Wednesday 25 June 2014

AEGINA ISLAND, GREECE

The island of Aegina is one of the most popular tourist destinations as it is the closest island to Athens (only 16.5 nautical miles from the port of Piraeus). From 11/1/1827 until 3/10/1829 Aegina town was the temporary capital of the newly-founded Greek state. It was during that period when Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias had impressive neoclassical mansions built to house his headquarters that today are important tourist attractions.

Even though the island small, it boasts a great number of sights and natural beauties, and one of the highlights is the famous ancient Greek Aphaea Temple. Aegina town, the capital of the island, stands out for its well-preserved buildings. On the outskirts you can find charming little villages with distinctive traditional character, such as Kypseli, Agii and Vagia as well as organized tourist resorts like Agia Marina, Perdika, and Souvala.

Aègina is also surrounded by many smaller islands (Moni, Metopi, Diaportia, Lagouses, Kyra, Dorousa, Spalathonisi, Anonyma) that can be reached by boat from the port of Aegina.

This post is part of the Waterworld Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme.








2 comments:

  1. BREATH-taking! Even without seeing your pictures, visiting Greece has been on my "bucket list," but this confirms it!! I especially love the little café picture. So simple and so beautiful. Glad I stopped by here today!! (visiting via WW)

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  2. It's easy to forget in my gardening days that somewhere in the world the sun is shining on beautiful scenery of wonderfully clear blue water, hills covered with myrtle, adventures waiting to happen. Lovely photos, wish I were there.

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