| About Angistri
A small island
at the center of the Saronic Gulf, 4 nautical
miles from Aegina, with lush vegetation, lovely
beaches and sparkling sea.
The ferryboat from Piraeus docks at the harbour
of Skala, while caiques linking the island
with Aegina drop anchor at Mylos or Megalochori,
the second harbour.
Just one hour from noise
polluted Athens and off the tourist track,
lies the small green island of Agistri. Home
to fewer than 1,000 people with tourist beds
for maybe 1,000 more, it has one main road,
ten kilometres from the sunrise at Skliri,
through the ports at Skala and Milos, continuing
to the village of Liminaria, and ending at
Aponisos, in sight of the setting sun.
Minutes from the harbour, waterfront tavernas,
open-air bars and beach umbrellas beckon,
yet beyond is an island of pine trees and
olive groves, isolated coves and minimal private
traffic. If not by rented bike, transport
is by bus or taxi or horsedrawn carriage,
the island has just one of each!
Left from the harbour
at Skala and just beyond the Agistri Club
Hotel at Skliri is Halikiada beach, made famous
in the early eighties as the site of the Adam
and Eve naturist meeting, a testing ground
for naturism in Greece. It remains now as
then, inaccessible to all except the determined
few who seek the best that nature offers.
To the right of the harbour
is Skala beach, fine sand, shallow water,
sun umbrellas, lounge-chairs, and most of
your fellow travellers. The others are dotted
along the coast sunbathing on the shingle
beaches reaching toward the village of Milos.
Beyond Milos is the bay
of Dragonera, facing North and ideal for camping.
Then across the island to the forgotten settlement
of Liminaria where a small shop doubles as
a taverna, an olive mill occupies the village
square, and a golden dome adorns the central
church.
A short walk to the left terminates on a rocky
platform occupied by sun worshipping campers.
The water is deep, the swimming for the experienced,
but the view is for all. Rising out of the
shimmering sea is the volcano-capped peninsular
of Methana. Magnificent!
Further one kilometre
from the village, just past the tiny church
of Saint Nicholas, is the lake from which
Liminaria gets its name.Almost dry and saline
in summer, it glistens in the spring and autumn
sun. And then to Aponisos, to the blue lagoon
- an expanse of clear sea water, covering
a layer of fine sand - a swimming pool in
the sea! And for refreshment, fresh fish and
home-made wine at this most remote and simple
of tavernas.
As a holiday centre Agistri
has few equals - its own treasures abound,
yet what opportunities it offers to relieve
the sun, the sea and sedation! Guided tours
of the Argolis penninsula, visiting the Lion's
gate at Mycenae, Agamenon's city of gold,
the castle above Naflion, the museums at the
cultural spa of Epidavros, to relax as did
the Greeks so many centuries ago, and then
to the incredible Corinth canal.
Perhaps a day-cruise to the neighboring islands
of Poros and Hydra, the picturesque port of
pirates. Or simply a local boat to Aegina,
to visit the temple of Afea, the monastry
of Nectarias, the fish market and the floating
vegetable market. And, uniquely, an evening
out, by sea and land to the theatre at Epidavros
to be enchanted under the moonlight by modern
productions of classical plays.
And then there is Athens
- with the Acropolis just one hour from your
holiday paradise you have no excuse not to
be a tourist, at least, for one day! All these
day-tours can be arranged at the reception
of the Agistri Club Hotel.
As a final note - do you live in Athens? -
do relatives and friends insist on visiting
from abroad? What better place than Agistri
to accomodate them? Just one hour from Athens,
away from the pollution, we at the Agistri
Club will be happy to look after your guests.
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