When you have been following my weblog for a while, you may recall that yearly round this time, I share one submit that isn’t a few recipe. Lots of my readers know that I spend time in Greece each summer season and, upon my return, I put collectively a journey submit to spotlight a spot I’ve visited that’s memorable and definitely worth the journey.
For my new followers and readers, don’t worry – that is nonetheless a meals weblog!
Most individuals affiliate Greece with the better-known Greek islands, equivalent to Santorini, Mykonos, or, Crete. Do you know, nonetheless, that there’s a small cluster of 5 islands which is simply a few hours ferry trip away from Athens? This quick distance makes them supreme for day-trips, island-hopping, and quick holidays.
The Charming Islands of Aegina and Hydra
This previous summer season, I spend a while on two of those islands within the Saronic Gulf: Aegina and Hydra. The proximity to the mainland, their pure magnificence and the good climate that these welcoming islands take pleasure in year-round, is why many from world wide have chosen to make them their second house and why Athenians select them as their go-to weekend getaway.
The Island of Aegina
Aegina: barely an hour’s ferry trip from the port of Piraeus, that is the island closest to Athens. Stuffed with historical past and with a powerful historic temple, Aegina was briefly the capital of recent Greece. It’s distinctive mild has impressed artists all through the years. There’s an historic olive grove on the island, the place some timber date again 1,500 years. Aegina is legendary for it’s pistachio nuts and the freshest seafood yow will discover.
🏛️ The Temple of Aphaia, devoted to goddess Athena, one of many best architectural wonders of historic Greece, inbuilt 480 BC
❧ A seventeenth century Venetian tower, a part of the better fortifications that guarded the port. It functioned as a watchtower and is a landmark of Aegina island
❧ Outdated weather-worn island constructing
❧ Lovely century-old door knob
⛵️ Seaside taverna
⛵️ By the seashore
❧ Outdated blue door particulars
The Island of Hydra
Hydra: with its cosmopolitan port and well-preserved historic homes, this small gem of an island is totally freed from automobiles! The one option to attain the gorgeous seashores is by little boats and water taxis. Hydra is thought for its maze-like slim cobbled streets, its donkeys, the native almond sweets and among the finest home made ice cream you can find in Greece!
❧ The port of Hydra at sundown
❧ Donkeys ready by the port
❧ The “Cool Mule”
🌸 Bougainvillea
🐈 Hydra cat
❧ Inexperienced courtyard
❧ One of many oldest pharmacies in all of Greece, a historic constructing within the coronary heart of Hydra City. It opened in 1890 and it showcases the island’s custom within the area of medication
⛵️ Outdated stone home by the seashore
🍦Greatest ice lotions
❧ A donkey taking a nap
⛵️ Sailboat leaving Hydra
🇬🇷 I hope you loved the pictures of this week’s journey submit concerning the charming islands of Aegina and Hydra! 🇬🇷
Try my earlier journey submit concerning the stunning island of Skiathos, which I shared final 12 months!
I’m engaged on my subsequent submit and a scrumptious new recipe!
❧ THANK YOU FOR READING AND FOLLOWING ALONG ❧
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