Dokos

Dokos is one of the many beautiful islands Greece has to offer. It is a rather small island, separated from the Peloponnese only by a narrow strait also known as the "Hydra Gulf". With its small size of 13 km2 it is the home of only 18 people all of whom are monks or shepards. The island has been inhabited since the era of copper around 6000 BC but it got its current name only in the 18th century from a family of shipowners from Hydra.

Besides two Bronze Age settlements Μύτη Κομμένη (Myti Kommeni) and Λέδεζα (Ledeza) there are also relics of the Byzantine periods to be found on Dokos. In the 7th century for example a fortress was built which was extended by the Venetians in the 17th century. Nowadays you can only find the remains of this castle which was used to observe ships in the Saronic Gulf.

In 1975 the archealogist Peter Throckmorton discovered the most interesting find around the island yet, an ancient shipwreck. The ceramic vases that they found on the bottom of the ocean led to the assumption that the find can be dated between 2400 and 2200 BC which would make it the oldest shipwreck in the world.

Today the island is mostly inhabited by sheep and goats. The waters around are rich in fish and in summer it is a secret location for yachts. In 2007 a Cypriot company announced its plans to buy Dokos to build a hotel, some bungalows and make the island a holiday paradise. Nevertheless, as of right now the island is only known among nature lovers, hikers and free campers. It is the ideal place for those kind of acitivities.

How to get to this island? Well, you can either take a water taxi from Hydra, Ermioni or Spetses or take your own boat there. But be aware of the difficult wind conditions you may find when entering the bay.

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