If you arrive by sea the first thing you see is the small and picturesque church of Aghios Nikolaos of the 14th century, which is in the middle of the harbor surrounded by ships. This characteristic post card is completed by the classical mansions of the port mainly with colorful facades. Behind this main street of the port there are a lot of small ones that invite you to loose there your time … taverns, shops, beautiful yards… are waiting for you. Inside them you will find the tower of Markellos, which was occupied by the Governing Committee of Greece when Aegina was the State Capital.

On the left of the port is located the hill of Kolona. Behind the temple of Aphaea it is the most important archaeological place in the island. This small hill was occupied from the Mycenae period, when it was built the first fortification during the 16th -12th century BC. But its name came from the only surviving column of an antique sanctuary of Apollo. The first sanctuary was dated in 7th century but this column came from a more recent one of the 500 B.C. This historical visit can be completed with a visit to the Archaeological Museum.

Only 3 Km. away from the town we can visit the "House of Kazantzakis" in the village of Livali. Kazantzakis was the famous author of "Zorba the Greek" and he lived in this house during the period between the two World Wars and it was here where he wrote that famous novel.