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Interesting Aegina items

Below you will find a selection of links to interesting information that has to do with Aegina island. If you feel you have content that can be added to this section please send an email to info@aeginagreece.com.

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Copanelli / lace-making

Interesting Aegina items
When Aegina briefly became the capital of newly liberated Greece, in 1828, philhellenes from all over the world flocked to the island. One of these was the wife of the Belgian Consul, Lady Egerton. As a step to help the island’s standard of living, she founded a school to teach lace-making to the local women at Harilao Trikoupi’s house in Faros. By Louisa O'Brien for Inside & Out - Aegina


Dutch television program "Memories - tour d'amour" on Aegina

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The Tour d'Amour 2007 of the famous Dutch tv program "Memories", had chosen Aegina as its Greek summer destination 2007. In the program, Anita Witzier reunites Dutch Yvonne, living on Aegina, with her first boyfriend. And Anita interviews Margot, also from Holland, who has been living on Aegina for many years. The program is giving a nice impression of Aegina!
Click here to watch the program online.
Click here for more info about the program


Who's Name Day is it today?

According to the Greek Orthodox tradition, nearly every day of the year is dedicated to a Christian saint or Martyr. When someone is named after one of those saints, that day becomes their "name day" and, traditionally, is celebrated. In Greece the "name day" is even more important than the birthday.



Public holidays on Aegina island

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Information about all the fixed and non flixed public holidays and celebration days on Aegina island.


Relocation Guide - Are you thinking of moving to Greece

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Is it not many people's dream, to leave everything behind them and start a new life in an other country? Some people are making the big step and go for it; some are prepared and some are not! Anna Churchill wrote some useful tips that can help you to be more prepared for your big step, if you plan to move to Aegina island.


Relocation - Are you Dutch and thinking of moving to Greece?

Emigreren is populair. Veel mensen lopen met de gedachte rond om hun dromen elders waar te maken. Een emigratie organiseer je echter niet even snel op een zondagmiddag. Er zijn duizend en een dingen waar u aan moet denken. Dit boek geeft u een duidelijk inzicht in alles wat er om de hoek komt kijken bij een emigratie naar Griekenland.

Klik hier voor meer info, of om online te bestellen


Song about Aegina

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Are you a fan of Aegina Island and a fan of Greek rap? This first rap song about Aegina is for you! It's called "Fistiki" and made by "Weird of Dimitris Kotakis".

Click here
to download the MP3 file (1.9 MB).


Tourist guide about Aegina

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Tourist guide about Aegina. This guide is not only useful during your stay on Aegina, it's also a nice souvenir to bring home. Interesting information, maps and lots of pictures. You can buy the guide at the local newspaper shops in Aegina.


Aegina island featured in article German magazine

Thumb article Aegina island - Alles Fur die Frau

In one of the editions 2009 of the German women's magazine "Alles für die Frau", island Aegina was featured in the travel pages. The article was illustrated with pictures from aeginagreece.com. If you need any high resolution pictures for your magazine or promotion for Aegina island, just send us an email with a request. Click here to download the article as PDF file.



Micros Odigos Aigina / Mini Guide Aegina 2009 on- and offline available!

Micros Odiogs - Odigos Aigina

in 2008, AEGINAGREECE joined forces with AEGINAPAGES.COM the online bi lingual version of the book Odigos Aigina, the Yellow Pages of Aegina.

From the same publisher "Chorografies", the Free Edition "Mini Guide Aegina" - "Micros Odigos Aigina" is available, a small booklet with useful tourist information. Click here to browse the pages or download the digital version of the Mini Guide. The 2010 edition will be available at: the Kentro Typou (newspaper shop) in Aegina, Katerina (newspaper shop) in Souvala, in the ferries of Nova Ferries and Alexandros, at the tickets kiosks (of Ag. Nektarios, Aegean dolphins in Aegina and Alexandos in Souvala).


BOOK Surviving Greek Bureaucracy

BOOK tip - Surviving Greek Bureaucracy
Do I need a residence permit? - Can anyone marry in an Orthodox church? - The Greek Tax roll number (AFM) - Pensions - Buying a home. In this very handy book, hundreds of questions are answered, a guide to almost every aspect of your contact with the state, local government and the law in Greece. European Union citizens and non-Europeans residing in Greece will both find the answers they require. You can find the book in the bookstore on the boulevard of Aegina or in bookstores in Athens, or order it directly from the ATHENS NEWS by sending an e-mail to mangel@dolnet.gr of phone (+30) 210-3333735. www.athensnews.gr


Visionary nomadic beekeeping

Visionary nomadic beekeeping
“… and in Aegina you can find the rare thyme honey produced by Antonios Tzitzis – who is one of the few visionary beekeepers of our times…” thus writes the journal Deltion Gastronomon of the American School of Agriculture in Thessaloniki.  By Louisa O'Brien for Inside & Out - Aegina


Wedding - My big fat Greek wedding

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Some useful information about how to get married in Greece. What are the procedures and what documents do you need to have.










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