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Information about villages, beaches, sightseeing, restaurants, activities and more...All the information is this guide is sorted by popularity. For more information please visit our
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About AeginaDue to its proximity to Athens, Aegina attracts many Athenians in the weekends, especially insummer.
Aegina is a beautiful and verdant island, full of pine trees and olive trees, picturesque villages,fine beaches and interesting archaeological monuments, such as the beautiful Temple of Aphaia,built in the 5th century BC, and considered as the finest archaeological monument of the Saronicislands.
Aegina is also the land of pistachios. The island produces them since antiquity and offers a widerange of excellent nuts, which in fact have been patented as exclusive products of the island.
During the Classical times, the island was a major naval power and would frequently come incompetition with Athens. This competition led to a great battle in 459 BC, when the Athenian fleetattacked Aegina and destroyed the whole island.
Since then, Aegina completely lost its power. The next glorious moment in its history was when itbecame the capital of the first Greek state, from 1827 to 1829. During that time, IoannisKapodistrias, the first governor of Greece, reconstructed the town with Neoclassical buildings, newstreets and social services.
Aegina is also well-known thanks to the famous Greek writer, Nikos Kanzantzakis, who loved theisland and was living there when he wrote his world-known book, Zorba the Greek.
The beauty of the landscape, the hospitality of the inhabitants, the interesting archaeological sitesand the modern touristy facilities will charm visitors who set foot on the bright, colourful littleisland of Aegina.
Most popular tourist resorts are Souvala and Agia Marina, however there are also many peacefulbeaches, such as Perdika and Marathon. A nice daily excursion from Aegina is to Agistri, a tinygreen island with crystal beaches to swim.
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Best Villages in AeginaTown (Rating: by Greeka members)Location: On the western side of the island
Description: Aegina Town is the capital of the island and the first capital ofthe Greek State. Its long history, the lovely port and the picturesque natureattract many summer visitors to the island.Sightseeing: Agios Nikolaos, Archaeological Museum, Christos KapralosMuseum, Folklore Museum, Monastery of Agios Nektarios, Temple of Apollo
PerdikaLocation: 10 km south east of Aegina Town
Description: Perdika is a picturesque, seaside villahe on the southern side ofthe island. Excursion boats connect Perdika to the opposite island of Moni insummer.Sightseeing: Moni Islet
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Agia Marina (Rating: by Greeka members)Location: 12 km east of Aegina Town
Description: Agia Marina is a tourist resort on the eastern side of the islandwith many facilities. It gets very popular in summer.Sightseeing: Aphaia Museum, Temple of Athena Aphaia
Best Beaches in AeginaSouvala (Rating: by Greeka members)Location: 9 km north east of Aegina Town
Description: Souvala is a popular beach resort on the northern side of theisland. The picturesque beaches and the crystal water of the region attractmany visitors in summer.
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MarathonLocation: 5 km south east of Aegina Town
Description: Marathon (or Marathonas) is a nice secluded beach in closedistance to Aegina Town. This is a picturesque place that doesn't usually getcrowded.Sightseeing: Wildlife Hospital
Best Sightseeing in AeginaTemple of Athena AphaiaLocation: Agia MarinaThe Doric temple of Athena Aphaia was built around 420 B.C. on the site of aformer temple. It is situated on top of a rock and it was dedicated to goddessAthena. The amazing thing is the this temple of Aegina, the temple ofPoseidon in Sounion and the Acropolis of Athens geographically form anisosceles triangle.
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Monastery of Agios NektariosLocation: TownThe monastery was established by the saint himself, who was an Orthodoxbishop, in 1904. Agios Nektarios lived in this monastery from 1908 to 1920.Today, this monastery is considered an important religious centre in Greece.
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