Saronic Gulf Walking Tour

Transfer from Athens center or Athens Airport to Piraeus and ferry to Aegina. On Aegina, your luggage will be picked up from the port and you walk to your accommodation in the town.

Today’s walk starts from the picturesque fishing village of Perdika. You travel by public bus or by taxi. From Perdika you ascend inland via old trails along with numerous chapels, ruins of old windmills, and old threshing floors. You walk through the village Sfendouri and ascend through a moonlike landscape of limestone. The views of the surrounding islands like Agistri, Moni and Methana and the mountains of the Peloponnese are superb!

You can take an optional loop to the summit of Mt. Ellanio, which at 532m is the highest summit of Aegina. On top is a church, the perfect picnic spot for today’s walk.

After the descent you continue through the bare landscape to the ‘Eleonas’, a plain with huge olive trees, some of which are over 500 years old. The walk ends on the beach of Marathonas.

This is one of the highlights of the Saronic Islands. You start at the massive monastery of Agios Nektarios, located in the center of the island. You can travel there by public bus or private taxi. The Monastery was built for the Holy Nektarios who died in 1920. Thousands of religious people come here every year, seeking help from this miracle-working saint.

After your visit, you walk a short distance to the old town of Paleochora, located on the top of a hill. In the Middle Ages, this was a lively town. Now you can admire 38 Byzantine churches, some in good condition, but many are ruined. From Paleochora the walk continues via a ridge along with ruins of windmills to a nice viewpoint. You descend along abandoned olive groves to Mesargos, and from this village, walk on rural roads and dirt tracks to the nunnery Agia Marina. Shortly after, the unique Temple of Aphaia comes into sight. After your visit to this ancient Greek temple, you descend via a wide track to the seaside resort of Agia Marina. From here you return to Aegina town by public bus or by taxi.

After breakfast, you travel on the ferry back to Piraeus. In Piraeus, it’s onto your next adventure.