A captivating volume about the "peculiar" island of the Saronic Gulf, which has been celebrated by great creators from the global fields of cinema, theater, music, literature, and visual arts, through their visits and often long stays. The rocky Hydra with its steep cobbled streets, making the island inaccessible and impassable by any wheeled vehicle, has inspired numerous poets, novelists, travel writers, and historians throughout its storied life. This book is a very strong anthology of their texts. (...) [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]