hour
trip by regular ferry (at 16 nautical miles away) and north of the Peloponnese and Methana town.
Aegina
is in the middle between the island of Salamis and
the island of Poros. Aegina has an area of 85 sq
km, a coastline of 57 km and a population
of about 10,000.
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scattered around the island.
These are much smaller of the main one they are
the ports of the little resorts of Agia Marina, Perdika and Souvala.
On the west of the island is located the biggest
of its bays called Marathon Bay.
This is where the Greek
ships moored before the historical Battle of Salamina in the 5th century B.C, among the fleets of the Athenians and th Persians. |
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Aegina
is a verdant and fertile island, covered by pine
trees and olive trees and producing various kinds
of agricultural products such as pistachios, figs,
almonds, grapes and olives.
Fishing, farming and tourism are the main
sources of income of the inhabitants.
On the west coast of Aegina, there are two little islets, Moni and Agistri.
Moni is an almost deserted island reachable from
the village of Perdika (10 minutes by taxi boat).
Angistri is much bigger and has a population of
around 500 inhabitants. |
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