Gate to Greece > Travel in Greece > Aegina > Paleochora
Apparently just a naked mountain, but if you look closer...
it is covered with small churches and chapelles. There are about 20 of them.
Plaochora used to be the capital of the island, from the 9th century to 1826. It suffered distructions by Barbarossa in 1537, and by the Venetians in 1654, but was reconstructed each time. Now there are few inhabitants, although some of the churches are occupied. The oldest churches date back to the 13th century. Some of them have old frescoes and sculptures.
To go to Paleochora, get off the bus at
Agios Nektarios, and go through the Convent to the other side (you can arrive at the same passing the road by the convent). As the path is covered with thorny weeds, if you intend to go up, you'd better wear apposite shoes and trousers.
Reference
Robin Barbar,
Greece (Blue Guide), London- N.Y. 2001 (Revised reprint of the 6th edition of 1995), p. 172-173.
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