Hydra

A touching film on the enduring love story between legendary Canadian folk singer Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse, Marianne Ihlen was screened at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival on Friday. “Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love,” by Nick Broomfield begins...

A majestic villa overlooking the town of Hydra in the Aegean is up for sale by the Sotheby's group with a price tag of 4.5 million euros ($5.1 million). Grande Dame was constructed in 1808 by Venetian architects and was...

Electricity and water supplies were restored on the Greek island of Hydra on Monday afternoon, after a power outage since early Sunday morning. The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) apologized for the blackout and said it had restored a fault...

Attica Regional Governor Rena Dourou asked that a state of emergency be declared for Hydra, since the island has been without electricity and water since 5:30 am on Sunday. According to the Athens News Agency, the governor said the blackout is...

Hundreds of people gathered near the beach on the island of Hydra to witness the traditional Good Friday procession of Epitaphios. In one of the most spectacular rites in Greece, the men carrying the Epitaphios reach the beach and march...

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean island of Hydra on Sunday, with tremors being felt in the Peloponnese and as far away as Attica. Striking just before 5 p.m. local time (1500GMT) it was detected at sea 39 kilometers (24 miles)...

  One of the best things to do while visiting Greece is to jump on a ferry-boat and visit the islands. If you are short of time, however, it can be difficult to spend many hours sailing; which is why...

It's hard to believe it's already been a year since Leonard Cohen's passing. A year without the great poet, writer, composer and performer whose life was transformed by his interaction with Greek culture on the small island of Hydra. On...

Renowned fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger and his wife, Dee Ocleppo, along with television personality Kris Jenner are enjoying their summer holidays in Greece. Jenner, known from the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, uploaded her Instagram account with a...

The tender for the restoration of one of the oldest schools in Greece was completed; works will begin soon in the school that was built in 1880 on Hydra. The school on Hydra started operating as an elementary school in...