If You're NearbyBeachesIslandsAncient Greece

Aegina

An island an hour from Athens, with a fine Doric temple, pistachio orchards and a lively harbor town.

Photo: --Xocolatl 20:16, 10 April 2008 (UTC) · Public domain
Best Time to Go
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Our full guide to Aegina is being written. It's on the Aegean Islands list as If You're Nearby and Greece list as If You're Nearby.

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Athens

About 21 miles away

The Parthenon above a chaotic modern city, with a superb museum, and tavernas of Plaka.

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Nafplio

Argolis
About 39 miles away

Greece's prettiest old town, with Venetian forts above a small harbor.

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Delphi

About 75 miles away

The ancient oracle's mountainside sanctuary, on the slopes of Mount Parnassus.

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Aegean Islands

Santorini, Mykonos and Rhodes.

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