Aegina (Town), capital of Aegina Island, was once seat of the Greek government during a short period (1826-1828) of the Greek War of Independence.
The photo above is the harbour. The ancient commercial port of Aegina was situated at the same place. In the town there are many neo-classical buildings as you see in the photo right.
Nikos Kazantzakis, probably the most famous writer of the modern Greece, lived here once, and his house is still preserved. He wrote "Zorba the Greek" here in 1964.
The bus from Aegina Town to Saint Nektarios Monastery, Aphaia Temple, and Agia Marina departs from the square in front of the boat and ferry port. Just for an example, I put here the timetable of the June 2010 (it is subject to change and you need to check on site, or call the number at the bottom of the timetable). The one that concerns is in the central column. In the left column is the bus from Aegina Town to
Agia Marina, and the right is the one from Agia Marina to Aegina Town.
When we visited Aegina in the Summer 2006, it was very punctual, but in 2002, the bus that we were waiting for did not depart because of mechanical problem and we had to wait for 1 hour for the next one. In general, the buses used in Aegina are quite old and probably this kind of trouble happens from time to time.
Alternatively, there are also taxis and rental bikes. The taxi fare to the Aphaia site is about €15 one way (in 2010). Note that it is difficult to catch a passing taxi at the archaeological site. If you are in a hurry and don't want to wait for bus or to go down to Agia Marina to get a taxi there, it is wise to come back with the same taxi. In this case, you need to pay for the waitning time.
The most popular beach of Aegina is
Agia Marina, but if you cannot make it there, there is
Kolona beach virtually inside the Aegina Town.
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Photos of Aegina Town
