![]() ![]() This ostensibly religious league included, besides Aegina, Athens, the Minyan (Boeotian) Orchomenos, Troezen, Hermione, Nauplia, and Prasiae. One of the earliest historical facts is its membership in the Amphictyony or League of Calauria, attested around the 8th century BC. It is probable that the island was not Doricised before the 9th century BC. The excavations on the site, done by the Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg are still ongoing. Another important deposit of Early Bronze Age golden and silver jewellery was discovered by Austrian archaeologists. The discovery on the island of a number of gold ornaments belonging to the last period of Mycenaean art suggests that Mycenaean culture existed in Aegina for some generations after the Dorian conquest of Argos and Lacedaemon. The famous Aegina Treasure, now in the British Museum is estimated to date between 17 BC. Minoan ceramics have been found in contexts of c. The main connections were with the Greek mainland, but there were found also influences from Cyclades and Crete. ![]() The most important Early Bronze Age settlement was Kolonna, stone-built fortified site. ![]() Its placement between Attica and the Peloponnesus made it a site of trade even earlier, and its earliest inhabitants allegedly came from Asia Minor. History Earliest history (20th–7th centuries BC) Īegina, according to Herodotus, was a colony of Epidaurus, to which state it was originally subject. Portes is a fishing village on the east coast. There are regular bus services from Aegina town to destinations throughout the island such as Agia Marina. Hydrofoil ferries from Piraeus take only forty minutes to reach Aegina the regular ferry takes about an hour, with ticket prices for adults within the 4–15 euro range. The beaches are also a popular tourist attraction. Its highest rise is the conical Mount Oros (531 m) in the south, and the Panhellenian ridge stretches northward with narrow fertile valleys on either side. The southern volcanic part of the island is rugged and mountainous, and largely barren. Economically, the sponge fisheries are of notable importance. The northern and western sides consist of stony but fertile plains, which are well cultivated and produce luxuriant crops of grain, with some cotton, vines, almonds, olives and figs, but the most characteristic crop of Aegina today (2000s) is pistachio. Īn extinct volcano constitutes two-thirds of Aegina. It was abolished in 2006.Īegina is roughly triangular in shape, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) from east to west and 10 km (6.2 mi) from north to south, with an area of 87.41 km 2 (33.75 sq mi). Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Aegina and Agkistri. The province of Aegina ( Greek: Επαρχία Αίγινας) was one of the provinces of the Attica Prefecture and was created in 1833 as part of Attica and Boeotia Prefecture. The buildings of the island are examples of Neoclassical architecture with a strong folk element, built in the 19th century Due to its proximity to Athens, it is a popular vacation place during the summer months, with quite a few Athenians owning second houses on the island. The regional capital is the town of Aegina, situated at the northwestern end of the island. The municipality is subdivided into the following five communities (population in 2011 in parentheses ): ![]() It is part of the Islands regional unit, Attica region. The municipality of Aegina consists of the island of Aegina and a few offshore islets. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of the hero Aeacus, who was born on the island and became its king. Aegina ( / ɪ ˈ dʒ aɪ n ə/ Greek: Αίγινα, Aígina Ancient Greek: Αἴγῑνα) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, 27 km (17 mi) from Athens. ![]()
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