Miaoulia
When:
June 22, 2015 – June 27, 2015 all-day
2015-06-22T00:00:00+03:00
2015-06-28T00:00:00+03:00
Where:
Hydra Harbor
Hydra is famed for its Miaoulis “Happening,” commemorating Admiral Andreas Miaoulis, an important Hydriot naval commander in the Greek War of Independence (1821–1827), and his leadership in the Battle of Elder. The event closes the weeklong Miaoulis Festival, or Miaoulia, with a reinactment of the sinking by Miaoulis’s men of the Turkish flagship, featuring the siege and burning of an actual boat in the harbor and culminating in a spectacular fireworks display.
The preceding week of the festival includes a series of celebratory events, including boat races, folk dancing, athletic, artistic, and other cultural exhibitions, concerts, and the like.
Learn more about Admiral Miaoulis.