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EXPERIENCE The Argo-Saronic Islands Sailing boats moored

in the harbour of

1 Égina town at dusk
ÉGINA EAT

ΑΊΓΊΝΑ Agora
(alias Geladakis)
g @ Égina town n Leonárdou Ladá, Égina town; The best seafood place
22970 27777 of several in the fish
market, with keenly
The second-largest Saronic island, Égina has been priced octopus dishes, a
inhabited for over 4,000 years. The people of ancient wide variety of
Aegina controlled most foreign trade in Greece, but distilled spirits and
Athens conquered the island in 456 BC. Ancient Aegina’s efficient service.
main relic is the Temple of Aphaia (p94). The island ⌂ Behind the fish
declined during the centuries of alternating Ottoman market, Égina town
and Venetian rule, but it enjoyed fame again from § 22970 27308
1828 to 1829, when President Ioánnis Kapodístrias ¡¡¡ 0 kilometres 3 N Piraeus
(1776–1831) declared it modern Greece’s first capital. 0 miles 3 Souvála Vaïá
Ostria Temple of
1 past the famous house where Named for the south Livádi Kypséli Vathý Aphaia
wind cooling diners
Níkos Kazantzákis wrote Zorba
Égina Town the Greek, is the Christos at tables on the sand, Paleohóra
From the quayside of this Kapralos Museum in Plakákia Ostria offers tasty Égina Town Ómorfo Agía Marína Ocean
Agios
picturesque port town, visitors district. This interesting local katsoúla fish. Ekklisiá Nektários Beach
wander through streets of museum occupies the ateliers ⌂ Marathónas,
Neo-Classical mansions to in which this notable sculptor shore lane Fáros
Pýrgos Markéllou tower, built and painter (1909–93) spent § 22970 27677
by Venetians. On the headland many of his summers. The ¡¡¡
just north, the sin gle column pieces displayed show the Marathónas Pórtes
of an ancient Apollo temple influence of his contemporary Anítseo
stands by the Archaeological Henry Moore. Mýlos Skála
Museum. Behind the elegant Eginítissa Óros
central fish market, octopuses Archaeological Museum Christos Kapralos Museum Metóhi Halikiáda Pérdika 530 m (1,750 ft)
are hung out to cure along a " ⌂ Kolóna 8 § 22970 " § 22970 22001 # Jun– Beach Sfikári
cobbled lane crammed with 22248 # May–Oct: 10am– Oct: 10am–2pm & 6–8pm Moní
seafood mezedopolía. Some 5:30pm Tue–Sun ¢ Main Tue–Sun; Nov–May: 10am– Angístri É gina
3 km (2 miles) north of town, public hols 2pm Fri–Sun ¢ Dec
Limenária
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