# Climb to the Prophet Elias monastery

What to do en Hydra · Hydra

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/hydra/things-to-do/climb-to-prophet-elias · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 3 h
- Temporada: October – May; in summer only very early
- Para quién: Good fitness; lots of stairs

Route · 3 h round trip · Stairs and a path from the town to the monastery at the top of the island, with views over the harbour and the gulf

The most demanding route on the island: from the harbour you climb the town's stepped streets and continue on a cobbled and then earth path, in zigzags, to the Prophet Elias monastery, at the top of the ridge that overlooks the town. It is about 500 metres of ascent and around an hour and a half of climbing. At the top, the harbour looks like a model and, beyond, the gulf and the Peloponnese.
How to do it
Set out early, with plenty of water: there is no shade or reliable springs. It is an inhabited monastery: clothing that covers shoulders and knees, and respect the visiting hours. Go down carefully, as loose stones slip.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 37.337, 23.4645

## Cerca de aquí

- [Orloff Boutique Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/hydra/where-to-stay/orloff), a 1.2 km
- [Hydra Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/hydra/where-to-stay/hydra-hotel), a 1.3 km
- [Bratsera Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/hydra/where-to-stay/bratsera), a 1.4 km
- [Bratsera restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/hydra/where-to-eat/bratsera-restaurant), a 1.4 km
- [Cotommatae 1810](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/hydra/where-to-stay/cotommatae-1810), a 1.4 km
- [Swimming from the Spilia rocks and a water taxi to the coves](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/hydra/things-to-do/spilia-swim-and-water-taxi), a 1.5 km
- [Téchnē Restaurant & Social](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/hydra/where-to-eat/techne), a 1.5 km
- [Hydra harbour and the captains' houses](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/hydra/things-to-do/harbour-and-captains-houses), a 1.5 km

## Consejos

### Only in the cool
In summer, at sunrise or not at all.

### Walking poles
The descent is long and stony.

Destino: [Hydra](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/hydra.md)