Αίγινα Σαρωνικός

ή Αίγινα στα βρίσκεται στον Σαρωνικό Κόλπο, περίπου 20 χιλιόμετρα έξω από την Αθήνα.Η Αίγινα έχει συνολική επιφάνεια 90 τετραγωνικών χιλιομέτρων περίπου, το νησί βρίσκεται περίπου είκοσι χιλιόμετρα νοτιοδυτικά της Αθήνας. Το νησί φημίζεται για το ναό Αφαια, μία από τους τρεις των ιερών ναών  που σχηματίζουν το τρίγωνο του Παρθενώνα, το Ναό του Ποσειδώνος στο Σούνιο, και ο ναός της Αφαιας . Αίγινα ήταν ένα μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα αντίπαλος της Αθήνας, τόσο κατά την αρχαιότητα, όπως στην αρχή του δέκατου ένατου αιώνα. Η Αίγινα ήταν ήταν η πρώτη πρωτεύουσα της Ελλάδας μετά την ανεξαρτησία της και τον νεαρό ελληνικό κράτος γίνεται η πρώτη νομίσματα που κόπηκαν εκεί. Το νησί είναι επίσης ο μεγαλύτερος παραγωγός φιστικιών στην Ελλάδα, και ο μεγαλύτερος εξαγωγέας παγκοσμίως.Σύμφωνα με την παράδοση, θεωρείται ότι το όνομά της το πηρε από τη νύμφη Αίγινα.

Η Αίγινα διαμορφώνεται σαν ένα τρίγωνο, με την κορυφή προς τα νότια. Το μεγαλύτερο μήκος από βορειοανατολικά  στα  νοτιοανατολικα είναι 18,5 χιλιόμετρα. Το νησί χωρίζεται σε τρεις περιοχές: ένα βουνό από ασβεστόλιθο προς τα βόρεια, μια παράκτια πεδιάδα στα δυτικά και το πιο εύφορο περιοχή του νησιού, και το υπόλοιπο νησί στα ανατολικά έχει μια ηφαιστειακή γεωλογία, η ελαφρόπετρα ήταν οι κύριες εξαγωγές του νησιού.Η βλάστηση είναι τυπική της Μεσογείου τα παλιά πευκοδάση έχουν σχεδόν εξαφανιστεί και εχουν αντικατασταθη από  ελιές πευκα και άγρια κυπαρίσσια.Το κλίμα της Αίγινας είναι ανατολικής Μεσογείου με ήπιους χειμώνες και θερμό και ξηρό καλοκαιρι.

Η ψηλότερη κορφή της Αίγινας, ειναι του Προφήτη Ηλία είναι 531 εκατ. με κωνικό σχήμα.
Εκτός από το λιμάνι της Αίγινας στην δυτική πλευρα,υπαρχει το λιμάνι της Σουβάλας και Αγίας Μαρίνας, στα βόρεια του Κόλπου.Το νησι ειναι αρκετα τουριστικο με πολλα ξενοδοχεια στην αιγινα και στην Αγ. Μαρινα.

Το νησί Σαντορίνη

Η διακοπές στη Σαντορίνη είναι φανταστικές, λευκα σπιτια, εκκλησίες με μπλέ τρούλους και παστέλ ηλιοβασιλέματα. Αυτό το νησί των ονείρων ειναι φτιαγμένο για ρομάντικές διακοπές ειδικά αν εισαστε νιόπαντρο. Είναι ένα από εκείνα τα μέρη που θα κλέψει την καρδιά σας απο τη στιγμή που θα φτάσετε.

Πού θα κανετε διακοπές στη Σαντορίνη σην μαγευτική πόλη της Θήρας, ίσως, που απο τη κορυφη του γκρεμού ψηλά βλεπετε το λιμάνι. Εδώ, η γοητεωτικες ημέρες είναι καλύτερο να δαπανώνται με τη διερεύνηση της γοητευτικής πόλης στα δαιδαλωτα  δρόμάκια αναμεσα απο ταβέρνες, εκκλησίες και καφενεία. Το ηλιοβασίλεμα, απο καποιο καφενειο μπορεις να απολαυσεις ένα καφέ η ενα ποτό με θέα την καλντέρα.

Μια βόλτα στη Σαντορίνη  θα σας οδηγήσει στην Οία, όπου τα σπίτια αγκαλιά με τους βράχους ειναι μοναδικά. Εδω στο βόρειο τμήμα του νησιού ειναι απο τα πιο καλα σημεια να δειτε το εντυπωσιακό ηλιοβασίλεμα.

Η Περίσσα εχει άλλου ειδους γόητεια. Εδώ, θα βρείτε της πιο θεαματική παραλίεςτου νησιου, με σκούρα άμμο και μια κρυστάλλινη θάλασσα. Έδω μπορειτε να βρειτε μεγάλα ξενοδοχεία στην ιδανική βάση για την απόδραση σας Περίσσα.

Με μια μεγάλη γκάμα για διακοπές στην Σαντορίνη που μπορει να προσφέρει τα πάντα, ειδικα για καλοκαιρινές διακοπές. Με ενα ταξίδι στην Σαντορίνη μία φορά  θα βρείτε τον εαυτό σας να θελει να  επιστρέφη για περισσότερες φορές.

Το νησί εχει μια συναρπαστική ιστορία και ένα ηφαιστειακό τοπίο μοναδικό συν ένα ράντισμα απο μύθο, η ατμόσφαιρα στο μικρό νησί της Σαντορίνης είναι μεθυστική όπου τα όρια μεταξύ γεγονότος και πραγματικότητας φαίνεται κάπως δυσδιάκριτα.

Και αυτό ισχύει ιδιαίτερα στη  Θήρα. Χτισμένη στην απότομη πλαγιά, αυτό το ειδυλλιακό σκηνικό έχει γινη γνωστό από πολλές φωτογράφιες σε ολο το κόσμο. Το μπέρδεμα των ασβεστωμένων σπίτιων και εκκλησίες με μπλε θόλους , η λαμπερή θάλασσα και ο ξάστερος ουρανός είναι δικός σας για να απολαύσετε τον ελεύθερο χρόνο σας.Θα βρειτε ξενοδοχεία στη Σαντορίνη για όλες τις προτιμήσεις.

Τα στενά δρομάκια στη Θηρα είναι γεματα με καταστήματα που πωλούν αναμνηστικά, κοσμήματα και αγγεία, οπόυ μπορειτε να αγοράσετε αναμνηστικα. Στη συνέχεια βρείτε μια παραδοσιακή ταβέρνα και κάποια νόστιμα πιάτα συνοδεύομενα από ένα μπουκάλι ντόπιο κρασί της Σαντορίνης.

Naxos island

Naxos is the largest island in the Cyclades islands. The coastline of the island is about 45 nautical miles and to the extent reaches approximately 443 square kilometres. Naxos is located right in the middle of the Aegean in the eastern Cyclades having to Mykonos to the north Amorgos to the east and Ios island to the south.

Naxos is a rich geological park of quartz rocks from non-exploited yet. The rocks are mainly quartz and marbles in alternating layers with granite blocks, relatively near to the city of Naxos and the north west part of the island, mainly sandstones exist in the peninsula of Stilis. In general Naxos has an oval shape and geophysical is distinguished as a mountainous island.

Naxos played an important role in the Cycladic culture, which seems to be started and developed between 5000 BC and 3000 BC Among the important changes that arose at that time was the development of shipping and the use of copper, ceramic and marble processing. In many locations on the island have been found many Cycladic figurines and other findings of the Cycladic culture who are now on display in Naxos Archaeological Museum and the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, also a small number of them in the archaeological museum in Apiranthos. The archaeological museum of Naxos has the second largest collection of Cycladic findings after the archaeological museum in Athens.

Aegina travel guide

Aegina or Αίγινα in Greek is located in the Saronic gulf about 20 miles from Athens between Salamis and Poros to the south. The island is famous for its temple Apfaea, one of three sacred temples of the triangle formed by the Parthenon, the Temple of Poseidon in Sounion, and the temple of Afaia. Aegina was long a major rival of Athens, both in antiquity as at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Aegina was was the first capital of Greece after its independence and the young Greek State made its first coins minted there. The island is also the leading producer of pistachios in Greece, and the largest exporter worldwide.

According to tradition it is considered that its name from the nymph Egina, mother of EAC, who was born on the island and was its king.

Aegina has a total surface of 90 square kilometers about, the island is located about twenty kilometres south-west of Athens.
Aegina is shaped like a triangle, with the peak to the south. His greatest length from north-east Cape Tourla to south-east Cape Perdika, is 18.5 km. The island is divided into three regions: a mountain of limestone to the north, a coastal plain to the west and the most fertile area of the island, and the rest of the island to the east has a volcanic geology, The pumice stones were ones the main exports of the island. Methana, a peninsula of Peloponnese is nearby.

The highest peak of Aegina, is Profitis Ilias 531 m with a conical shape.

Apart from the port of Aegina in the west, port of Souvala and Aghia Marina Bay to the north, the island is not perfect for anchorage.

Its vegetation is typical of the Mediterranean scrubland (lawn dry thorny plants pillow), called in Greek phrygana. The old pine forests have almost disappeared to be replaced by oaks, wild olive and cypress trees.

The climate of Aegina is east Mediterranean with mild winters and hot and dry summers.The rainy season in spring is short.

Corfu travel guide

The island of Corfu with an area of 593 sq km is the largest and  northernmost of the Ionian Islands also known as Eptanisa (Seven Islands), Corfu is located in the Ionian Sea, very close to Epirus in the mainland from the port of Igoumenitsa there is daily connection with ferries to Corfu .The length of the island is 85 km, with an average width of 18 km. The topography is very rugged, but can be divided in two areas: the northern, much more abrupt, with highest summit: the mount Pandokratoras   with an elevation of 966. The southern zone is considerably less rugged possess some small plains.

The prefecture of Corfu covers an area of 641 sq km and consists of the island of Corfu, which contains 12 of the 16 municipalities as well as other smaller islands: Paxi and Antipaxi south, the north Mathraki and Erikousa and several islets.

In many places, there are olive groves that is why  during the Venetian time was given  a premium to residents who planted  olive trees. This was referred to the big Venetian need for oil. The residents have therefore on any free piece of land planted olive trees. Even today constitutes an important product olive oil in Corfu, and the advent of mass tourism was the price of the land at the island mainly determined by the number of olive trees.  The Venetian influence in Corfu is very great.  The island was occupied by the French and the British, very important is that Corfu, unlike other major parts of Greece never been occupied by the Turks. 

One of the main tourist attractions of Corfu is the Achilleion, a palace that was build between 1890 and 1892  by the Austrian Empress Elizabeth. The neoclassical building was named by the empress after her classic hero Achilles.

Zakynthos travel guide

The island of Zakynthos consists of fertile plains and mountains to the south west. The climate is Mediterranean. It has dense vegetation. It produces olive oil, grapes and citrus. The island has an  airport  called Dionysios Solomos and is located to the southeast. Also in the southwest is the national marine park on the island of Zante with the famous turtles on the island, an endangered species that is found mainly in Laganas Bay the Careta turtles.
 
 Zakynthos, according to Homer was called Iliessa meaning island with many foreststs ,the island was named from the first settler of Zakynthos the son of the King of Frygia Dardanos. Then it was conquered by Arkeisios, a descendant of the King of Kefalonia Kefalos, Laertis father, and grandfather of Odysseus. So Zakynthos became part of the Kingdom of Odysseus who participated with twelve ships in the Trojan war. After his return, however, and the murder of the suitors from which twenty were from Zakynthos, the Zakynthos people revolted and won their island from the Kingdom of Odysseus. In the years following the spirit of the time established also in Zakynthos a new regime, the Republic.
 During the Persian wars Zakynthos remained neutral while the island involved in the Peloponnesian war as an ally of Athens. Zakynthos concurred by the Macedonians of Alexander the Great and later the by the Romans, who had been granted relative autonomy. According to local tradition, Christianity was spread to the island by Mary Magdalene in 34 AD when the ship that was carry her to Rome stopped briefly in Zakynthos.
 During the Byzantine times Zakynthos was attacked by pirates and Vandals. In 1185 Zakynthos was occupied by the Normans of Sicily , who detached them from the Byzantine Empire. The island later was occupied by the Venetians and remains under the Venetian domination until 1798. French and then Russians conquered the island temporarily until  1800 when Zakynthos along with other islands in the Ionian became the first independent Greek state under the predominance of the Sultan. The 1809 th French returned and in 1815 was created the United State of the Ionian Islands, which came under the protection of the British until 1864 when Zakynthos united with Greece.

Poros travel guide

Poros is a Greek island in the Saronic islands newar Athens.Poros is close to the Argolis area in Peloponesse.
With an area of 33 sq km and a circumference of 42 km, it has  3500 inhabitants.
Poros is located 31 nautical miles from Piraeus with which it is connected daily by flying dolphins, hydrofoils, and  ferry. It is mostly detached from the Peloponnese by a narrow channel (or perasma, passage in Greek) of less than 400 metres wide. The crossing is done by boat or caïque.

In ancient times, Poros was known as Calavria and was the island of Poseidon. It was the center of a amphictyonieof the seventh century BC the maritime league of Kalavria In  the temple of Poseidon of Poros the Athenian  Demosthenes was assassinated.
At the time of the Byzantine Empire, Poros and other islands in the area suffered harassment from pirates.

During the occupation of the Ottoman Empire to remain independent and helped neighboring islands to start the war of independence from Greece. Poros participated in the Greek war of independence and became the first arsenal of the young independent state. The island was the scene of  major episodes of the struggle for power after the independence of Greece.

Admiral Andreas Miaoulis preferred to blow up the fleet rather than let the Russians who supported Ioánnis Kapodístrias. In the 18th and 19th century  Poros was the main seaport on the southeast coast of Greece, and during the Greek War of Independence played, along with Hydra and Spetses a prominent role. British, French and Russian diplomats came here in 1828 together to reflect on the future of an independent Greek state. Poros is a popular vacation resort and has many hotels and accommodations in very reasonable prices.

Leros tourism

Leros has an area of about 53 sq km the main town located in Platanos. The most important towns of Leros is Agia Marina, Lakki, Kamara, Xirokambos, Alinda, Panteli.
 Alinda is located in the centre of the Agia Marina bay and is the place with the most developed tourist infrastructure. Most of the big Leros hotels units are in Alinda. The area has a lass vegetation and a pebble beach across the main road where you will find most of the hotels, restaurants and bars of the area. In the tower of Belenis you will find a small museum.
 Lakki is the main port of Leros and the largest natural port in the Mediterranean, Lakki has modern port facilities and services plus 2 yacht marinas. In Lakki the visitor will find many buildings of Art Deco that were build by the Italians. There are good roads, with Eucalypt trees and parks most of them where designed by the Italians in the 30’s. Leros maintained those historical buildings because they are important masterpieces of this specific architectural style in Europe before the second world war. Lakki is has developed some tourist infrastructure but is mainly used as the main place for the locals for shopping, there are though some hotels, restaurants and cafes.
 Panteli is the main attraction of Leros as the small fisherman’s village has kept its traditional way of life with local fishermen and their boats. Panteli is the ideal place for families and cheaper accommodation. In Panteli you will find restaurants, bars, the sophisticated cafeteria Kastelo and the Savana bar.
 At Vromolithos just a few minutes walk from Panteli there are many new hotel units and a nice beach. Unfortunately the build construction boom of the area has destroyed its natural beauty.
 Xirokambos is located in the south of Leros about 7 kilometres from Platanos, there is a nice beach and some restaurants at Xerokampos there is a hotels and some rooms for rent. Blefouti and Parteni are on the north part of the island. In Partheni is the airport while in Blefouti there is a nice beach and a tavern at the begining of the beach. Kamara is mainly an urban area of Leros between Alinda and Partheni. South of Kamara are the small church of Agios Isidoros and the beaches of Kokali and Gurna.
 Over Panteli and Platanos is the Castle of Virgin Mary from the 11th century BC. The vie from there is fantastic. Over Panteli are the wind mills of Leros recently renovated. Leros in general is an ideal place for holidays away from the package tourism of islands like Santorini or Kos.

Geography of Corfu

Corfu is one of the northernmost islands in the Ionian Sea. Located at the entrance to the Adriatic Sea, near the Continental shores. The northeastern coast of catching enough (approx. 2 km) in Albania.

It has long shaped, wider in the northern section, while narrows to the south. The coastline has a total length of 217 kilometers and form a number of bays and capes. The territory is mainly mountainous, especially in the north.

Apart  of the main town speople can enjoy excellent locations. Among the attractions of the area belongs Achillion, the palace of Queen Elizabeth (Sissi), the famous sculpture «» Thniskon Achilles and the wonderful works of art such as murals and paintings. The area of Peleka famous for the sight of the sunset offered, while in Palaiokastritsa is the Byzantine fortress Angelokastro. Beaches blonde with fine sand are present in the St. Gordis, Glyfada, Lake Korission, St. George of Ice, Marathia, Gardeno, Kassiopi, Sidhari, Roda, Acharavi in Almyros, Dasia, and Paleokastritsa in other areas. But in villages in the hinterland of Corfu exert a fascination, as the Sinarades, St Luke, Varypatades, Korakiana, Giannades, Karousades, the Visitation, Chlomos, Spartyla, Lefkimmi, smothered with green.

Mykonos island

 Mykonos though the most popular and touristy island of Greece is mountainous and dry. located very near to Syros and Tinos and its can be reached from Athens and Rafina by Greek ferries and high speed boats within a few hours. In antiquity, the only two kilometres away neighbouring island of Delos an important cultural and religious centre was more important than Mykonos and the island was mostly used as a transfer point to Delos. During its history Mykonos and the culture of the island was effected through various Greek tribes and conquerors, like the Macedonians of Great Alexander, the Athenians, the Byzantines the Venetians, and later by the Ottomans who influenced its traditions and culture. In 1207, the island, like most of the Cyclades islands was under the rule of the Ghizzi dynasty. Their last ruler, Georgios Ghizzi, handed over the island 100 years later to the city of Venice.In 1537 Mykonos was conquered by the Turks. In the War of Independence Mykonos joined the straggle for freedom with the rest of Greece with many means, financial, men, guns and ships .Mykonos developed its tourism mainly after the end of the world war 2. But the main factor that made Mykonos worldwide famous and boost its tourism industry it was its tolerance towards gay and nudism. Mykonos has become the summer metropolis of many celebrities from Greece and from all over the world. Many celebrities from the world of music, finance, television, journalism, movies have build their super luxurious villas on Mykonos. The nightlife of Mykonos is to be compare with the nightlife of other famous islands and resorts in the Mediterranean like Majorca, Ibiza and saint Tropez. Mykonos is an island for holidays and fun. There are many Greek jokes about Mykonos especially that have to do with the famous mascot of Mykonos the Pelican.