{"id":13982,"date":"2026-06-20T10:47:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/?p=13982"},"modified":"2026-06-20T13:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:17:57","slug":"levenskunst-op-aegina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/levenskunst-op-aegina\/","title":{"rendered":"(Levens)kunst op Aegina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1102.4px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:20%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:9.6%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.6%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:80%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.4%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.4%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h1>(Levens)kunst on Aegina<\/h1>\n<p><em><strong>Originally published in the Summer Edition of the Dutch Griekenland Magazine in June 2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Text and photography: Wytske Roodbergen<\/em><br \/><em>English adaptation for web publication<\/em><br \/><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-scaled.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-200x131.png 200w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-400x262.png 400w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-600x392.png 600w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-768x502.png 768w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-800x523.png 800w, 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wp-image-13984 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-200x130.png 200w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-400x260.png 400w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-600x391.png 600w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-800x521.png 800w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-1200x781.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-1536x1000.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-scaled.png 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-scaled.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13986\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-200x132.png 200w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-400x264.png 400w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-600x396.png 600w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-800x529.png 800w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-1024x677.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-1200x793.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-1536x1015.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-scaled.png 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><br \/><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h1>The Art of Living on Aegina<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Byzantine Frescoes, Minoan Sculptures and Vinyasa Yoga<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The appeal of Aegina as an island is undeniable. Time and again, Griekenland Magazine finds its way back here. Lizzy Koster experienced that same attraction when she arrived on Aegina in 2002 and gradually built her life and work on the island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince last winter I have been a certified yoga teacher and I now organize yoga retreats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the yurt, located on a nearby plot of land, Lizzy\u2019s versatility and creativity come together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere I can create my own world.\u201d<br \/><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Lizzy<\/h2>\n<p>Lizzy is an intelligent, colourful woman, as well as an energetic and involved hostess.<\/p>\n<p>Picking up guests from the port of Aegina Town? No problem. Driving them to the supermarket or to the church of Agios Nektarios? Lizzy will fit it into her schedule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get bored quickly,\u201d she says. \u201cThat is why I enjoy taking on challenges. Driving someone somewhere or picking them up means another trip across the island. I never get tired of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even after twenty-four years on Aegina, she continues to appreciate the island\u2019s beauty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not always paradise here, but nature is beautiful. There is a reason why artists have been coming here for generations.\u201d<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The Yurt<\/h2>\n<p>When Lizzy settled on Aegina in 2002, many of the foreigners living on the island were retirees, including quite a few from the Netherlands, who spent part of the year here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNowadays you see many more people in their thirties working online,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>According to Lizzy, buying an affordable old Greek house has become almost impossible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was very different when I arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the past four years, she has lived in Vagia, close to her newest project. In 2025 she installed on a plot of land a yurt with a diameter of approximately six and a half metres.<\/p>\n<p>When we visit her, she is in the middle of renovating the old stone house standing on the property. Under her inspired guidance it is being transformed into a stylish and colourful retreat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to welcome groups of yogis here, artists or clients for my clarity sessions. They can stay overnight, take sessions in the yurt, and afterwards enjoy tea or lunch. The Stone House will become a place where people can gather, both indoors and outdoors, under a pergola.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Around the yurt, Lizzy planted four old olive trees, Spanish daisies and artichokes. She also created a protective border of rocks behind the drainage channel that protects the low-lying yurt from heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n<p>The rocks are now covered with yellow flowers, giving the whole place a welcoming, cheerful and colourful atmosphere.<br \/><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Clarity Sessions<\/h2>\n<p>At a young age, Lizzy already knew she wanted to leave the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy father passed away when I was twenty-one. At that moment I decided that I would never again do something against my own will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Life eventually brought her to Aegina, where she first lived and worked in Aegina Town as a web designer, just as she had done in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>Gradually she became involved in tourism, where her degree in Communication Sciences proved valuable.<\/p>\n<p>Today she also works with a pendulum, and people visit her for what she calls Clarity Sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzy is active on social media and travels regularly. Her daughter Isabella, now twenty-one, studies in Amsterdam. During the summer she comes to Aegina and works at the Beach Bar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spend very little time in the Netherlands,\u201d Lizzy says. \u201cSometimes David, my French partner, comes with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most visits to the Netherlands are to see her daughter or to find special items for her accommodations.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzy has developed a very distinctive style: colourful yet light, bright, organised and clean, with plenty of wood, striking details and a strong eye for design.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I am a perfectionist,\u201d she admits. \u201cI find it difficult when potential is not fully used.\u201d<br \/><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chakras<\/h2>\n<p>Alongside her many activities, Lizzy paints colourful and spiritual artwork.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI paint whenever I can,\u201d she says. \u201cIt comes in waves, often during the winter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her paintings are large, expressive and sometimes quite literal, incorporating text as well as images.<\/p>\n<p>For every space she has created a matching colour scheme. The apartments at The Beachhouse Apartments are decorated down to the smallest detail in the colours of the chakras from the yogic tradition: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.<\/p>\n<p>In the purple apartment, even the dish-drainer and pedal bin are purple, while one of the kitchen walls is painted in a beautiful shade of violet.<\/p>\n<p>What Lizzy has created here in Greece, on a small island, is impressive.<\/p>\n<p>Between the rocks near the little beach of The Beachhouse Apartments grows Malcolmia maritima, a delicate pink flower native to Greece and common along Mediterranean coastlines. The spring bloom is so beautiful that it alone would be reason enough to visit Aegina at the end of March.<br \/><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Flow Yoga<\/h2>\n<p>On Sunday morning, a Vinyasa Flow yoga class takes place in the yurt, led by Sandra, a French yoga teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Sandra has lived partly on Aegina and partly in Piraeus for several years, where her partner lives. She teaches several classes each week in the spacious and comfortable yurt, which accommodates up to eight participants.<\/p>\n<p>The five of us settle onto the yoga mats Lizzy has prepared. It comes as no surprise that the meditation cushions are brightly coloured.<\/p>\n<p>One participant, Petra from Berlin, owns a house in Portes on the east coast of Aegina and spends several months there every year. She gladly drives half an hour along the island\u2019s winding roads several times a week to attend yoga classes in Vagia.<\/p>\n<p>Angeliki, who owns a local hotel, lives just around the corner, while a nearby interior designer joins whenever possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe offer five Vinyasa Flow classes each week, as well as several Slow Paced classes that I teach myself,\u201d says Lizzy. \u201cThe classes are accessible to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last winter, Lizzy completed her yoga teacher training in India and has been teaching regularly ever since.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have already taken around 140 yoga classes with Sandra, so I have gained quite a lot of experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An hour of yoga and asanas in the yurt, followed by a cup of tea at the Beach Bar in the small bay beside The Beachhouse Apartments, all within walking distance, is a wonderful concept.<br \/><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The Battle of Salamis<\/h2>\n<p>After yoga, we drive along the northern coast via Souvala and the boatyard at Kavour\u00f3petra to the archaeological site where warriors from the Battle of Salamis were buried.<\/p>\n<p>The battle took place in 480 BC in the Saronic Gulf, between Athens and the island of Salamis opposite Aegina. The graves were carved directly into the porous rock.<\/p>\n<p>It is an impressive location.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in spring, colourful wildflowers bloom abundantly around the site.<\/p>\n<p>A little further south along the west coast lies the Christos Kapralos Museum, housed in the former home of the artist. Admission is free, although the museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the National Gallery of Athens, the museum is marked by the monumental bronze sculpture The Greek Mother standing near the coastal road.<br \/><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Christos Kapralos Museum<\/h2>\n<p>When we arrive, we are the only visitors.<\/p>\n<p>As we admire the peaceful sculpture garden, filled with poppies and colourful flowers growing among limestone and marble sculptures, a woman unexpectedly opens the door and invites us inside.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly we find ourselves in the former living room of the renowned artist Christos Kapralos (1909\u20131993).<\/p>\n<p>The room remains exactly as it was in 1993.<\/p>\n<p>Kapralos spent the last thirty summers of his life working on Aegina. Two years after his death, in 1995, his studio was opened as a museum at his own request.<\/p>\n<p>Today the museum consists of the living room, five workspaces and the garden.<\/p>\n<p>Outside stand sculptures; inside are paintings and ceramics. Kapralos, who represented Greece twice at the Venice Biennale, was a remarkably versatile artist.<\/p>\n<p>When we attempt to place something on a small table near the entrance, our guide immediately corrects us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon&#8217;t do that, this is a museum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She briefly explains the room and then asks:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould you like to see more?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through the garden we enter Kapralos\u2019 former workshop, where small bronze sculptures stand alongside enormous wooden figures.<\/p>\n<p>Kapralos loved working with eucalyptus wood, which was transported from Athens and Corinth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wanted to create large sculptures,\u201d our guide explains. \u201cEucalyptus trees grow tall. He loved the feel of the wood and the patterns within it. And woodworms do not eat eucalyptus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kapralos\u2019 simple, flowing sculptures feel almost primordial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMinoan,\u201d says our guide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPowerful,\u201d we agree.<br \/><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>A Walk Along the Coast<\/h2>\n<p>The Kapralos Museum lies about three kilometres from Aegina Town, a pleasant half-hour walk along the coastal road.<\/p>\n<p>Some visitors continue around the headland towards the house of Nikos Kazantzakis, where the author of <em>Zorba the Greek<\/em> once lived. The house itself is not open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Along the route, strategically placed benches invite visitors to stop and enjoy the views.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of March, the scenery is spectacular: dramatic skies, wind, foaming waves, vibrant colours and seemingly endless vistas.<\/p>\n<p>Spring on Aegina is beautiful, although rainy days with storms, thunder and rough seas are not uncommon.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way we recognise white and yellow chamomile, hawkweed, crown daisies and the bright fuchsia flowers of the Hottentot Fig, a coastal plant with thick fleshy leaves. The variety of wildflowers is remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>Passing the nine-metre-high white Bouzas Lighthouse, we continue towards the small waterfront restaurants near Kolona, where we are meeting our friend Yiota for Sunday lunch.<\/p>\n<p>She has travelled especially from Piraeus for the afternoon, demonstrating just how accessible Athens is from Aegina.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m at the restaurant with the blue chairs,\u201d she messages.<\/p>\n<p>Our reunion at Taverna Maistrali is warm and relaxed. Sardines, courgette fritters, fries, salad and bougiourdi\u2014baked feta with tomato and peppers\u2014make for a perfect lunch.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, Yiota takes the ferry back to Piraeus while we catch a taxi to Vagia. Buses only run twice daily between Aegina Town and Vagia, and on Sundays the last one departs at one o\u2019clock in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The drive through the quiet countryside across the island is unforgettable.<br \/><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Paleochora \u2013 The Old Capital<\/h2>\n<p>On a bright morning we drive to Paleochora, literally &#8220;the old town.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>From the ninth century until the beginning of the nineteenth century, Paleochora was the capital of Aegina.<\/p>\n<p>The inhabitants moved inland and uphill to protect themselves from pirate attacks. The settlement was built against a hillside close to the Monastery of Saint Nektarios.<\/p>\n<p>Once the danger had passed, the population gradually returned to the harbour area. The old town was abandoned and most of its houses eventually fell into ruin.<\/p>\n<p>Of the approximately seventy churches that remain\u2014the wooden houses have disappeared\u2014thirty-three are now open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Every church is different and behind each small door, secured with a simple latch, lies a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>The many Byzantine frescoes, some restored and others untouched, are beautiful.<br \/><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Returning<\/h2>\n<p>Later in the morning the temperature rises.<\/p>\n<p>At the small church of Agios Theodoros the Wise, we pause beneath tall pine trees and drink some water.<\/p>\n<p>The wooden iconostasis is beautiful, as are the ceiling paintings and the view towards the sea near Agia Marina on the east coast.<\/p>\n<p>We decide not to climb to the ruins of the citadel in the upper town. Even in the relatively cool spring weather, the ascent feels demanding. In summer the heat on the hillside must be relentless.<\/p>\n<p>Following narrow overgrown paths, we make our way back to the starting point of our exploration.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this is where our adventure ends.<\/p>\n<p>We would gladly return to Aegina next spring.<\/p>\n<p>On this magical island there is still so much more to discover and experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Levens)kunst on Aegina Originally published in the Summer Edition of the Dutch Griekenland Magazine in June 2026 Text and photography: Wytske RoodbergenEnglish adaptation for web publication The Art of Living on Aegina Byzantine Frescoes, Minoan Sculptures and Vinyasa Yoga The appeal of Aegina as an island is undeniable. 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