…………………If you are looking for beautiful sandy beaches, Hydra may not be the island for you. The beaches that are there….aren’t great, and the best swimming and sunbathing is off the large flat rocks or the cement patios….If RED FLAGS were up, photo at lower left, swimming could be hazardous…..The stinging jelly fish were rare…..but did come in on certain tides. We were also told ships from foreign waters brought them in in their ballasts…..The food especially the sea food was fabulous!