Greek Island Synopsis
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Saronic Gulf IslandsThe Saronic Gulf islands are the closest to Athens and can be reached in an hour or less by highspeed in the case of Aegina and Agistri and are great for daytrips and overnights even in the winter. These islands can be visited by the One-Day Saronic Cruise which boasts a 364-day-a-year schedule since even in bad weather the Saronic Gulf is sheltered from the wind. But the Saronic islands are also worth spending more time on and the island of Hydra has a jet-set reputation that rivals Mykonos. Click on these links or scroll down. You can use the top button to return. When you finish you can use this link or the link at the bottom of the page to return to Greek Island Synopsis Main Menu |
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You can e-mail me if you have questions about the Greek Islands, itineraries, ferry connections, hotels or anything actually- Matt Barrett
Aegina
See my Aegina website at www.greektravel.com/greekislands/aegina
I used Aegina
as my sample island in my lesson on
How to Visit a Greek Island Angistri Hydra
For Villas in Hydra see www.greecetravel.com/villas
Poros
See my
Guide to the Island of Poros at:
www.greektravel.com/greekislands/poros Easter in Poros! Spend Friday Saturday and Sunday on the island of Poros, one hour from Athens, taking part in the church celebrations and ending with a dinner of lamb roasted on a spit, wine, dancing and more with hosts Takis and Zefi Alexopoulos of the beautiful Saga Hotel . If you are planning to be in Greece on April 23 2006 and are looking for something to do and want to celebrate Greece's most popular holiday in a magical way this is the way to go. Read about Greek Easter and Easter in Poros at www.greecetravel.com/easter Salamina Spetses For hotels on
Spetses see
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A nice
day trip from Athens. Take the ferry rather then
the Flying Dolphin(hydrafoil) so you can relax and
enjoy the scenery of the short trip.
You can sail to the main port or else the
resort town of
Agia
Marina. Nice island
for bicycling and the small coastal village
of
Perdika
has some good
seafood restaurants but should be avoided on
weekends when it is busy with visiting Athenians.
Visit the Temple of Aphaia above Agia Marina.
Surprisingly Aegina is one island which has really
retained it's 'Greekness'. Maybe because it is too
close to Athens to be attractive to mass tourism.
It is a great place to go in the winter and the
off-season. Agia Marina is a beach town with some
tavernas a view of Athens and two nice hotels
owned by a very friendly and hospitable young
woman named Sophia. Check out the
Former
home of Leonard Cohen and jet setter haven. No
beaches but who cares? Magnificent village and
swimming off the rocks is good enough for
recovering from the previous nights festivities.
Restaurants and cafes on waterfront are for
people-watching. For good inexpensive food search
the back-streets or walk down the coast. No cars
on the island. Lots of donkeys. Suitable for
families or jet-set nightlife lovers. There are
excursions to Ancient Mycenae, Epidavros and the
beaches of the Peloponnisos. The town has been
restored and preserved exactly as it appeared in
the 1800's when its inhabitants built it in a
period of prosperity gained from piracy and
blockade running. The Hydriotis made a name for
themselves during the war for Independence. Nice
seafood restaurants in the village of Kamina. When
you tire of walking there are water-taxis.