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UID:hydra-hydra-town-kamini-hydra-carnival-parade-to-kamini-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270315
SUMMARY:Hydra Carnival parade to Kamini
LOCATION:Hydra Town / Kamini\, Hydra\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:On the last Sunday of Apokries the islanders parade in fancy dress from the harbour along the coast path to Kamini\, with music\, a giant papier-mâché head and horsemen (and donkeys\, this being Hydra)\, ending at the tavernas of Kamini. Tsiknopempti before it means street barbecues on the port. Ferries from Piraeus run all winter\, and rooms are at their cheapest.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#hydra-town-kamini-hydra-carnival-parade-to-kamini
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#hydra-town-kamini-hydra-carnival-parade-to-kamini
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UID:hydra-hydra-town-kamini-hydra-carnival-parade-to-kamini-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280228
SUMMARY:Hydra Carnival parade to Kamini
LOCATION:Hydra Town / Kamini\, Hydra\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:On the last Sunday of Apokries the islanders parade in fancy dress from the harbour along the coast path to Kamini\, with music\, a giant papier-mâché head and horsemen (and donkeys\, this being Hydra)\, ending at the tavernas of Kamini. Tsiknopempti before it means street barbecues on the port. Ferries from Piraeus run all winter\, and rooms are at their cheapest.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#hydra-town-kamini-hydra-carnival-parade-to-kamini
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#hydra-town-kamini-hydra-carnival-parade-to-kamini
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UID:hydra-profitis-ilias-vigil-of-agia-efpraxia-and-profitis-ilias-mon-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270724
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270726
SUMMARY:Vigil of Agia Efpraxia and Profitis Ilias monasteries\, above Hydra Town
LOCATION:Profitis Ilias\, Hydra\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The two monasteries on the mountain above the town\, Profitis Ilias (men) and Agia Efpraxia (women)\, sit side by side an hour's climb up the mule path. Agia Efpraxia keeps an all-night vigil on 24-25 July with the cathedral's choir and monastic refreshments in the refectory afterwards\; Profitis Ilias marks its own feast on 20 July. Go up in the late afternoon when the heat drops and come down by torchlight.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#profitis-ilias-vigil-of-agia-efpraxia-and-profitis-ilias-mon
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#profitis-ilias-vigil-of-agia-efpraxia-and-profitis-ilias-mon
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UID:hydra-profitis-ilias-vigil-of-agia-efpraxia-and-profitis-ilias-mon-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280724
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280726
SUMMARY:Vigil of Agia Efpraxia and Profitis Ilias monasteries\, above Hydra Town
LOCATION:Profitis Ilias\, Hydra\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The two monasteries on the mountain above the town\, Profitis Ilias (men) and Agia Efpraxia (women)\, sit side by side an hour's climb up the mule path. Agia Efpraxia keeps an all-night vigil on 24-25 July with the cathedral's choir and monastic refreshments in the refectory afterwards\; Profitis Ilias marks its own feast on 20 July. Go up in the late afternoon when the heat drops and come down by torchlight.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#profitis-ilias-vigil-of-agia-efpraxia-and-profitis-ilias-mon
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#profitis-ilias-vigil-of-agia-efpraxia-and-profitis-ilias-mon
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UID:hydra-hydra-town-dekapentavgoustos-at-the-cathedral-of-the-panagia-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270814
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270816
SUMMARY:Dekapentavgoustos at the Cathedral of the Panagia\, Hydra Town
LOCATION:Hydra Town\, Hydra\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The 17th-century monastery-cathedral of the Koimisis on the harbour front is Hydra's main church\, so 15 August is its name day: vespers on the 14th\, liturgy and a procession of the icon through the port streets on the 15th\, with the whole island in its best clothes. Peak season\, no cars and every room taken\, so book months ahead if you want to be there.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#hydra-town-dekapentavgoustos-at-the-cathedral-of-the-panagia
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#hydra-town-dekapentavgoustos-at-the-cathedral-of-the-panagia
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UID:hydra-hydra-town-dekapentavgoustos-at-the-cathedral-of-the-panagia-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280814
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280816
SUMMARY:Dekapentavgoustos at the Cathedral of the Panagia\, Hydra Town
LOCATION:Hydra Town\, Hydra\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The 17th-century monastery-cathedral of the Koimisis on the harbour front is Hydra's main church\, so 15 August is its name day: vespers on the 14th\, liturgy and a procession of the icon through the port streets on the 15th\, with the whole island in its best clothes. Peak season\, no cars and every room taken\, so book months ahead if you want to be there.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#hydra-town-dekapentavgoustos-at-the-cathedral-of-the-panagia
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#hydra-town-dekapentavgoustos-at-the-cathedral-of-the-panagia
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UID:hydra-zourva-feast-of-panagia-zourva-monastery-8-september-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270909
SUMMARY:Feast of Panagia Zourva Monastery (8 September)
LOCATION:Zourva\, Hydra\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The women's monastery of the Nativity of the Theotokos at Zourva\, on the far eastern tip of Hydra\, keeps its feast on 7-8 September with vespers on the eve and a liturgy with a representative of the Metropolitan. It is a two-hour walk from town over the ridge or a water taxi to the cove below\; the nuns offer coffee and sweets\, and September is the best month to do the path.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#zourva-feast-of-panagia-zourva-monastery-8-september
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#zourva-feast-of-panagia-zourva-monastery-8-september
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UID:hydra-zourva-feast-of-panagia-zourva-monastery-8-september-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280909
SUMMARY:Feast of Panagia Zourva Monastery (8 September)
LOCATION:Zourva\, Hydra\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:The women's monastery of the Nativity of the Theotokos at Zourva\, on the far eastern tip of Hydra\, keeps its feast on 7-8 September with vespers on the eve and a liturgy with a representative of the Metropolitan. It is a two-hour walk from town over the ridge or a water taxi to the cove below\; the nuns offer coffee and sweets\, and September is the best month to do the path.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#zourva-feast-of-panagia-zourva-monastery-8-september
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#zourva-feast-of-panagia-zourva-monastery-8-september
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UID:hydra-hydra-town-feast-of-agios-konstantinos-o-ydraios-patron-hydr-2027@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271116
SUMMARY:Feast of Agios Konstantinos o Ydraios (patron)\, Hydra Town
LOCATION:Hydra Town\, Hydra\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:Hydra's own saint is Konstantinos the New Martyr\, born on the island around 1770 and executed in Rhodes in 1800\; his relics lie in the cathedral of the Panagia on the harbour\, and 13-15 November is the island's biggest religious weekend\, with vespers on the 13th\, an episcopal liturgy and a procession of the relics round the port on the 14th. Off-season\, so the island is quiet and cheap\; the Metropolitan of Hydra presides and the port cafés fill after the procession.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#hydra-town-feast-of-agios-konstantinos-o-ydraios-patron-hydr
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#hydra-town-feast-of-agios-konstantinos-o-ydraios-patron-hydr
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UID:hydra-hydra-town-feast-of-agios-konstantinos-o-ydraios-patron-hydr-2028@aegeanblueprint.com
DTSTAMP:20260902T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281116
SUMMARY:Feast of Agios Konstantinos o Ydraios (patron)\, Hydra Town
LOCATION:Hydra Town\, Hydra\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:Hydra's own saint is Konstantinos the New Martyr\, born on the island around 1770 and executed in Rhodes in 1800\; his relics lie in the cathedral of the Panagia on the harbour\, and 13-15 November is the island's biggest religious weekend\, with vespers on the 13th\, an episcopal liturgy and a procession of the relics round the port on the 14th. Off-season\, so the island is quiet and cheap\; the Metropolitan of Hydra presides and the port cafés fill after the procession.\n\nhttps://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#hydra-town-feast-of-agios-konstantinos-o-ydraios-patron-hydr
URL:https://aegeanblueprint.com/festivals/hydra/#hydra-town-feast-of-agios-konstantinos-o-ydraios-patron-hydr
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