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Agistri - Peaceful and quiet - pure relaxation! |
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The tiny island in the Saronic Gulf is exactly what you dream of, if you want to spend your time in Greece by relaxing.
Everywhere peace is breathing and the only noise is the splashes from the local fisher boats at the small beaches, and the voice of the few inhabitants (around 1000) when they shout the well known “Ela…” to gather their kids…
What characterize the island are the small beaches with shallow water, the beautiful nature with forests of pine trees and the hospitality you find everywhere.
Next to the small harbour of Scala, you find one of the best beaches with crystal clear and shallow waters, perfect for children. At the very end of the beach, you will see the white church of Agia Anargiri with its beautiful icons and in the small streets a bit further up the road, you find the local bakery selling the famous “spinakopita” (spinach pie). In the same place a delicious chocolate ice cream is sold in the evenings. In the hot summer month, there is often a small queue here. You will also see the Greeks bringing their roast and vegetables to the bakery. Simply because it is too hot to heat up their own oven…
From Agistri you can visit the neighbour island Aegina, known for some of the best pistachios in the world. The duration of the trip is only 20 minutes, and if you don’t want to wait for the small ferry, you can easily hire a local taxi boat to bring you forth and back at a small amount.
Due to the very limited traffic, the island is perfect for long walks.
We hope you will enjoy Agistri just as much as us!
To and from Agistri...
At the arrival to Athens airport you will find all the express busses and taxis right outside the arrivals hall.
Piraeus is reached by taxi within 45 minutes. The price for a taxi is approximately € 40.00*, including the surcharge for luggage and each taxi is allowed to carry up to 4 passengers.
The express bus X96 departs several times per hour. It takes about 1 hour to reach Piraeus and the cost of the ticket is € 3.20* per person. The terminal is right next to the quay from where the regular ferries and Flying Dolphins departs for both Aegina and Agistri.
From Piraeus you can reach Agistri via Aegina. The first ferries and Flying Dolphins starts around 07:00 hrs. in the morning and the last departs at 20:00 hrs. in the evening. The duration of the trip is 1 hour and 10 minutes by regular ferry and only 35 minutes by Flying Dolphin. The cost of the ticket is € 6.00* per person per way for the regular ferries and € 10.00* per person per way for the Flying Dolphins. The tickets can be bought at the small kiosks along the quay. From Aegina you continue with the small ferry boat to Agistri. The duration of the trip is only 20 minutes and the tickets costs € 5.00* per person.
There are also direct connections from Piraeus to Agistri 2-3 times per day. One in the morning, one at noon and the last one in the early afternoon. The duration of this trip is approximately 90 minutes and cost of the ticket € 12.00*.
The first ferry boat from Agistri departs around 7:00 hrs. and reach Piraeus at 8:30 hrs. From Piraeus you continue to the airport with express bus X96.
* based on the 2007-tariff
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