Attractions

Places of archaeological interest are Aponisos, Megaritissa and Kontari (the highest spot of the island). All along the western coast of the island there are sunken antiquities just below the surface of the sea. Also, the islands Kyra and Dorousa ...

On the island there are magnificent Byzantine churches worth visiting: Zoodochos Pigi (the island’s Cathedral) in Megalochori, Agioi Anargyroi in Skala, Agia Kyriaki in Limenaria, Panagia in Metochi with its incredible view, and the chapels of Agioi Pantes (All Saints) ...

The Byzantine chapel of Agios Nicholaos, on the road from Limenaria to Aponisos, was the first to be built on the island. A part of it is protected by the Archaeological Service. There are two old graves inside the cemetery, ...

The Folk Museum, housed in the Cultural Center of Agistri, is an elegant two-storey building in the heart of Megalochori, donated by the ship owner Mr. Xanalatos. There you will be able to see the everyday life of the people ...

Abundant in pines, cypresses and olive trees, with its stone houses, the church of Agia Kyriaki, the old school, the picturesque ‘cafeneio’-tavern and the traditional bakeries that fill the air with smells of freshly baked loafs of bread, Limenaria is ...

Limni (i.e. Lake) is a marvelous idyllic area full of pine trees, on the road from Limenaria to Aponisos, on the southwest side of Agistri. In the spring, the colorful moorland (which used to be a salt lake, too, in ...

Megalochori or Mylos – the name Mylos coming from the only flourmill of the island that operated up until the 60s – is a picturesque village with whitewashed houses. Stroll on the village’s beautiful alleys setting off from the church ...

Skala, on the northeastern coast of the island, has a natural harbor, where ferry boats from Piraeus and Aegina dock. It has an organized beach, just 100 m. from the harbor, with golden sand and deep blue waters, ideal for ...

Close to Skala there are two small picturesque villages; Skliri, with a marvelous view of the sea and houses with verdant gardens, and Metochi, a village abundant in pine trees, with a panoramic view of Skala and Aegina. Do not ...