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Aegina
town is a picturesque
place, which is lively all year through. Wander through little
streets behind the boulevard where you can find nice shops. Visit
the fish market and try the fish taverna's behind the fishmarket.
Sit down at one of the terraces on the boulevard and watch the
ferries and yachts in front of you. |
| Agios
Nektarios church and Agia Triada Monastery |
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The
church is named after its founder, Agios
Nektarios, who died in 1920 and was canonised in 1961. His relics
are preserved in the first chapel of the Agia Triada (Holy Trinity)
Monastery, next to the church. "Agios Nektarios" is located in
the middle of the island at a 10 minute car ride from Aegina town
or Aghia Marina. Open daily. |
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The
Afaia temple
is one of the most beautiful classical temples in Greece and also
the oldest surviving. It stands on the top of a pine-clad hill
above Aghia Marina from where you have a marvelous view to the
mainland. The first temple on the site (700 BCE) was dedicated
to Afaia, a deity from Crete. |
| Archaelogical
site of Kolona with museum |
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The
hill of Kolona, located at a 5 minute walk from the port of Aegina
town, was inhabited from prehistoric times through the classical
period. Extensive walls and foundations have been discovered and
excavations are still in process. On the site you will find also
a museum. |
| Camera
Obscura building in the village of Perdika |
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A
cylindric house, with twelve openings: the light that enters
the room produces a twelve part panorama image of the outside
world, upside down and reversed on a semitransparent screen.
This building was part of the Light & Image
exibition which took place in may 2003. |
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The
Christos Capralos museum, lies on the northwestern side of
Aegina island in the area of Plakakia, on the coastal road.
The works exhibited in the museum are of marble, Aeginean porous
stone and wood; there are also exhibits of paintings, terracotta
and ceramics. |
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At
a 15 minutes walk from the port of Aegina town, there is a
small underground church dating from the 13th century. The
icon of the Virgin in the second chapel, was found in the cave
behind the alter.
The underground church is locked and only open for visitors on
certain times. |
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When
you visit the island in springtime, from March until the second
week of May, you will experience a very green island with an
enormous beauty of all kinds of flowers and blosoming trees.
Go out walking in the mountains and discover the big variety
of flowers. |
| Hellenic
Wildlife Hospital |
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The
Hellenic Wildlife Hospital on Aegina treats 3000 to 4500 injured
every year, poisoned or orphaned wild animals from all over
Greece aiming to release them back into the wild. The hospital
is open to public from 9:30 in the morning to 7:30 in the evening. |
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Omorfi
eklesia, the "beautiful church", is a tiny 13th century
chapel, its interiour completely covered with frescoes. Located
just outside Aegina town, in the area of Asomati. The church
is kept locked, if you want to visit apply to the Aegina museum. |
| Monastery
of Chrysoleonitissa |
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The
monastery of
Chrysoleonitissa is now a convent and lies high in the
central hills in the middle of the island. You can reach it
by heading along the road which starts opposite Aghios Nektarios.
The last 300 metres you will have to walk. |
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Visit
the island of Moni opposite Aegina. Swim in it's fantastically
clean waters and enjoy the beautiful nature with its animals,
the only inhabitants of the island. Moni lies at a short distance
from the village of Perdika from where you can take a small
boat to go to Moni island during
the summer months. Return ticket € 5. |
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Mount
Oros, 532 metres, sanctuary of Hellanios Zeus. A tiny chapel
crowns the highest mountain on the island and on its lower
slopes stand the church of Taxiarchis on an ancient site. Beside
it rise a wide stepped road and a plygonal wall of the hellenistic
period. |
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The
ruins of this medieval city cover the hill behind the Monastery
of Aghios Nektarios. This is where the islanders used to take
refuge from pirates and invasions. Once a small city of
300 churches, some 32 frescoed churches (13th to 17th century)
are still preserved. |
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Visit
the quiet old village of Pacheia Rachi. Situated next to Mount
Oros at 225 metres. Wander through the few little streets and
see some really old and some very nice newly built houses.
From the village you can experience some amazing panoramic
views. |
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On
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 also a good place to eat fish. In the harbour
you will find many nice restaurants and cafes all overlooking
the sea. |
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The
pink Tower, built in 1802 and located some street behind the
boulevard of Aegina town, is the Tower of Markellos. The Tower
housed in 1826 Kapodistrias' government until the Governor's
Residence, known as the "Palace
of Barbayannis" was
built. The tower is only open for visitors when there is an
exhibition. |
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For those visitors of Aegina island with
children, who are looking for some water fun, a visit to The
Aegina Water
Park is a good option. Located on the road to Marathonas in
the area of Faros, at a 5 minute car distance from Aegina
town. The waterpark is open from the end of May until the end
of September.
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The Church of Aghia Nektarios
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