Aegina Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Greek island of the Saronic Gulf
About Aegina
In legend Aegina was a goat-nymph, though it was almighty Zeus who acted the prize goat with his predatory sex adventures. Aegina was carried off to the island that now bears her name (maybe not unwillingly) and bore Zeus a son Aeacus, who became king. Hera the wife of Zeus tended to blame the other women rather than her hubby, and wiped out the island population by plague. However Aeacus prayed to Zeus to convert the teeming ants into humans, the myrmidons, a sort-of warrior caste - honestly, how many of us would have thought of doing that? In the 7th to 5th centuries BC Aegina was a maritime trading state and its currency, embossed with a sea turtle and later a land tortoise, circulated widely in the Hellenistic world. Trade rivalry with Athens escalated into war, the island suffered a m
Top Attractions in Aegina
Explore the best things to see and do in Aegina:
- ★Aegean Sailing School
- ★Christos Kapralos Museum
- ★Temple of Aphaea
- ★Temple of Apollo
Where to Eat in Aegina
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Aeredes
Where to Stay in Aegina
- 🏨Aegina Hotel
- 🏨Blue Dolphin studios & apartment
- 🏨Hotel Rastoni
Aegina Travel Guide Sections
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