ENCHANTING HYDRA

Hydra, curiously pronounced as ee-dra, is a 64 square kilometer picturesque isle by the Aegean Sea, off the coast of the Greek capital city of Athens. The landscape consists of a single mountain range, with towns and villages at its base, all lorded over by the mystical Mount Eros.

Though reachable in an hour by hydrofoil from the seaport in Piraeus, we opted for a more leisurely two-hour boat ride to get into the relaxed mood. As we sluggardly sailed going into the crescent-shaped port, we spotted in spotless berths after berths multiple multi-layered yachts of tycoons and titans—some complete with helipads—sturdy catamarans of the adventure