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Nice excursions can be made in the lovely Aegina for the island has many interesting sites to offer:

Temple of Aphaia at Aegina
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Lying 12 kilometres east of Aegina Town among dense pine trees, the Temple of Aphaia is a magnificent Doric temple dating from the 5th century BC, built on the site of an older temple (6th century BC) during the glorious times of the island.
The temple was dedicated to the Cretan nymph Aphaia, worshiped only on Aegina.
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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.

Temple of Apollo

From 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

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

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 Red Beach

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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