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Pavlos Kountouriotis [1855 – 1935] was a Greek admiral during the Balkan Wars and the 1st and 3rd President of the 2nd Hellenic Republic.

Hydra became a well-known island due to the 1960s film “Boy on a Dolphin” with Sofia Loren in the starring role.

The burning of Judas is a special custom of the celebration of Labri of the Greek Pasha, which we find in different versions.

The Hydra Museum of Historical Archive was founded in 1918. The building where it was housed was donated to the state by Gikas Koulouris.

The mansions of the old captains of Hydra in its harbor are the proof of the prosperity of the island in the past.

Nikolaos Votsis [1877 born in Hydra – 1931] is a famous Greek naval officer who distinguished himself during the Balkan Wars.