Agistri island along with Aegina and the neighboring islands consisted of the Kingdom of Aegina of the mythical King Aeakos. According to Homer, Agistri was called Kekrifalia, which means "adorned head" and appears as an ally of Aegina during the Trojan War. Tradition notes that visitors amazed by the natural beauty of the island were caught like fish on the hook and lived there for all their lives (Agistri means fish-hook). Today, only 1.5 hour away from Piraeus by ferry (or faster with flying dolphin) its a small heaven on earth situated at the Saronic Gulf, smothered in plants and trees, with pine trees touching its crystal blue waters. And the best part: until now mass tourism hasn't arrived yet! The route is a bit less than 20km, starting from Skala where the ferry port is, going through Megalohori, then Drakonera beach, inland to Limenaria village and finally on the best part, Aponisos, before heading back [map by Google maps] Elevation ...
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