Episkopi, the hidden upland

Episkopi is a small upland in the western half of Hydra, far from the sea and from any town, where a little soil once allowed the islanders to grow grain and keep animals. A handful of stone houses, old threshing floors and chapels are scattered across it, some still used as summer retreats by Hydriot families. There is no shop and no road; you walk in on the old mule paths. The name means 'bishopric', and tradition links it with an early church here. For hikers it is the most remote corner of the island.