Beaches are at Kamina, Molos, Palamida, Bisti and Mandraki and the sea cave of Bariami has been converted into a swimming pool. Many beaches are more easily reached by boat. The island does not allow any motorized transport. There is only a small number of hotel rooms and most visitors hire or own their accommodation. A large monastery is centered at the highest point of the island.
Ferries take approximately four hours.
The buildings are in traditional style, decorated with wooden painted ceilings, marble fountains, and furniture that brings you far in the past. There are fantastic spots for swimming, fishing, snorkeling, diving, windsurfing, water skiing, as well as walking and climbing. Places to visit are old monasteries, old mansions, the Historical Archives Museum, the local branch of the school of fine arts and the merchant marine Academy. The Eighteenth Century mansions that line the harbor front of this beautiful town are testimony to the wealth accumulated by a merchant fleet that transacted trade as far a field as America. These, and the steep hills that encompass Hydra Town, assault the eye as one disembarks from the hydrofoil after a short crossing from Piraeus.