the Boudouris, the Voulgaris and the Rafalias.

The nearest church, right in the centre of the harbour, is the Metropolis of Hydra. Assumption of the Virgin Mary distinguished by its tall prominent clock tower, with the church's bells that announce religious events. There are also other churches with beautiful domes supported by marble arches, like Agios Ioannis and Ipapanti. The newest church on the island is Agios Konstantinos of Hydra, which is built upon the Sains old family house. This is an elaborate church with wooden sculptures and a gold plated temple. Among the multitude of churches on the island there are also a number of monasteries and convents like the monastery of Prophet Elias and the convent of Agia Efpraxia, both lying on mount Eros-500 metres high. You can make your visit here either by a lovely one and half hour hike, or a memorable donkey ride. Other monasteries are Agias Trias (Holy Trinity), and Agios Nikolaos and convents are Agia Matrona and the convent of Zourva, in the very east of the island. The historical museum of Hydra is housed in a traditional style building recently erected on the same spot were the old one used to stand.