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Hello!
I would like to do the trip mentioned above in a week in March and would like to ask the seasoned travellers out there whether this is a realistic plan or not?
Also, any tips on where to stay, transportation, and some good places to eat there would be very welcome.
Merci in advance!
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Very easily done as there are hourly connections between Piraeus and Aegina although you would have to return to Athens to get a bus to Corinth. The only question I have about Corinth is why anyone would want to go there.

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Thank you grecophile, I appreciate your feedback!
Any alternative you would recommend between Aegina and Athens?

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Valentine, do you have a map? Do you have a guidebook? Perhaps you are confusing Aegina with some other place... Aegina is an ISLAND in the Saronic Gulf, not a destination on the mainland halfway between Corinth & Athens. Aegina is worth a day trip if you want to see the lovely Temple of Aphaia, in mid-island (rent a scooter -- the bus schedules are stupid, take my word for it).

Are you tallking about Ancient corinth?? Grecophile may be referring to modern Corinth, which is an ordinary greek city. YOu can take a taxi to get to Ancient Corinth & its Acropolis, which is an impressive set of ruins, although according to my friends, you have to have a GOOD guidebook & map to make sense of it.

If u are interested in going to ruins etc, on the Peloponnese in March, a good base to consider is Nafplio, on the Bay of Argos. PLEASE PLEASE look at a map to make sense of this. The intercity bus network (comfortable tour-type bus, reserved seats) goes to Nafplio hourly on the half-hour, takes 2.5 hours, lots to look at on the way. If you stay in Nafplio, lots to see ... it is a "stair-step" town on a peninsula with wonderful waterfront sunset vistas from a long row of cafes. You can explore right in town (fortress of Palamidi, the Acronafplia ramparts, castle in the bay, lovely architecture) and take busses (or rental car) to plenty of ruins -- Mycenae, Epidaurus, Tiryns. Then on way back to Athens, you could make a stop at Corinth, stash your bag in a locker (or at a ticket agency) and taxi to Corinith for a few hours.

You do not give any indication of WHY you want to go to the places you indicate... are you interested in ancient history/archeology? Maybe you should do a little research and then get back to us with questions on specific choices.

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As grecophile says, it is very easy. To Aegina you sail and to Korinthos you can take not only a bus but also a train (every hour). If you want to see the channel of Corinth it´s better to stop at Isthmia.
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There is now a direct train each hour from the port of Pareaus via Athens direct to Korinthos. Taxis available outside the train station for Ancient and Agra Korinth

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