This is where the Greek poet Miltos Sahtouris and the Greek painter Nikos Hatzikiriakos-Ghikas were born. This is the island that Periklis Vizandios selected to establish a branch of the School of Fine Arts back in 1936. A plethora of other personalities from the world of Arts and Letters, have chosen to connect their bios with the island of Hydra. Among them we list the Greek poet Yiorgos Seferis, the famous Greek architect Dimitrios Pikionis, the Greek poet Odisseas Elitis, the Greek author Diomidis Petsalis, the exquisite painter Eggonopoulos, as well as, Henry Miller. The painters Konstantinos (Ntikos) Vizandios, Panagiotis Tetsis but also Georgios Mavroides admired the island’s artistic temperament. Last but not least, the internationally acclaimed fine jewellery designer Elena Votsi, also designer of the Olympic Games Medals, from 2004 to date, lives in Hydra where her first signature store opened.