Paleohora

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Introducing Paleohora

The ancient town of Paleohora was Aegina’s capital from the 9th century and throughout the medieval period and was only abandoned in the 1820s. It originated as a refuge from pirates who attacked vulnerable coastal settlements. The ruins of the settlement lie on a hillside 6.5km east of Aegina Town near the road to the Temple of Aphaia and Agia Marina. A side road to the site leads in about 500m from a left-hand junction with the main road about 4km from Aegina Town.

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There are extensive but vestigial ruins of Paleohora’s domestic buildings, but numerous small chapels, most fairly intact, are dotted around the hillside. Remnants of frescoes can be seen in some and the Orthodox faithful still revere them – as we should all do.

Buses from Aegina Town to Agia Marina stop at the turn-off to Paleohora (€1.20, 10 minutes).

Last updated: Nov 4, 2008

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