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Hydra with kids is all about real food and you will find many family taverns and good quality restaurant with come cooked food and fresh choices right on the beach. Hydra has some very good restaurants and taverna’s with large choices of fresh fish and meat that your kids will love. Hydra with kids is relaxing because your children will make new friends instantly and do not have to entertain them.

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Because the island is car-free, kids are free to run around.

There is a primary school and there are kids playing outside everywhere. Hydra has about 2000 permanent inhabitants. This beach is a bit further away and can only be reached by boat or water-taxi. The pebble beach of Plakes at the ‘Four Seasons’ hotel is perfect for young children.Ĭhildren can play safely on the beach and in the gardens, the food in the taverna is excellent. Other family-friendly beaches are Vlychos beach and the beach at Castello. With a toddler – not with a baby- it is also very good in Bisti Beach and the Saint Nicolas Bay. The beaches on Hydra with kids are mostly quiet, no noisy beach bars and no mass tourism. This makes the sea extremely clear and clean. Hydra with kids gives the opportunity to make new friends. It’s wonderful to just sit or walk in the port and watch yachts, ships, ferry boats and even large cruise ships with people from all over the world come and go. You can find them everywhere and kids will love petting them. Because there is no traffic, the island cats are friendly and happy. Besides donkeys, Hydra has many island cats. Make sure you bring a hat and water during your hike in the summer! Kids love donkeys and catsĪll transportation on the island is operated by donkeys or handcarts. If your children are older, you can opt for the many paths around the island. To explore the island or to visit the beaches, you can use a water taxi. Car free Hydra with KidsĬan you imagine a place where your kids can run around freely without being afraid of the traffic? One of the best things about Hydra is that there are no cars allowed on the island.

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For more information on how to get there, please check my family guide for Hydra with Kids.

It is easy to manoeuvre the ramp to the boat with a stroller. It takes little over an hour to get there from Piraeus port with the Flying Dolphins ferry boat and 2 hours with the catamaran. My experience is that the staff on the ferry boats is usually very helpful with my luggage and the children. You can choose the small hydrofoil Flying Dolphin boats or the larger and more comfortable, catamaran high speed boats. There are 2 ways to get to Hydra: by sea taxi from the mainland (Peloponnese) or from the Piraeus port with the ferry boat. It is separated from the Peloponnese by a narrow strip of water. Hydra is part of the Saronic Islands group located in the Aegean Sea between the Saronic Gulf and the Argolic Gulf.

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