Churches
Cathedral of Hydra
The cathedral is located behind the marble clock tower in the center of Hydra Harbor
Also called the Church of Dormition, Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, or “the Monastery,” Hydra’s main cathedral is located in the center of the harbor in the complex underneath the clock tower.
Originally constructed in the mid-1600s and rebuilt in 1750 by Venetian architects following an earthquake, this Byzantine-style cathedral with its two marble bell towers consists of a three-laned, pillared basilica with cupola and a marble temple. Its magnificent interior includes a marble iconostasis, hundreds of gold and silver icons, and other elaborate Orthodox decoration. (more…)