The Miaoulia of Hydra
The Municipality of Hydra's annual commemoration of Admiral Andreas Miaoulis — the Hydriot commander whose fireships decided the naval campaigns of the Greek War of Independence — ran in its 2025 edition from 13 to 29 June, marking 190 years since the admiral's death, and closed with the burning of an Ottoman flagship replica at the harbour mouth.
The Miaoulia of Hydra is an annual festival organised by the Municipality of Hydra to commemorate Andreas Miaoulis, the Hydriot admiral whose fireships were a principal weapon of the Greek War of Independence. The 2025 edition ran from 13 to 29 June and marked 190 years since the admiral’s death. The programme included scientific symposia, exhibitions, historical lectures, and concerts, along with the carrying of the lekythos that holds the admiral’s heart from the Historical Archive–Museum to the island’s Cathedral.
The festival closed on the night of 28 June at the harbour with the re-enactment of the Battle of Gerontas: an effigy of the Ottoman flagship was burned at the harbour mouth under fireworks. This concluding spectacle is the centrepiece of every Miaoulia.
The Miaoulia is held annually in late June. The 2026 edition is scheduled for the weekend of 26–28 June.