It is one of
the most complete archaeological temples of Greece, consisting
of various arrays of columns and lintels kept in very
good condition.
The temple’s pediments were showing the battle of Troy
(with magnificent sculptures) but they can not be seen
there anymore for they have, as many of Greece’s marbles,
been taken by the Turks, during the 19th century, who
sold them to Ludwig of Bavaria ( father of King Otho)
and are now exposed in the Munich Glyptothek Museum.
A small museum is functioning on the site.
The Temple of Aphaia can be reached by local bus, leaving
regularly from Aegina Town.
This site is a must to see and its visit constitutes a
nice excursion for the day, doubled with a 15 minutes
walk to the seaside resort of Agia Marina, via a path
among the pine trees.
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the ancient 5th century temple dedicated to Apollo, god
of light and true, only a Doric column remains, proudly
standing on the Hill of Kolona (column in Greek).
On the hill was also standing the Ancient Acropolis of
the island and finds from an early Helladic settlement
have been excavated.
This site is located on the far side of the little beach,
in the town; the Archaeological Museum of Aegina is near
there.
Paleohora was the old capital of the island from the 9th
century to 1826; the inhabitant of the island were forced
to settled inland because of the frequent and disastrous
attacks of the pirates, abandoning their coastal villages.
Even with those precautions, they suffered from the terrible
Barbarossa who came in Aegina in 1537 and completely destroyed
the island and Paleohora, and took the inhabitants into
slavery.
Only ruins remains from the village for its inhabitants
left it to move in the today capital of Aegina Town when
the pirates became infrequent. In this fascinating ruined
ghost-town, some of the 365 churches are still standing;
the churches of Episkopi, Agios Georgios and Metamorphosis
are particularly interesting for the beautiful frescoes
they houses.
Paleohora is located on a hillside, 6, 5 kilometres away
from the island’s capital, about one kilometre from the
Monastery of Agios Nektarios.
Angistri is a small islet of 500 inhabitants lying off
the west coast of Aegina.
It is a really lovely island that can make a very pleasant
day excursion, reachable from the seaside village of Perdika.
Fine sandy beaches and coves are welcoming the visitors
with their beautiful sand and their crystalline waters.
The islet also offers rooms for rent, a few hotels and
excellent taverns serving fresh fish and very tasty food.
The very tiny islet of Moni is standing near the islet
of Angistri, on the wets coast of Aegina.
It is almost deserted, apart from a rare specie of wild
goats which live there.
Moni has some beautiful little sandy coves with impressively
clear waters and a great flora.
Like Angistri, Moni can be reached by taxi-boat from the
little port of picturesque Perdika.
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