aegina travel guide

History and Legend Aegina’s history is ancient and complex; the island has frequently been a protagonist in Greek history, both ancient and modern. In legend, Aegina was a daughter of the [...]

AEGINA TOWN AND KOLONA Around the harbour Pausanias points out (Descrip. II, 29.2) that the island is ‘difficult of approach’ because of the sunken rocks and reefs that surround it. There are few [...]

To the east of the centreKyverneiou Street is the best point of departure for finding the church of Aghii Theodori, which is neither signed nor easy to locate and lies about 2km inland from the [...]

To the north of the centre The low promontory just to the north of the town is occupied by the archaeological remains of more than five millennia of continuous habitation on the site now referred [...]

THE NORTH OF THE ISLANDThe north of the island is best explored by taking the road that heads east from the southern extremity of the waterfront, Phaneromenis Street. This is the main road to [...]

PalaiochoraThe northward branch of the road at Kondos/Aghios Nektarios leads after 1km to the site of *Palaiochora, the Byzantine capital of the island for nearly 1,000 years between the 9th and [...]

AphaiaThe *Temple of Aphaia is one of the most important and beautiful in Greece. Its site on a panoramic hill-top at the northeastern point of the island is magnificent, and its state of [...]

THE SOUTH OF THE ISLAND Two roads leave Aegina for the south of the island: one follows the coast, the other heads southeast on a plateau which crosses the centre of the island to the south. This [...]

Aegina Travel Guide – Best of Aegina Island: History, beaches, places to visit & more.   …Aegina’s archaeological remains – the well-preserved temple of Aphaia and the ancient [...]

General The memorable profile of the island with its conical peak at Mount Oros to the south, becomes familiar long before you ever visit Aegina: it is visible from the Acropolis of Athens, from [...]