Aegina Island...

... is part of the Saronic Islands which are lying in the Argosaronic Gulf.

According to mythology, Aegina own its name to the nymph Aegina, who was seduced by Zeus who took her on the island of Aegina, then called Oenone, where she gave birth to Aecus, first king of the island and grandfather of the famous Trojan hero, Achilles.

We started by the tourist resort of Agia Marina... (please don't ask...!)

(...imagine the environment of Praia da Rocha (of rocks!), in Algarve, Portugal, during the summer...)

We also visited the Temple of Aphaia. Built in the 5th century BC, is considered as the finest archaeological monument of the Saronic Gulf and the Aegean. The Temple is the best preserved of any to be found on the Greek islands (has 25 of the original 32 columns still standing).

According to the info I've found, the sanctuary was initially dedicated to the cult of Aphaia, and is at the same distance from the Acropolis of Athens and from the Temple of Poseidon in Sounium, meaning that together they form an imaginary equilateral triangle. :)

The capital of the island is Aegina Town, Lying on the north-west shore of the island, and is also the main harbour of this island.

... on the way home (the one that still doesn't exist)
we had to be patient... I took refuge in the sun...

Back in Athens, Zé (couldn't be more portuguese than Joãozinho), arriving from adventures in Thessaloniki, bought us dinner and offered us a pleasant, although salty, return evening. ευχαριστώ!

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