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Hydra · Mandraki & the east · Μανδράκι

Mandraki, the shipyard bay

The sheltered bay east of town where Hydra's ships were once built and laid up, with a sandy beach below an old fort

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Mandraki & the east · Hydra

About Mandraki

Mandraki is a deep, sheltered bay about 1.5 km east of the harbour, reached by a coastal path or by boat. In the days of the great merchant fleet it served as a shipyard and a safe winter anchorage, and the walls of the old batteries that guarded it still stand on the rocks. Today it has one of the very few sandy beaches on the island, now run by a resort hotel, with water sports and a beach restaurant. Beyond it, paths continue east into the wild end of the island.

Where to stay

Where you'll wake up in Mandraki

Where to eat

Tables we love in Mandraki

Beach restaurant
Mandraki Beach Restaurant

Mandraki · Mandraki & the east

The restaurant of the Mandraki Beach Resort, open to outside guests, cooking Greek and cosmopolitan dishes and seafood on the sand of Mandraki bay.
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Within an easy drive

Around Mandraki

Aerial view along Hydra's barren, rocky spine falling to the open sea

Zourvas

The convent at the far eastern tip, a long day's hike along the ridge from here.

Good to know

Before you go to Mandraki

Getting there

On foot along the coastal path east from the harbour, about 25 minutes, or by water taxi. Guests of the resort have their own boat service.

When to go

June to September for the beach; spring and autumn for walking on to the east.

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