Hidra

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Hidra

It is separated from the Peloponnese by a narrow strip of water. The municipality of Hydra consists of the islands Hydra pop. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality. Today the municipality of Hydra is part of Islands regional unit of Attica region. There is one main town, known simply as "Hydra port" pop. It consists of a crescent-shaped harbor, around which is centered a strand of restaurants, shops, markets, and galleries that cater to tourists and locals Hydriots. Steep stone streets lead up and outward from the harbor area. Most of the local residences, as well as the hostelries on the island, are located on these streets. Other small villages or hamlets on the island include Mandraki pop. All wheeled vehicles are not permitted in the island, including but not limited, cars, motorcycles, scooters, motorbikes, bicycles,and e-bikes. Hydra depends on tourism, and Athenians account for a sizable segment of its visitors. High-speed hydrofoils and catamarans from Piraeus , some 37 nautical miles 69 km away, serve Hydra, stopping first at Poros before going on to Spetses. There is a passenger ferry service providing an alternative to hydrofoils that operates between Hydra Harbour to Metochi on the Peloponnese coast. Many Athenians drive to Metochi, leave their car in the secure car park, and take the minute passenger ferry across to Hydra. Rubbish trucks are the only motor vehicles on the island, since by law, cars and motorcycles are not allowed.

Hydra depends on tourism, hidra, and Athenians account for a sizable segment of its visitors. At the end of the sixteenth century there was hidra wave of migration consisting of big families from hidra Hellenic and Asia Minor regions to the island. The mainstay of the island's economy became fishing for sponge.

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They are native to the temperate and tropical regions. Biologists are especially interested in Hydra because of their regenerative ability ; they do not appear to die of old age, or to age at all. Hydra has a tubular, radially symmetric body up to 10 mm 0. Gland cells in the basal disc secrete a sticky fluid that accounts for its adhesive properties. At the free end of the body is a mouth opening surrounded by one to twelve thin, mobile tentacles. Each tentacle, or cnida plural: cnidae , is clothed with highly specialised stinging cells called cnidocytes. Cnidocytes contain specialized structures called nematocysts , which look like miniature light bulbs with a coiled thread inside. At the narrow outer edge of the cnidocyte is a short trigger hair called a cnidocil. Upon contact with prey, the contents of the nematocyst are explosively discharged, firing a dart-like thread containing neurotoxins into whatever triggered the release.

Hidra

The In , the government of Norway studied the possibility of building an undersea tunnel to connect the island to the mainland without a ferry, but it was deemed to be too costly for the small benefit. The island was the center of the old municipality of Hidra which existed from until The island is almost entirely granite with some moraine deposits. The inner part of the island is much more hospitable, with oak and other deciduous trees. The Old Norse form of the name was Hitr. This article about an island in Agder is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

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Chalcis Istiaia Karystia. A great change occurred in after they launched a vessel of tons. Further information: Ottoman Greece. Item added to your cart. Still, Hydra eventually did join the cause of independence, and Hydra's contribution of some ships, plus supplies, to fight against the Turks played a critical role. Cohen jokingly called Ihlen his "Greek muse," as he launched into a decade of creative fervor, culminating in the ultimate breakup song, "So Long, Marianne. Napoleon presented the island with the huge silver chandelier in the cathedral as a gesture of gratitude for the Hydriots' role in running the British blockade and so bringing food to France. Our difference. Another house, originally built for the Tsamados family on the hill overlooking the port was donated to the church to be used as a weaving school and production facility of textiles and carpets. The mansions of the sea captains that ring the harbor are a testament to the prosperity that shipping brought to the island, which, at the time of the Greek Revolution , had 16, inhabitants. They are unique and very special pieces, designed and manufactured in Spain and inspired by our Mediterranean culture. One of the Saronic Islands of Greece.

In order to get to the gorgeous island Hidra, you need to go on a minute ferry ride.

The Ottoman administration limited free trade, permitting only Ottoman vessels to navigate the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus , and hence to have access to the Black Sea , its ports, and the trade in grain from their hinterlands. Rubbish trucks are the only motor vehicles on the island, since by law, cars and motorcycles are not allowed. Aegean Islands. If your jewel is made of pearls, stones, silk or ceramics, take even more care of them, and do not wet them unless it is absolutely necessary to keep their color intact. It is clear that Hydra was populated during the Byzantine era, as vases and coins have been discovered in the area of Episkopi. The plague of killed a large part of the population, and many people moved away. The Hydriots contented themselves with trading in the Aegean, going as far as Constantinople. Aegean Sea. Boston Globe. Kalymnos Karpathos Kos Rhodes. The island was subject to a modern geologic study by Renz in All of our pieces are our own designs and can be made in solid 18k gold or silver to last forever. Obsidian from Milos has also been found. The mansions of the sea captains that ring the harbor are a testament to the prosperity that shipping brought to the island, which, at the time of the Greek Revolution , had 16, inhabitants. Agios Georgios Island.