Bratsera: Stepping inside Hydra's maritime soul
Step inside Bratsera Boutique Hotel on Hydra — a beautifully restored 19th-century sponge factory steeped in seafaring history, culture, and island tranquillity
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The Bratsera Boutique Hotel in Hydra unfolds a story rooted in maritime history. Originally a sponge factory, established by Nickolaos Verveniotis in 1860, this charming space has been thoughtfully restored into a boutique hotel, aptly named Bratsera, paying homage to the place where fishing fleets once embarked on journeys for sponge harvesting.