Agios Nektarios Church & Monastery
Saint Nectarios of Aegina (1846–1920) is the youngest Saint of the Orthodox Church, was declared as such in 1961 and the church which was built in his honor is one of the biggest churches in the Balkans.
The church is close to Paleochora and the monastery was built in 1904.
The skull and the remains of the Saint are kept in a small church next to the monastery.
Saint Nectarios came in Aegina a century ago and he made countless miracles in his lifetime.
His memory is celebrated on November 9.
Church Tel. 2297053802
Aegina Metropolis
This is the first cathedral of modern Greece. There vowed the Government of I. Kapodistrias and in the temple is still the throne of the Governor.
In the Metropolis there are many historical relics and remarkable murals. The bell is a gift of the governor and they say that it was brought from Russia.
Tel. 2297022654
Panagitsa
Beautiful big church near the port of Aegina
Tel. 2297024018
Virgin Chrysoleontissa Monastery
The Monastery of Panagia Chrysoleontissa built in the early 17th century, has high walls and looks more like a fortress.
This construction was done because of the monks fear for pirates. There is a large door, through which one can communicate with the Monastery. It is a large 2 floors building with a courtyard in the center, where there are the church and a 3 floors tower.
The tower was built around 1600. The church is newer and built around 1800, in place of the older one which burned.
In the church there is the icon of Chrysoleontissa. The monastery was very rich and once owned most of the island. During the 19th century most monastic estates were expropriated and the monks fled.
Tel. 2297062100
St. Nikolaos
Shortly after the Kapodistrian Orphanage is the monastery of the Virgin Mary. It is essentially a hewn tomb, one catacomb where there is the icon.
The church, standing on top of the catacomb is roofless and unfinished.
Tel. 2297022620
On the road to Souvala
Tel. 2297053946
Situated on the beach Agia Marina. The celebration is on July 17.
Tel. 2297053885
There Costas Parthenis painted Annunciation.
It is a women convent built in 1865.
The monastery is surrounded by pine and cypress trees and has a unique view. It is one of the attractions of Hydra and worth a visit either by walking or by donkey.
Tel. 22980 52484
Built in 1815, in this Monastery in 1825 in one of the cells was imprisoned Kolokotronis.
Tel. 22980 52540
Visited by water taxi and then going up the stairs, a trip of about 30 minutes. Magnificent view. It was built around 1710.
Tel. 2298052344
It was founded in 1823.
Located in Agia Marina, in an area full of pine trees.
The temple is dated around 500-490 BC. It is the second one, as the earlier Doric dating to 570-560 BC was destroyed by fire in 510 BC.
The Temple of Aphaea was well known since antiquity for the gables, which adorned both narrow sides of the temple. The sculptures were colored and were made of Parian marble, with themes taken from the Trojan War. The east pediment showed the Hercules campaign against King Laomedon and the western showed the campaign of the Greeks led by Agamemnon against Priam's Troy. The preserved statues are in the sacred precinct. Around the precinct they opened a big porch. There have been discovered buildings.
Opening hours
Archeological site: Daily 8.00 - 20.00
Admission fee: Ticket 6 Euro, Reduced 3 Euro
Tel. 2297032398
The archaeological site of Kolona is located near the harbor and the modern city of Aegina. Because of its favourable geographical position and the strategical importance the settlement of Aegina - Kolona developed to one of the most important centers of prehistoric Greece. Here are the remains of prehistoric settlements of the island from the 5th millennium BC, from the Ancient Hellenistic era. Symbolic is the monolithic column, which is the only remain of the temple of Apollo. Excavations have shown 11 settlements from the Neolithic to the Mycenaean period.
Opening hours Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 - 17:30
Entry fee 4 Euro - Reduced 2 Euro
Tel. 2297022248
The Tower Marcellus housed the first Greek anti-government committee from 1826 to 1828 and was for a period the cashier of the Greek state.
The yard space functions as park and event venue while the interior houses the cultural center of the municipality.
The castle was built in 1826 by the French philhellene general Charles Nicolas Favier, who there organized the first regular army of the new Greek state.
It is worth a visit to enjoy a wonderful evening.
Are built before 1800 and are luxurious inside. Of these stand out Miaouli mansion used as a museum, which houses Tompazis Annex of Fine Arts, Kriezis which houses the nursing home, the Bountouri and Tsamados where works the Merchant Marine School.
Lazaros Koundouriotis Mansion (National Historical Museum)
Since then, the Deste Foundation organizes exhibitions and supports projects and publications internationally.
Since 2009, the building of Slaughterhouses serves as a place of Deste, where every summer the Foundation hosts a number of contemporary art exhibitions.
Every year several people of international and domestic art world visit these exhibitions.
The Historical House Lazarus Kountourioti Hydra, Annex to National Historical Museum,
is open to the public daily from March 25 until the end of October, hours 10.00 - 14.00. June-August 18.00 - 21.00
Tel. 22980 52421
The residence was built in 1904 and is a two-storey neoclassical building with a garden.
Sotiris Anargyros was a great benefactor of the island.
