The villages and areas of Aegina island

The island of Aegina covers a surface of 87.41 km2. Although relatively small, it’s offering different kinds of landscapes. A big dense pine forest covered area at the north east, middle and west side of the island. 3 Wedlands: one in Marathonas, one in Vagia and one in the area of Vlychada at the east side of the island. Bare mountains you will find in the west, middle and south part containing various hiking paths. The lower parts of the island are full of pistachio trees growing the famous Aegina “Fistikia”. Olive trees you will find all around the island. The most special area with huge very old trees is to be found in a flat area in the mountain above Marathonas below Mount Oros. It can reached by foot from Marathonas, Aeginitissa, Pachia Rachi or Sfentouri. You will find lots of Almond trees in the area of Kontos, home of Agios Nektarios and Paleachora. Beaches and spots where it possible to swim you will find all around the island.

Aegina island is the second largest island (Argo) Saronic island. The other major Saronic islands are: Salamina, Hydra, Poros, Spetses, Dokos & Agistri.  Aegina island also belongs to “Islands“, which is one of the 8 units of the periphery Attika. Aegina is well connected with Agistri by a regular boat connection. There is also a boat connection with Poros but less frequently. In summer 2019, there was also a direct Hydrofoil connection with Hydra from Agia Marina.

The municipality of Aegina island is subdivided into the following five communities: Aegina town (7253*), Kipseli (2124*), Mesagros (1361*), Perdika (823*) & Vathi (1495*).  These communities include the villages and areas listed at this page.

Almost all the villages are inhabited and connected by a concrete road and easily accessible by car or motor bike. Each village has its own character.

The population of the island, normally around 13.056 (Elstat) in wintertime, but can double in the month of August. During this period a lot of Athenians are spending the holiday in their privately owned holiday homes on the island. A lot of their houses are only occupied during the weekends, at Easter time and the month of August.

If you are looking for a place to stay for your holiday / vacation, accommodation can be found all over the island. Especially since AirBnb joined the tourism market. Still the biggest holiday village on the island is Agia Marina. With her wide sandy Blue Flag beach with shallow waters, Agia Marina is offering a wide range of accommodation. The village is lively in June, July and it can be very busy in August, like the rest of the island. I highly recommend to visit the island too in the less busy months when the weather is not so warm and it’s possible to explore the island by foot. You will really feel that you’ve landed in paradise.

In Aegina town is the biggest community on the island. All year through Ferries & Flying Dolphins are connecting Pireaus with the main port in Aegina town. The port of Aegina is a populair sailors destination. Unlike most of the other villages on the island, Aegina town is lively all year through. There are restaurants, cafeteria’s, bars, shops, car & motor bike rentals, cinemas (3 summer and 1 winter cinema) a post office & various banks with ATM’s. Aegina town is a perfect base for your discovery of the island, particularly in the off season months when the weather is not too hot.

Enjoy your wandering around the fishing villages, inland villages, mountain villages and all the areas in between.

*Elstat 2011

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Kipseli

Kipseli Kipseli (which means bee-hive in Greek), is located on the northwestern plain of Aegina, though to the northeast of Aegina town. It is part of the municipality of Aegina town. The large, Byzantine-style, silver-domed church of Evangelistria, located

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Mesagros

Mesagros From the monastery of Agios Nektarios the main road from Aegina to Agia Marina continues through the fertile area around the large village of Mesagros (the middle fields). Mesagros used to be famous for his pottery. In

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Perdika

PerdikaOn the Southern edge of the island lies the small fishing village of Perdika. This is perhaps one of the most picturesque spots on the island and still has the characterictics of the Aegean style of square houses and

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Vathi

Vathi Vathi is built on the foot of the hill Dragonera. It used to be a agricultural and low populated area, but it has been developed rapidly after 1950 when Souvala became a holiday resort. Archeological finds have proven

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Vagia

Vagia A little-known Aegina village When I moved to Aegina some 4 ½ years ago, a new friend, who had built a house on the island some 20 years earlier, saw an ad for a house for rent in

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Agii

Agii Agii (saints) lies on the coastal road, east of Souvala and has a dense pine forest. The houses here have a panoramic view over the mainland from Athens to Salamina. The coast line is rocky & beautiful. Agii

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Aeginitissa

Aeginitissa Just before Perdika you find Aeginitissa. The houses are built on the hill from where you have a splendid view on Moni island, Agistri island and the Peloponnese. There is beach surrounded with huge eucalyptus trees and a

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Alones

Alones Attached to Agia Marina is Alones. The houses in Alones are located on the left and right hand site of the road that leads from Agia Marina, to Aegina. There are 2 tavernas which serve traditional Greek

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Anitseo

Anitseo Located high in the mountains. Anitseo can be reached from the road from Portes or from the road Aegina - Tzikides - Pachia Rachi. Anitseo has a lot of old traditional houses, some new stone built ones

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Faros

FarosLeaving Aegina in southern direction on the coastal road you will pass Faros. You see some mansions on the left, a former hotel, a restaurant, a night club and the waterpark. Faros has many fields with pistachio trees and

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Kanakides

Kanakides East of Anitseo, towards the sea, Kanakides is an abandoned village, though a small distance from it is a well which is regarded as the best in the area, to which people from other villages come to draw

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Kilindras

Kilindras On the road from Aghia Marina to Portes you will find after a couple of kilometres a sign pointing to the road to Kilindras. The village consists of only a few houses. Some houses are inhabited and some

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Klidi

Klidi Small bay and deserted beach surrounded by beautiful houses on the south part of the island. On the hills of Klidi you find lots of beautiful new villas, as the area of Klidi became in recent years quite

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Klima

Klima Next to Klidi and below the village of Sfendouri the area is called Klima. In summertime the sandy beach has some sunbeds but without a beach bar. The water is crystal clear and in the weekend lots of

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Kontos

Kondos Kondos (Kontos) is where the Church of Agios Nektarios is located, which is a major landmark on the island. Yearly thousands of people visit the cathedral and the monastery next to it.

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Leonti

Leonti The present "industrial area" of Aegina is located next to the Leonti harbour & sea side. Up the hill there is a small residential area. Water is being brought to the island by ship and a big storage

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Marathonas

MarathonasHalfway on the road from Aegina town to Perdika you will find the populair village of Marathonas. Most of the houses in Marathonas are built upon the mountain from where you have an amazing view over the sea. Marathonas

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Portes

Portes If you follow the road from Agia Marina in southern direction you will arrive in Portes. Here you will find peace and quietness. In August the village is more lively, even the small beach can be really busy.

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Sfendouri

Sfendouri Take the road from Perdika up the hill, you will arrive in the village of Sfendouri (Sfentouri). At a level of 240 metres above sea level you experience the most amazing panoramic views of Aegina. Stone built houses

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Souvala

Souvala Souvala can be reached directly in the summer months from Piraeus or it can easily be found by taking the coast road north and east from Aegina Town for about 10 km. Souvala is a fishing village.

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Tzikides

Tzikides If you take the road from Aegina to Portes, you will pass Tzikides. It's an area which has become very populair during the past years for building big villa's. The views from Tzikides are panoramic and superb!

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Vlachides

Vlachides This village to the southeast of Mt. Oros bears the name of semi-nomadic animal herders found all over the Balkans (the Vlachs), and true to the village name, many of its inhabitants are involved with animals, along with

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Vrohia

Vrohia Vrohia is situated on the left hill side just before Marathonas. Below at the water side, there is a small harbour with fishing boats and you will find next to the harbour on the beach the small church