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# Destination Region: Saronic

> The Saronic Islands sit just off Athens in the Saronic Gulf, making them the easiest Greek islands to reach for a quick escape. Hydra (car-free and artistic), Spetses, Aegina, and Poros deliver stylish harbors, pine-clad coves, and day-trip-friendly distances from the capital.

- [Hydra](https://www.santorinisecrets.com/destinations/hydra/) — Completely motor-vehicle-free Saronic island celebrated for stone shipowners' mansions, pack mules, and an amphitheater harbor.
- [Spetses](https://www.santorinisecrets.com/destinations/spetses/) — Historic Saronic island with a car-free waterfront, maritime captains' mansions, horse-drawn carriages, and pine-fringed beaches.