The island of Hydra — less than two hours south of Athens by ferry — offers the ideal Greek island experience, and doesn’t even require a long journey across the Aegean. It has one real town, no real ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have declared a state of emergency on the resort island of Hydra after a power failure blacked out the island and disrupted its water supply. The blackout ...

The Greek island of Hydra has one town, no real roads, no cars, and not even any bikes. Zippy taxi boats whisk you from the brisk little port to isolated beaches and tavernas. Beasts of burden climb ...

The island of Hydra — less than two hours south of Athens by ferry — offers the ideal Greek island experience, and doesn’t require a long journey across the Aegean. But those who come here with an ...

Hydra is at first glance no different from its neighbors. Like other islands in the Aegean Sea, it has white-washed streets, fragrant jasmine-filled air and breathtaking vistas of the shimmering blue ...

It was a place where visitors lost their inhibitions, my cooking school mistress in Athens said disapprovingly. Many of the Mykonos revellers were airline crew from the US, the UK and Australia. “They ...