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Cinemas – Theaters

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AKROGIALI CINEMA – Aegina – Tel.: + 30 22870 53675
ANESIS CINEMA – Aegina – Tel.: + 30 22970 26331
MUNICIPAL THEATER OF AEGINA Tel.: + 30 22970 25198
TITINA CINEMA – Aegina – Tel.: + 30 22970 22500

Night Clubs & Bars

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AKROGIALI – Agia Marina – Tel.: + 30 22970 32427
B-52 - Agia Marina – Tel. + 30 22970 32801
BELLE EPOQUE – Aegina Town – Tel. + 30 22970 26500
CRYSTAL – Agia Marina – Tel.: + 30 22970 32170
DEA MARE - Aegina Town – Tel. + 30 22970 23319
FAMOUS GROUSE - Perdika – Tel.: + 30 22970 61422
INN ON THE BEACH – Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 25116
JAZZ – Agia Marina – Tel. + 30 22970 32691
KAHLUA BAR - Agia Marina – Tel. + 30 22970 32639
LEO DANCE CLUB – Agia Marina – Tel.: + 30 22970 32326
MANOS – Agia Marina – Tel.: + 30 22970 32361
MASKA – Aegina Town – Tel. + 30 22970 22280
MIKE’S – Agia Marina – Tel.: + 30 22970 32763
MYTHOS – Agia Marina – Tel.: + 30 22970 32005
NOSTALGIA – Agia Marina – Tel.: + 30 22970 32042
PASARELLA - Souvala – Tel.: + 30 22970 53069

Cafe – Snack Bars – Internet Cafe

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AVLI - Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 26438
DODONI – Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 24169
E-GLOBAL INTERNET CAFE - Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 27819
EN AIGINI - Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 22483
EN PLO – Αegina – Tel. + 30 22970 26482
EPREPE – Souvala – Tel.: + 30 22970 54080
KAHLUA – Agia Marina – Tel.: + 30 22970 32639
LIOTRIVI CAFÉ – Perdika – Tel. + 30 22970 61662
MARAKESH – Souvala – Tel.: + 30 22970 52191
NIKI – Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 25012
NOTOS – Souvala – Tel.: + 30 22970 53115
OBSESSION – Agia Marina – Tel. + 30 22970 32669
POSEIDONIO CAFE – Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 24385
PRESTIGE INTERNET CAFE – Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 23171
TROPICS – Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 22686

Studios & Apartments for Rent

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AEGINA

CAPTAIN’ S ROOMS Tel. + 30 22970 24789, 24982
MARIANNA STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 25650

AGIA MARINA

AFEA STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 32725, 32469
ANNA STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 32277
ARTEMIS STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 32677
COSTANTONIA APARTMENTS Tel. & Fax + 30 22970 32192
ERI STUDIOS & APARTMENTS Tel. & Fax + 30 22970 32242
ERIKETI STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 32609
GEORGINA STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 32532
HIPPOCAMPUS STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 32141 Fax + 30 22970 32127
ILIDA STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 32701, 32585
LEFTERIS STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 32089
MARIA STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 32109, 71506
MARIE-CLAIRE STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 32630
NIKOS APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22970 52412
PERICLES Tel. + 30 22970 32332, 32096 Fax + 30 22970 32332
PHILOXENIA Tel. + 30 22970 32464 Fax + 30 22970 32084
SENIA STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 32131 Fax + 30 22970 32111
VICKY STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 32821, Tel. & Fax + 30 22970 32050
YIANNIS APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22970 32450

MARATHONAS

CROWN VIEW SUITES Tel. + 30 22970 28470
OSTRIA Tel. + 30 22970 26738, 27677 – Fax + 30 22970 27677

PERDIKA

ANTZI STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 61445, 61233 Fax + 30 22970 61446
PEBBLES APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22970 62066
RODANTHOS VILLA Tel. + 30 22970 61400 Fax + 30 22970 61306

SOUVALA

ATHINA STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 52445
ERO STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 53225, 53260
IRIDES STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22970 52215, 52183 Fax + 30 22970 52323
VILLA IVISKI Tel. + 30 22970 52700, 52712 Fax + 30 22970 53281

Restaurants

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AEGINA

AGORA FISH TAVERN Tel. + 30 22970 27308
ALLADIN Tel. + 30 22970 27701
ARETI TAVERN Tel.: + 30 22970 26470
AVRA Tel. + 30 22970 24493
BABIS TAVERN Tel. + 30 22970 23594
DELFINI Tel.: + 30 22970 27127
GRAMMA OUZERI Tel. + 30 22970 26277
ELLANION GRILL HOUSE Tel.: + 30 22970 29072
FAGOPOTI GRILL HOUSE Tel.: + 30 22970 28355
FISHERMAN’S LODGE Tel.: + 30 22970 23897
HIPPOCAMPUS Tel. + 30 22970 26504
KARAFAKIA TAVERN Tel.: + 30 22970 28637
KAVOURINA FISH TAVERN Tel.: + 30 22970 26779
KAVOUROPETRA TAVERN Tel. + 30 22970 23001
KLIMATARIA Tel.: + 30 22970 25968
LADOKOLLA GRILL HOUSE Tel.: + 30 22970 25333
MAISTRALI Tel.: + 30 22970 26488
MARIDAKI TAVERN Tel.: + 30 22970 25869
ODYSSEAS PIZZERIA Tel.: + 30 22970 28275
PATITIRI OUZERI Tel.: + 30 22970 28620
SYMPOSIUM OUZERI Tel. + 30 22970 23818
SYNANTISIS TAVERN Tel.: + 30 22970 24309
THE BLACK CAT Tel. + 30 22970 26452
VENUS PIZZERIA Tel.: + 30 22970 24888

AGIA MARINA

3 ADELFIA TAVERN – Tel.: + 30 22970 32229
ACHILLION – Tel.: + 30 22970 32552
BIG BANANA RESTAURANT Tel. + 30 22970 32859
DIMITRIS Tel.: + 30 22970 32228
DIOGENES Tel.: + 30 22970 32257
FAROS TAVERN Tel.: + 30 22970 32011
KOSTAS TAVERN Tel.: + 30 22970 32424
LA MIRAGE Tel. + 30 22970 32120
MYTHOS PIZZERIA Tel.: + 30 22970 32005
NEROMYLOS TAVERN Tel.: + 30 22970 32198
PANORAMA Tel.: + 30 22970 32202, 32753 | Fax: + 30 22970 32144
SISSYFOS Tel.: + 30 22970 32198
SOUVLAKI “PITA TOM” Tel. + 30 22970 32787
TAKIS TAVERN Tel.: + 30 22970 32283

MARATHONAS

AMMOS TAVERN Tel. + 30 22970 28160
KYRIAKOS TAVERN Tel.: + 30 22970 24025
PERASMA OUZERI Tel.: + 30 22970 62016
OSTRIA Tel. + 30 22970 26738, 27677
STO PSITO Tel.: + 30 22970 22754
TASOS TAVERN Tel.: + 30 22970 24040

MESAGROS

ARGIRIS TAVERN Tel. + 30 22970 71303

PERDIKA

MILTOS FISH TAVERN Tel. + 30 22970 61051, 61456
NONTAS TAVERN Tel. + 30 22970 61233 Fax + 30 22970 61148
SARONIS FISH TAVERN Tel. + 30 22970 61501
STAVRODROMI OUZERI Tel.: + 30 22970 61179
THODORIS GRILL HOUSE Tel.: + 30 22970 61550

SOUVALA

PATIMA TAVERN Tel.: + 30 22970 52576

VAGIA

AEOLOS Tel. : + 30 22970 71657
VACCHUS Tel.: + 30 22970 71084

Hotels

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AEGINA

AEGINITIKO ARCHONTIKO Tel. + 30 22970 24968, 24156
AVRA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 22303 Fax + 30 22970 28489
BROWN HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 22271
DANAE HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 22424-5, 22914
DELFINI HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32451
FISTIKIES HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 23783, 27159
NEFELI HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 23091
RASTONI HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 27039

AGIA MARINA

AEGLI HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32221 Fax + 30 22970 28651
AFEA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32227 Fax + 30 22970 32622
ALEXANDROS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32365, 32698
AMOUDIA – NAUTILUS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32774
ANATOLI HOTEL – Tel. + 30 22970 32002
ANGELA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32556 Fax + 30 22970 32606
APOLLO HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32271-2-3-4 Fax + 30 22970 32688
ARGO SPA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32266, 32471
BLUE HORIZON HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32303
GALINI HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32203, 32693
HELIOS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32098, 32557 Fax + 30 22970 32150
HERMES HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32516, 32411 Fax + 30 22970 32411
KAVOS BAY HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32338
LIBERTY HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32353
MAGDA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32325, 32670
MYRMIDON HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32691, 71337
OASIS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32312
PANORAMA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32202, 32753 Fax + 30 22970 32144
POSSIDON HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32125 Fax + 30 22970 32392
RACHEL HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32168, 32367
SANDY BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 32461

PERDIKA

HIPPOCAMPUS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 61363 Fax + 30 22970 61566
VENETIA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 61341, 61219, 61089 Fax + 30 22970 61083

SOUVALA

ELA MESA Tel. + 30 22970 54022, 54027 Fax + 30 22970 53158
EPHI HOTEL Tel. & Fax + 30 22970 52045
XANTHIPI HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 52201

VAGIA

VAGIA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 71179, 71444 Fax + 30 22970 71179
XENI HOTEL Tel. + 30 22970 71089

Car & Motorcycle Rentals

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DRIVE RENT A CAR & SCOOTER - Aegina – Tel. + 30 22970 22892
ISIDORA RENT A MOTORBIKE - Agia Marina – Tel. + 30 22970 32663

Shops

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AIAKEIO PATISSERIE – Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 22249
AIGINEION PATISSERIE – Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 22345
ALLEGRO GIFT SHOP – Aegina – Tel. + 30 22970 23780
ASAO JEWELLERIES – Aegina – Tel. + 30 22970 27280
BAZAAR GIFT SHOP – Aegina – Tel. + 30 22970 27965
EGOISTE CLOTHES - Aegina – Tel. + 30 22970 28237
EVEXIA HEALTH PRODUCTS - Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 24103
FETISH CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES - Aegina – Tel. + 30 22970 24804
FISTIKI – Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 28327
FRESH FLOWERS – Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 28808
IN STYLE ACCESSORIES – Aegina – Tel. + 30 22970 25745
JOE’ S WORKSHOP - Agia Marina – Tel. + 30 22970 32777
LIDO CLOTHES & ACCESSORIES – Agia Marina – Tel. + 30 22970 32000
MELENIO PATISSERIE - Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 26133
POTTERY WORKSHOP - Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 32280
RACHEL ACCESSORIES – Agia Marina – Tel. + 30 22970 32425
RODOSTAMO PATISSERIE - Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 22135
TRENDY – GIFT SHOP – Aegina – Tel. + 30 22970 23232
TULIP FLOWERS – Aegina Town – Tel.: + 30 22970 22386

Tour of Aegina island

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Aegina is a beautiful island with graphic settlements, long sandy and well – organized beaches, historical monuments, important archaeological sights and churches. It is located about 18 nautical miles from Attica and it attracts many visitors all year round. Aegina, known as the “island of pistachio”, is the second biggest island in Argosaronikos Gulf after Salamina.
The island has an excellent tourist infrastructure, with an abundance of hotels, apartments and rooms to let, restaurants, fish taverns, bars, shops, travel and car rental agencies.

The capital of the island, also called AEGINA, is a small town with a few neoclassical houses that recall its earlier gentility. Amongst its churches are the pretty church of Agios Nikolaos in the harbor and the Cathedral of Agios Dionysios, built during the period of Turkish domination, at which the first government of liberated Greece was sworn in.

The Archaeological Museum (tel. + 30 22970 22637) houses architectural members from the temple of Afaia, a marble Sphinx, a statue of Hercules –from the temple of Apollo- and other objects of some interest.
In Aegina town can also be seen Kapodistria’s Government House, now home to an important library.

Just to the north of the port, at Kolona is a single Doric column that belongs to the temple of Apollo (6th c. BC).

In the capital there are numerous hotels, pensions, apartments and rooms to let of all categories, restaurants, fish taverns, snack bars, coffee shops, and patisseries.
In the enchanting atmosphere of the night you can have fun and dance at the bars and clubs of the town.

Near the village of KYPSELI, 3 km. north – west of Aegina, is the church of the Agii Theodori. It was built on 1282 and has some fine wall – paintings.

A road leading northwards from Aegina runs along the north coast of the island to PLAKAKIA, LEONTI, SOUVALA and VAYA – all of them sea side resorts with hotels, rooms for rent, restaurants, taverns, bars, etc. – and ends at TOURLOS.

Another road runs east from Aegina town, to Paleochora (6 km.from Aegina). This is an abandoned town built in a hill with a medieval castle on the summit that was the capital of the island from the 9th to the 19th c.

Only a few of the notable churches in the town survive. The nunnery of Agios Nektarios is worth visiting; the saint lived and died (in 1920) here, and his tomb and relic are kept in the nunnery, which celebrates its festival on 9 November.

MESAGROS a medieval village, 9 km. north-east of the town has a strong tradition of pottery-making and enjoys a superb view of the temple of Afaia.

The Doric temple of Afaia is built on a hill 4 km. from Agia Marina. It was thought to be one of the most important temples in antiquity and included a perirteral temple of the goddess with pedimental sculptural decoration of Parian marble. This decoration was removed by Ludwig of Bavaria and is now kept in the Munich Glyptothek.
On the total of 34 columns in the peristyle, 24 are preserved, along with part of the restored entablature and two columns of the pronaos.

The road continues south to AGIA MARINA (13 km. east of Aegina).
This is a sea-side holiday resort set amongst pines, with a fine and fully organized sandy beach and good bathing. In Agia Marina you will find hotels, apartments and rooms to let of all categories, graphic taverns on the beach, coffee shops, bars and clubs. The little church of Agia Marina celebrates on 17th July, when crowds of people gather from the neighboring villages to enjoy the local festival.

The road to the south of Aegina town leads to Faros, Paliopyrgos, Marathonas, Aeginitissa, and Profitis Elias, ending at Perdika, a beautiful fishing village in the gulf of Marathonas.
Perdika is an old traditional settlement, build around the port. Main characteristic of the settlement of Perdika is the small houses with their yards to connect with each other. Very close to Perdika are the picturesque beaches of Klima and Sarpa.
Marathonas is another tourist resort with a nice organized sandy beach.

Aeginitissa is 2 kilometers from Perdika and disposes a fully organized beach with snack bars.

The entire west coast of the island has some fine, clear beaches, both sandy and pebbles.
Opposite Perdika is the verdant uninhabited islet of Moni (3 nautical miles away), full of pine trees. There are frequent connections by small boat in the summer. Its sandy beaches have deep, clear waters, suitable for underwater fishing. There are 2 snack bars.

The road continues to Sfentouri, to the east of Perdika, a popular tourist place with interesting traditional elements.

The ruins of Zeus Hellanios stand on a hill 530 m. high in the interior of the island, near Pachia Rachi.

NEARBY ISLANDS
The island of Agistri, 4 nautical miles west of Aegina, is connected by ferry boat with Aegina and Piraeus.

LOCAL PRODUCTS
Before leaving from Aegina, don’t miss to buy a bag of the famous Aegina pistachio nuts.

Geographical & Historical Outline of Aegina

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Aegina lies almost at the center of the Saronic gulf, to the south of Piraeus and Salamina, and is surrounded by a large number of small uninhabited islands. Its soil is fertile and there are several plains, low hills, small bays and fine beaches. The climate is mild and suitable for the growing of pistachio trees and vines.

HISTORY
The island has been inhabited from Neolithic times, when the earliest settlements appeared about in 3.000 BC at Kolona and Agia Marina. The Dorians later settled here, bringing with them the cult of Zeus Hellanios.

In the 6th c. Aegina acquired a large merchant fleet and became a leading naval power. Her ships carried the produces of the island all over the Mediterranean, along with Aeginitean pottery made by local craftsmen.

Aegina played an important role during the Persian Wars with her fleet, but after this the naval power of Athens became predominant and in 456 BC the island was made subject to the Athenians. In the Peloponnesian war it aligned itself with the Spartans against their opponents, Athens. After this, Aegina was conquered at various times by the Spartans, Thebans, Macedonians and
Romans and was then sold to Attalos, king of Pergamos.

During the Byzantine period, it was frequently raided and plundered by pirates and the inhabitants withdrew into the interior of the island, built the Byzantine capital, Paleochora, and fortified it with a medieval castle. It was latter captured by the Venetians and finally, by the Turks, in 1718.

The inhabitants of Aegina took part in the liberation struggle of 1821 against the Turks and for a brief period, after the war of Independence, it was the temporary capital of the newly founded Greek State, and headquarters of Kapodistrias, the first governor of free Greece.