Anchorage· Hydra· Greece — Ionian, Saronic & Argolic
Kamini Harbour (Hydra)
37° 20.9′ N · 23° 27.4′ E
A tiny fishing-boat harbour a 15-minute walk west of Hydra town, with a pebble beach, a castle-turned-bar and some of the island's favourite fish tavernas.
Practical
Sailingissues anchorage marker. The harbour itself is shallow and only for small fishing boats; in southerlies drop anchor in 6–8 m outside the west pier and take a line to it. Ferry wash running into Hydra is very annoying here. Ashore: Kodylenia's taverna in an old fisherman's house over the harbour, Castello in an 18th-century fort over the beach, and Pirofani a few minutes inland. On Good Friday the Epitaphios procession ends here and the bier is carried into the sea to bless the waters.
Best for
Lunch stop or southerly-wind anchorage with a taverna ashore
Season
Usable in southerlies; ferry wash always
Nearby
- Castello Bar-Restaurant (Kamini)Right here
- Hydra Easter (Epitaphios & Burning of Judas)Right here
- Kodylenia's Taverna (Kamini)Right here
- Avlaki Beach (Hydra)0.3 NM away
- Téchnē Restaurant (Avlaki)0.3 NM away
- Hydra Cathedral & Ecclesiastical Museum0.4 NM away
- Hydra Hospital & Medical Centre0.4 NM away
- Hydra Provisions0.4 NM away