Aegina belongs to the Saromic Archipelago of the Greek Islands and is located in the Aegean Sea. Tourists interested in rest at the Greek Islands may consider aegin as one of the options for your trip. Like other rest areas, the anegag has its advantages and cons and comes far away. I would like to tell about it in my article.
Features of rest on the aetine and its pros and cons
Aegina is a small island, its area is less than 100 square kilometers. If you like small cozy islands, then you can consider aegeh, as an option for your holiday.
From this, it is quite logical about one of the minuses of Egina - there are not very many hotels, just about 90, while on other islands of accommodation options more than 500.
The vast majority of hotels in Egina refers to cheap options - these are hotels without stars, one-star and two-star hotels. They are on the island just over 50. In general, it can be both a plus and a minus. If you are looking for a budget accommodation option - then this is a certain plus - you will be from what to choose, and at the same time you will not spend too much money for rest.
If you, on the contrary, prefer luxury hotels, preferably five-star, then the aigina does not suit you at all - there are no five-star hotels on the island at all, and the four-star only one.
As for the sights - on the aet, they are, although not in very large quantities. One of the most famous sights of the island is an Afiai Temple, which has preserved quite well to the present day.
Also on the island there are several dozen Byzantine churches and the monastery of St. Netry.
Beach holidays on the aetus are very popular, the benefit for this has been created all the conditions - there is enough beaches on the island, many of which are shallow water, so well-fit for tourists with children.
On the most famous Island beach (he is called Agia Marina) also function water entertainment (banana, water skiing, hire hydrocycles, etc.), and near him are cafes, restaurants and bars. This beach is one of the best beaches and because of pure calm water, and because of a well-developed infrastructure that allows you to spend a whole day on the beach - after all, it is possible to buy and eat there, and ones.
Night entertainment on the island is extremely small. I mean nightclubs and discos. In general, the island is designed for a more relaxing holiday, so noisy night parties are rare for aege. If you are a fan of violent nightlife, you should pay attention to other Greek islands - especially in Cyprus and Crete.
By the way, there is no airport on the island, so you have to get in any case with a transplant. It is easiest to get to the island on the ferry from Athens. This is another minus relaxing on aege - to get to her, you will need to fly on the plane, then transfer to the boat or steam, and already get to your hotel.
So, we will negotiate. To the advantages of relaxing on the aetus I will take:
- A large number of budget hotels
- The presence of good sandy beaches perfectly suitable for swimming
- Calm atmosphere
- Availability of some attractions
The cons relatives on the island, respectively, are:
- Small selection of hotels in general
- Lack of expensive and luxurious hotels
- Lack of a large number of entertainment
- Not the best transport accessibility
Naturally, like any other rest, rest on the aetus someone suits someone, and someone does not mean - after all, it all depends on your preferences and expectations. It is suitable for those who would like a relaxing beach holiday with an inspection of a small number of attractions and those who would not want to spend a lot of money on him. And, on the contrary, rest on the aetus is not suitable for those who love to relax luxuriously, in an expensive hotel with a maximum set of services, as well as young people who want to sleep at night, and have fun - they will be boring on the egin.
Vacation with children
It is difficult to say unequivocally, it is suitable for the Eagina to relax with children, because there is both pros and cons. The advantages of resting the whole family include small hotels, quiet resorts, lack of noisy parties, as well as small beaches with clean sand.
By minuses can be attributed not to the best transport accessibility - the child simply can get tired when after the flight by plane it will still need to transplane the ferry and then on the transfer.
As for the hotel's amenities - there are practically nothing for children in many hotels - neither a playground, nor a nursery, nanny, no animators.
Next, I would like to compare holidays on aege with other Greek islands.
Crete
Rest in Crete is different from recreation on the egin practically in all respects. Judge himself - the aigina is small, and Crete is big, there is not a single airport on the aetus, and there are several of them on the criter, on the aet of hotels a bit, and in Crete a great set - there are almost no nightclubs from the cheap to very expensive, and on the egin Their great set (especially in some resorts, like, for example, in Malia). The number of attractions in Crete is also very different - there they are quite a few - from museums and monasteries to palaces and ancient ruins, and on the aetus there are only few of them.
Rhodes
Rhodes also differs in many ways from the egina. It is true to note that Rhodes are not so big and not so part as Crete. It represents some intermediate link between Crete and aegina - not as big as Crete, but not as small as the aigina. By the way, in contrast to Egina, there is an airport in which flights from Russia arrive.
Patmos
Patmos is somewhat similar to the aegin, and he is less than two times - that is, the island is completely tiny. Hotels there are also a bit, and mostly they are not very expensive. There is also no airport on Patmos, and you can get to it from other islands using ferry. Exactly like the auger, Patmos has clean beaches and sea, cozy small hotels and taverns, where they prepare delicious Greek food. There are several attractions there. In general, Patmos is pretty similar to the egin - a small and quiet island for a relaxing holiday.