Monuments & Culture

The Temple of Aphaia

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

Nikos Kazantzakis House

This is where one of the most important spiritual people lived during the 20th century. In 1936 the construction of his home, which is located in Plakakia area, was completed.

Archaeological Area of Kolona (Temple of Apollo)

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

Tower of Markellos

Tower Marcellus was a Venetian watchtower built in the late 17th century. The building was renovated by the agonist and deputy Spiridon Markellos, in 1802.
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.

Kapodistrias Governor House

It is a simple 2 floors building, near the Cathedral, which was built shortly after the arrival of Kapodistrias on the island. It has a rich library and belonged to Aegina Archimandrite Grigorios Miras. It is said that formerly it housed the first Mint of modern Greece where the first coin was cutted while it also was the residence of John Kapodistrias.

Eynardeion School

Located next to the Cathedral of Aegina, it was built in 1829. The building was used to house the island's Library to 1981. It is a building which served as a school as it was preparing the teachers.

Orphanage

By 1844, the large rectangular building gathered unprotected children and those purchased from captivity. In the same building later was housed the prison of the island.

Acropolis of ancient Methana

The ruins of the citadel at Paleokastro hill, where there are preserved in good shape portions of ancient wall. Rich archaeological findings from 5000 BC preserved even in the sea.

Throni

There were discovered remarkable archaeological monuments. Among them an ancient stone throne, the mill ruins of the 3rd century BC and cisterns. Located above the Megalochori in Throni plateau.

Castle of Favieros

A 19th century fort on a hill on the narrow stripe of land connecting the Methana peninsula with Peloponnese.
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.

Russian Dockyard

Built in 1834 for the supply of the Russian Fleet. The Russians kept the property until 1900 and from 1989 it was declared historical monument. Just opposite you can admire Daskalio island.

Historic Clock

It dominates the hill in the center of Poros and was built in 1927.
It is worth a visit to enjoy a wonderful evening.

Hydra Mitropolis

Located in the center of the harbor and founded in 1648. Impressive are the two marble spiers and the rich interior decoration. In the courtyard there are the busts of Lazarus Kountourioti, Andreas Miaoulis, King George I and Antonis Lignos.

Hydra Mansions

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)

Andreas Miaoulis Statue

The bronze statue of the hero of the Greek revolution dominates the left side of the Hydra harbor.

DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art

The institution was founded in Geneva in 1983 by the collector Dakis Ιoannou.
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 mansion of Lazaros Kountouriotis

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

Sotiriou Anargirou Mansion

It is located in the city center, near the house of Bouboulina.
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.

Bouboulina Statue

Virgin Armata Church

It is a church where every year the second weekend of September is dedicated to festivities to mark the Panagia Armata and the anniversary of the Battle of Spetses in 1822.
Cultural events culminating with the burning of the effigy of the Turkish flagship.

Memorial of the Spetses Navy

A memorial dedicated to all the heroes of the island.

Windmill

The only windmill in Megalochori, dates from 1812 and was an old fortress.

Cultural Centre

Worth visiting to see the archaeological finds at the Cultural center of Megalochori.