For our first island trip of 2020 we decided to keep it close by and picked Agistri which is just 20 minutes further than the island of Aegina which we visited the previous October. (Article link) Agistri is a lot smaller than Aegina but offers beautiful beaches, hiking paths with hidden caves, lakes and harbours all waiting to be explored. Due to the season just beginning the island was incredibly quiet but this made it even more special as you could still hear the crashing of the waves and the little noises of nature without the overcrowding of people. This island only really has one main road that leads from the main port round to the other side of the island where it then stops, and you have to turn around to head back to the port and then travel further along this road to a little church & some small coves. The best way to travel these roads is by scooter or if you do not have a driver license you can rent a push bike or hike through the forests and round the little towns. Any of these options work well as it only takes 20 mins to drive to the other side of the island and only an hour and a half to walk it. We decided to rent the scooters at the shop called “Rent a bike” which can be seen as you arrive at the port. Here it was €20 for the day for a scooter and me and Alex rented one between us. The owner here was very professional when checking that each person in our group could ride the scooter and wanted to ensure we would not be putting ourselves in harm’s way. Although the option to rent one between two is cheaper the scooter is not that powerful and sometimes can struggle to go up the steeper hills, but you can always jump off and walk until you’re on flatter ground. We spent the whole day from 1:30 till 6pm scootering around the island with the roads practically being empty. The views from the mountains as well as down in the harbours and coves where truly amazing and allowed you to relax properly outside of the busy and always moving, Athens. Due to us travelling there on a Sunday and not in high season, not many places and shops were open, but it was just enough for us as we went to a restaurant, ate and got an early night due to the early start we had to catch the ferry. We stayed in one of the seafront hotels near the port (meaning less walking with our bags from the ferry) called Hotel Amaryllins, I would recommend this hotel as it was clean with aircon/heating , shower gel& shampoo, a balcony overlooking the sea & the staff were very friendly whenever we came in contact with them. We decided to stay one night as the ferries are not as frequent as they are in the summer and it would have been inconvenient for us to travel home the same day however, in the summer a day trip here would be enough as you could start off in the morning & travel back to Athens in the evening. If you are visiting Athens in the summer months and you’re looking for somewhere to relax with clear blue waters, beautiful views and a friendly atmosphere, definitely consider Agistri. Written & Edited by: Elly Babe (@elly_babexxx)Photos by: Alex Hood (@alexjohnhood)
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